el train

shu's aunt maggie took him on an adventure yesterday.

a few pictures and a video for you:

(in cleveland, the train is called "the rapid,"

but i pretty much refuse to take the Chicago

out of my kid's vernacular.

so, "el train" it is.)

public square, downtown cleveland

cleveland state university

recovery

i love how Itchy Twitchy he is in this clip. so much to see, so much to see!

shu turns 3

the stage is set

he had no idea, what with Blue's Clues and all

birthday donut and oj

checking the decorations

balloons! (be proud, aunt amy!)

i loved this wrapping job

sweet alphabet stamps

fresh crayons. score.

the intensity!

cheeeeeeeeeeeese

next, the zoo with dada.

heyo, t rex.

not sure what we'll do when the dinos go away for the winter...

then to nana & dzaidzi's house for a moving/birthday party. cousins celeste, steven & logan are moving to chicago and grace, sophie and evelyn are moving to montana! these are travelling bags we decorated and filled with fun for each of the cousins.

uncle keith and the shu

shua's bag of tricks

celeste marie: Godchild extraordinaire and brownie connoisseur.

dinosaur train set!

the crew

always good to put a couple of these up... gives a taste of the hilarity/insanity.

sophie, noah, steve.

joshua max: 3 years old

real live choochoo