Happy Birthday, Ossining Volunteer Fire Department!

Ossining's fire department celebrated its 200th anniversary this past weekend with a crazy parade with SEVENTY fire departments marching and driving their trucks through town.  Was this tailor made for Luke or what??  Fortunately, Harper, Mom, and Dad were feeling better enough from their bout with some nasty virus that left Harps with an ear infection and Mom and Dad with varied levels of "cruddy."

Luke arrived at the parade READY TO SPECTATE


He waved at the firemen driving the trucks and marching (while Mom looked like someone who'd been shut in sick with a sick husband & toddler for three days)

Fun fact: there are adult majorettes (??)

 

Harper was NOT impressed with ANY of it

We are SO in Westchester

 

AROOOOOOGA

My personal favorite, Somers' fire trucks

Everyone had their oomph back on Sunday.  After running errands, we made the most of the yard and neighborhood for biking and scootering.

Harper looks ready to start a cheer, no?  Ready?  OK!

She LOVES taking Mr. Bun for walks

And she spends a lot of time getting him juuusssst so in his stroller

"I AM IN THE TRUNK!"

Once she figures our how to move forward (instead of scooching herself backwards), she is going to REALLY love this dinosaur

Luke has bequeathed his digger to her, as well

Shorts! Spider-Man! Scooter!

 

Vim & vigor: restored

Riding his bike

 

This is as close as I got. "I am ringing the bell, that means get out of my way."

 

There was tennis playing

 And football (not pictured: baseball)


Game delayed by spectator running onto the field for a quick hug

Tickle tackle!

Sweet girl

WAIT UP!"
 

Luke's Superhero Machine

Over the winter, Luke and his classmates made their own machines. They spent a lot of time making blueprints, building the actual machines, and then drafting descriptions.  Luke built a machine that makes superheroes  - his description, as dictated by his teacher, is below. Special thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Casey for donating old buttons, hinges, wires, bolts, and other household & workshop bric-a-brac to the cause!

 

Superhero Making Machine

My machine makes superheroes. You plug the plug into the metal socket. Then, you push the middle button on the top. The screw in the plastic socket is the emergency off switch if it starts making bad superheroes. The superheroes go around the metal coil and through the black pipe. When you push the black button with the nail on it, it cleans the superhero and sends it to a special town.

 

 

 

 

 

(my personal favorite is the "emergency off switch")


Meanwhile...
Harper has been very busy taking care of  Mr. Bun. 

She has lots of words - Daddy, bubble, hi, bye, more, and even an approximation of Harper. Her first sentence was "more in here" (referring to shredded cheese in her bowl). She has yet to say "mama" or "mommy." Maybe by May 13th, what do you think?

Harper Takes Grammy's

Harper, while a very worldly girl, had yet to visit her Grammy & Grandpap Rosella's house in Pittsburgh.  Nor had she met the "Rosella Cousins."  So off we went to Pittsburgh, stomach flu that decimated the family in the days preceding our departure be damned!

Luke and Harper made themselves right at home.

Harper spent much of her time pushing this chair ALL OVER THE HOUSE










Luke loves Grandpap.
 

He especially loved flying Uncle Joe's helicopter with Grandpap (rated "best part of the trip")

Luke, Simon, and Chloe had a blast together and were generally noisy


Harper and Chloe took care of the baby


 We did our best to get a picture of "all 4 grandkids" for Grammy
It started out well enough...

Harper Casey: 24 lbs of Attitude

Devolving quickly


Harper's all "Whatever, I'm outtie. I'm going to go and touch all of their toys."

 

Grammy was surprised with a birthday cake and a serenade from the kids
...and she cried

 

 Sure am sad we left that megaphone at Grammy's...

 

LOVE.
 

Harper's "bunny face"


Harper ate A LOT

 

Which made Grandpap proud

NOM