Something

funny

Wet

See that guy waving his hat in the middle of the river? That's Lewis. Or Clark. The other guy's underwater. They're usually on the bank.

Arch

grounds

OK Mommy

Buzz has something for you in his book bag. By the way, doesn't it look like Daisy should have a sombrero in the background?

All right. Doooooon't look.

Happy Mother's Day!

Heh.

Nats 5, Cards 4

Together We Can's night at the ballpark. TWCers turned TWC big brothers Matthew and Buster settle in pregame with some handy lap. Buster had a great time spotting his favorite player, Albert Pujols -- also Matty's favorite -- but Albert was responsible for the fun coming to an end for Buster. Bad Albert! He hit a home run, which made fireworks happen, and the fireworks were too loud for Buster. The rest of the evening, which wasn't much of it, was spent with Buster's hands over his ears. Here's a great shot of two of the cutest kids you'll ever want to meet, Kaitlyn and Brady.

Included here because in the backround, exiting stage left, is Buster, hands over his ears. We lasted about five innings, but then Buster found a good play spot underneath a stairway, which allowed lapguy to enjoy two more innings and one beer. Photos by Matthew's mom, Susan.

The view

Wild life

Easter

Daisy on the hunt.

Here's one!

Buster helps his sister out

Lindsey

There are better things in life than playing with Lindsey at Grandma Ann's house. It's just that nobody knows what they are.

Smile, smile, smile, straw

Daisy and Mom with Sophie and Tracy at McDonalds. We've reached Easter weekend, photo-wise.

Hard times

Space rangers have to moonlight.

Day.Lo

The smallest lap in the world

Has a kind of Dorothea Lange quality to it, don't you think? Well, if you kind of ignore the red polka-dot couch and lime-green wall. And also: Everything else except Daisy's expression.

Pa-pa Wiggies!

The single most uttered phrase in our household. Daisy went through a Wiggles phase a few months ago. From the moment she woke up or walked into the house, she would run for the remote, hand it to the nearest parent, and yell, "Wiggies! Wiggies!" (Note: The remote in her hand in this photo is not the actual remote, and may in fact be an old cell phone.)

Meanwhile, Buster has this DVD called "Potty Power," recommended to us as a strategic infotainment device to curry enthusiasm for a certain learning experience. It had no real effect on Buster, but Daisy fell in love with it. Because she thinks "Wiggies" means "TV show," she started calling it "Wiggies," and then after a few days "Potty Power Wiggies," which comes out as Pa-pa Wiggies.

Dad is beyond resistence here, the songs on an endless loop in his head. No more diapers for me/Gonna use the potty gonna give it a try ...

The good news: Dad is now extremely enthusiastic about using the potty. He's got potty power!

Funny book

Sunglasses

Can't find 'em. Well, some of us can:

Peel me

a potato chip.

Superhero

Sorry, I've forgotten the narrative here.

Update
Do you remember what you were doing here?
Yes. I was acting like Superman.

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