Welcome to our new white home!

That's what John calls it, at least. He also says it is "humongous" and "riddiculous".

And here are some pictures, with more to come of course.

The office, newly green instead of beige. The cats love the deep windowsills, but it turns out they can pop the screens right out with their hefty bodies. Too bad for them!

There are plenty of doorways now for Edie's jumpy seat. She's working hard on putting those bad animals away, while Eric and Oscar take apart Paul's old computer. The living room is beige here, but now is light blue.

John is a big fan of all the tools we've been using, and has taken ownership of several screwdrivers.

The great room, also newly green instead of beige. Most of the instruments are hung but there are  few more awaiting hangers.

Let's go dippers!!

The pool has been a huge hit! The water from the hose is not nearly as cold, and the pool gets sun only during mid-day, so just after lunch everything is perfect.

Bonus, here is the blue living room with our fancy new rug AND my fabulous birthday present from Eric! Deluxe!

Oscar's joke

What do you call an owl on wheels?

A hooter scooter!

Moving day is fast approaching and our house is getting very echo-y. Here are the latest pics before my computer gets packed up. Edie is full-on crawling now and doesn't need to drag herself from squiggle to squiggle. And she has four whole teeth, very sneaky. Pictures of Eric's graduation present to himself will have to wait... Posting soon from Clemson, SC!!!

 

 

 

Say hello to Dr. Patterson!

HE DID IT!!!

We had a great time Friday night, went out to Korean BBQ which was DLS! and then went bowling and have been arguing about it ever since: the gift that keeps on giving...

Note our boss matching sweatshirts! How could you not?

The relief is so palpable. I can't believe it's done! Well, it's not really done as Eric has some editing to do, but that is a minor point compared to getting through the defense. 

I got Eric to give me some photos he's been hoarding on his phone too:

We went to a Butterfly Garden in Thornton on Saturday. Oscar was very careful to not step on the butterflies, and one giant yellow one kept trying to eat Eric's sweet red hoodie.

This owl hung out in our neighbor's tree across the street for a long time, looking noble.

This is from a few months ago at the Discovery Museum. Future astronauts?!?

John Boy!

We got some pics, we got some vids, we got a spanking new three year old in the house! And boy is he three!

I made John a chocolate cake that involved literally more than two pounds of chocolate. He liked it very much, and he liked it for breakfast best.

Auntie Liz got him several boss t-shirts, and he wore the one with a detachable cape all day today. He  liked running around with his bubble mower, pretending he was flying.

He runs very carefully, most of the time, by doing more of a giant walking stride than a run.

He likes to wear his fox pajamas, but he calls them his "Boxes!" and I say, "No, fffffffoxes!" and he says "fffffffff-Boxes!".

Every single time he sees a yellow bus, green bus, dump truck, fire truck, race car, minivan, truck, van, taxi, or motorcycle is the very best time.

He is very polite and always says, "Please can I have more candy please?" How cruel I am to say no!

And for his birthday, he got all the bubbles. And they were his, not Oscar's. Never Oscar's.

So suspicious! Rightfully so!

OK, maybe sometimes Oscar's.

in lieu of a poem