turning 4, take one

the first session of turning four

took place here at home.

the north cousins were in town, 

and we had the pleasure of hosting LaLa

the night before & the day of

Shu's Fourth Birthday.

hilarity ensued.

 

ShuaCam, as usual, reared its usually entertaining

(though often unflattering)

little lens...

the day wound down with a favorite pastime:

trains.

(thanks, great grandma!! he LOVES this set!!)

the gamechangers

when aunt amy and mike left us last month,

she gifted us these glasses.

photo courtesy of ShuaCam

we call them The Gamechangers.

something about throwing on a fake pair of frames

changes the game.

makes you feel different and yet still you.

whenever my game needs to change,

i put them on, and presto. 

alteration complete.

joshua and haley partook of them

on shu and my most recent

way-last-minute trip to VA.

game on, kids.

pregame

haley's postgame.

check those av's on the shu.

game changed. who's that little brainiac on the left?

and, just FYI: caroline needs no change to her game.

this, friends, is the life

smattering of cousins

i just stuck my SD card into the computer,

and it pulled up 236 pictures and videos.

236! 

where have i been??

(pay no mind to the date on the pictures... clearly a little off!)

i scanned through the lot, and there is just so much.

particularly the number of

up-close and personal face shots

of a smattering of the cuz.

enjoy :)

our current state of affairs

yep... that's the Shu's doopa above miss M's head.
yep... working the dance moves like his mama taught him.

how my heart doth swell with pride.

sweet caroline

how i love this little.

cousins & their furious birds

baby sean & his eyebrow prowess

sweet caroline

lately

we have made some birdfeeders,

taken some drives,

shoveled some snow,

been trapped in a Costco playhouse,

watched MEGAMIND with grace & soph (thanks, auny amy!!),

given our potato scrubber a shower,

watched amy make sauce (deeeelightful),

and played in snow with the local cuz.