Bibs and Bobs

Before we get get some more posts up on the blog (such as Luke goes on a boat for the first time!, The Cookie Thief! and Luke enjoys Goofus and Gallant!) a few random photos that mostly involve us dressing Luke up in funny outfits.

First up:
Luke semi-enjoying his Bowdoin hat. Though he looks quite cute it in, brims on hats sometimes bug him. That's not him tipping his hat, but rather trying to push it out of the way. Dad is wearing his counterfeit Phillies hat backwards so he doesn't get it grabbed off his head.


Second in a series of hats, is an older one of Luke wearing the awesome winter hat from Mrs. Fahey. Not only is is a crown, but also reverses into a flat chapeau. Despite the fact that the tie-dye combined with the hat makes him look like he is going to a warehouse rave in San Francisco circa 1992, it's still pretty cute.


Finally the last in the series. Despite the general fussiness (hence the pacifier) Dad thought it would be funny to put a pair of sunglasses on Luke. They lasted about as long as it took to squeeze off two shots, and then had to be rescued from mangling in the hands of Baby Hercules. If he ran a tiny crime ring out of the second bedroom, I'm guessing that this would be the disguise he wore to rob banks.

I Love Santa Part III

Finally, time for presents!
In the Casey house, we open presents on Christmas Eve and take turns according to age. In honor of Luke's first Christmas, we went youngest to oldest, with Luke taking Ian's previous position as the youngest/first to start.

Though the first present was easy to identify, Luke still loved his cardboard tube anyway. Thanks Peter!

Luke got a lot of other great presents....

A soother from Mom

Tube Break!

Llama Llama Mad at Mama from Dad - not because Luke is "mad at Mama," but because he loves Llama Llama Red Pajama so much. (also pictured: the awesome ball chute from Aunt Amy)

Tube Break!

Luke gave his Cousin Peter his very own "Gallant" mug (Ian got his own "Goofus")

In between presents Luke had fun being cute and playing with all the different kinds of wrapping paper. (check out the cool tie-dye his cousins made him, too - to replace his first batch that he has long since outgrown...)

Luke got so many great things, and Santa had not even arrived yet!

Easter Weekend

Our Easter weekend was jam-packed with fun, friends, food, and just a little bit of drama to keep things interesting.

The kids were off on Good Friday, but Daddy was not.  We dropped him off and headed out to breakfast...with Elephant.

And many Lego guys.

Bellies full, we made a pit stop at our favorite "BIG PARK!" in Chappaqua.  Harper is really enjoying the "big kid" jungle gym this year!

After naps and some time at home, we went back for Daddy at his office.  Harper put in some time at Needham Partners.

"I very thirrrrsty."

Then we went out for Friday Night Pizza Party (hat tip to the Leary Infantines)

"I am being a pizza waiter."

And we decided to kick off Spring in style with our first trip of the season to Blue Pig.  Luke was not excited at all.  Nope.

Harper spent a long time with the pig.  After we left Mama asked "what were you doing with the Blue Pig?"  She answered, conspiratorially, "I was tryin' to knock him over."

Mama got a new yoga video and Luke is very interested in it.  "I want to work on my skills, Mama."

Upward dog!

And of course Harper got in on it.  Half-dressed.

This pose?  Is really hard for Mama.

On Saturday, we were invited to the "PondaRusso" - our friends' parents' house in NJ (also the setting of our Xmas card photos).  They have an Easter Egg hunt for kiddos every year.  Not sure if Harper was more excited for the basket, the bunny ears, or her new rain boots.  

Sean, the intrepid photographer.

Everyone's parents are clearly yelling from different vantage points here.

The egg hunting was taken very seriously.

Success!

And it was apparently exhausting work...

After naps and rest, their bounty was inspected

And sorted and portioned out (and hidden by Mommy & Daddy; they don't even remember it's around!)

We later took a stab at dyeing eggs.  

This is Harper "waiting patiently" for the eggs to soak in the dye

INJUSTICE OF SOME KIND!

Hmph.

Let's say Harper's batch had some "breakage."

"I boke it, Mommy.  It's broked."

Serious work

They weren't the prettiest eggs, but they had a great time decorating them!  

(this one is a "Fat Spidey")

Bubbles and chalk were busted out for Spring, too

Luke drew this one all by himself

And after Mama traced him, he made this Phils Phan

Drama interlude: Harper woke up at 10pm Sat night complaining that her ear hurt and was inconsolable.  So she and Mama spent a few fun-filled hours in the ER to get confirmation of the ear infection and antiobiotics in her asap!  

Everyone in the ER got to meet Lion and Giraffe, and enjoy Harper's renditions of many childhood classics - chief among them, "Old MacDonald."  And Mama read Wacky Wednesday eleventy times.  Was she tired by the end of this at 2am?  Nnnnope.  Sang "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at the top of her lungs the whole ride home.

But by 9am Sunday, she was feeling better and dove into her Easter basket with gusto!

Nothing a little amoxicillin and chocolate won't fix

And what was their favorite part of their carefully-curated baskets?

The 99 cent paper Easter grass, of course