We are alive!

Alternately titled:

Super quick, Lightning Post

or 

Phone Picture Roundup

And trying to get back in to blogging . . .

Zinnias are just so pretty and happy and cheerful! I have so enjoyed having them here by the sink, especially when there are ONLY CLEAN dishes in the vicinity!

On an entirely different note, Sebastian has been growing so much the past few weeks, finally starting to walk right around 14 months, just like Kateri. His vocabulary has been growing as well, but he is careful to use it very very sparingly.

The other day he fell asleep in the car, and kept sleeping as I carried him up the stairs.

I have been trying to drink in every moment like this because I know that he is growing so fast and soon will come the last time he sleeps in my arms.

He looks like he is dreaming about chocolate cake (or maybe he is just smiling because he is actually tricking me into believing he is sound asleep, but he is actually wide awake!).

The other day, I drove up to mom's house and this is the scene that met my eyes:

Really, Coke should be giving Peter a never-ending supply of Coca-cola for being such a color-coordinated, above and beyond, sponsor! After all, who carries a drink in one had while they push a lawn mower with the other?

Too cool for school

We went to the demolition derby at the PWC Fair last week. It was quite a wonderful evening and everyone enjoyed it to varying degrees. Pat was particularly impressed with the demolition derby, it was very intense and exciting. Sebastian watched in open mouthed awe at something so amazing

And within minutes he was smiling and laughing and clapping his hands!

Kateri, on the other hand, was rather concerned with such wanton destruction.

"Why on earth are they doing this?"

But she watched the entire thing, and DID enjoy the basket of French fries!

I recently re-read "That Hideous Strength" by CS Lewis. Such an incredible book, I highly recommend it if you haven't read it!