Happy Families Wear Matching Shirts

For our Art Project this week we decorated some white T-shirts with fingerpaints. Jgirl got a bit messy, which is part of the fun.

We then put the T-shirts on and went to the Sheldon Museum to check out some art and have lunch with Mommy. We got lots of comments from her coworkers. On our way to the museum, some girl took our picture and then pretended like she hadn't.

This Sunday was Lincoln's big city bike ride, Trail Trek. We road ten miles in mid-70's weather. Mommy pulled Jgirl in the trailer while Jman rode the contraption pictured below.

When you sign up you get a water bottle and a T-shirt, which was blue this year. It's incredible to see several hundred people on bikes wearing matching shirts. The only downside is it's really hard to find your kids on the playground after the ride. Thirty running kids, all in blue. Here's a picture of us after the ride.

And here we are in matching outfits getting ready to play Shea Stadium in 1965.

Other thoughts from week 2 home with Daddy:

- The trips to the Grocery store are going to take some practice. Jgirl won't sit in the cart unless she has a snack. Should I chase her around the store or spoil her dinner? And for some reason Jman always has to poop. He seriously has dropped three number twos at Super Saver this year.

-Jman's T-ball game went well. He got to play first base one inning and had two putouts. One unassisted and one where the pitcher threw him the ball. Here's a picture of the unassisted out. It's a good action shot of both Jman and some little kid in the background who decided to take a tumble right when I took the picture.

-We've got a kiddie pool, sandbox and hammock set up in the backyard. It feels like summer.

The Fort (and some T-ball)

When it gets too hot to play outside, we need to find things to to do inside. One of our favorite things to do is build a fort. Today we read several books and played a game of chess in our creation. Here are some photos of the most recent version of THE FORT.

It's interior is lit by Mommy's quilting light.

This version of THE FORT uses clothespins to hold the sheets in place (far superior to the Chip Clip of previous versions.) If you're short on clothespins, a fitted sheet allows you to attach the wall without the use of fasteners.

The downside of using fitted sheets is the tension can cause a less sturdy support to tip over. When that happens, it's good to have a heavy textbook handy. We prefer to use "The Bard," although any Norton Anthology will work.


Here's a clip of Jman's at-bat at his T-ball game last Saturday and a random cute picture of J-girl.

Jgirl's 2nd Birthday or a Very Busy Saturday

Thanks to all of those who were able to make to Jgirl's birthday party. It was fun to have other kids her age there to help her celebrate.

Mommy made a Hello Kitty cake. Jgirl ate the eyes first before really digging in.

We opened presents in the basement and none of our pictures turned out that great. I call this her Paparazzi pose. Note how her hand is the same color as the bow on the cake.

After the party, Jman had his first T-ball event. Here he is playing catch before the game. Speaking as someone who owns several thousand baseball cards, I'm pretty sure this is what throwing a baseball should look like. It reminds me of some of the pictures of his uncle throwing a Javelin.

After we got home, we turned on the sprinklers to cool off.