the swingset

Sunday was wonderful and sunny and we spent it at my parents' house completing the last several steps of a huge and wonderful playhouse-fort-slide-swingset for the girls. We finished after nap and spent the afternoon playing and laughing and watching the girls swing and climb and slide.

The slide was where their personalities were on full display; Lucy always cautious, making sure Daddy was waiting for her at the bottom, stopping herself with her feet midway. Titi came barreling after, head and feet topsy turvy, gleeful when she dumped out on the cedar chips.

Some of the adults got in on the action too, and even Arlo took a turn.

Meanwhile, Oscar made the rounds with the grandparents.

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welcome party

O is for Oscar who is 0 years old.

We had some friends and family over this weekend to celebrate Oscar and the near-finishing after several months of hard work of our new attic playroom. Thanks to generous offers from guests, I had a full table of delicious food without my having to do anything more than put some cucumbers and hummus in a bowl.

And for the first time, our house felt gigantic! We hosted nearly 30 people at the same time, several of them young and rowdy children, but with the second floor to play in it all seemed quite doable and not overwhelming.

Oscar got passed around and snuggled and adored; Lucy shared toys and danced and at one point (almost unbelievably) found herself the instigator of a hug party.

We noted the irony that with our first baby, no one was allowed near her while drinking hot coffee; now with the second, coffee around the baby is fine but no one is allowed to drink it anywhere near the playroom.

Amazing bumblebee honey cupcakes made by my amazing neighbor Ilona.

Lucy dances while eating her cupcake.

Titi en pointe in the new playroom.

Lilac on the newly carpeted stairs.

Lucy drinks some fresh-bottled orange juice, a gift from our brewer neighbor (the grown-ups got beer).

gratuitous cuteness

I have a feeling Lucy and Oscar snuggling could overtake Friday cute shots from now on if I'm not careful.

friday cute shot

priorities

"Lucy, I heard you have a new little brother."

"Yes. And I also have a new dollhouse!"