Finn & Leif's room: It's done!

Today we finally finished decorating the boys' room. We got their new beds set up and then applied all the Blik robot stickers to their walls. The beds were handcrafted by a furniture maker in Grand Rapids and they're made of unfinished cedar, which makes the room smell awesome. Here are a couple of photos:





After his bath, Finn decided he wanted to name his robots. This one he's pointing to is called "Teeny Weeny."

Naked boys, Fathers' Day & puppet shows

Well, not really naked, but Finn says he's "naked" when he has his shirt off.

Happy Fathers' Day to all the Dads out there! For the occasion, below are a couple of shots of Mickey playing with the boys. Finn likes to "climb the mountain" lately, which just means he climbs over our legs via stepping on our stomachs. His "little" feet feel like pins and needles.













The boys.













Speaking of pins and needles, Leif has some serious pinching skills.













Finn is into puppet shows. He likes to be the audience and the put on the performance, as evidenced below.

I'm cute

and I have squash in my nose....

Congratulations Aunt Krimbly!

Aunt Kimberly (Krimbly, as Finn says) got her Masters from Harvard this weekend! We couldn't be there, but celebrated by having the boys wear their Harvard shirts while outside in our yard this afternoon. Congratulations Krimbly - we're proud of you!

Burritos and big slides

This evening we had burritos from Burrito Union and played at the new park at Chester. There is new playground equipment, but Finn went straight for the old, huge slide. For those of you who also follow the adventures of Tenzy and Rilo, this story is very familiar.

Perfect Duluth Day

The weather was just awesome today, hence the title.

In the spirit of comparing and contrasting our babies Pearson, here are two shots of our boys in the same outfit and same bouncy seat, although Finn is eight months in his picture and Leif is seven months in his.

Leif:


Finn, circa December 2006


In other news, Finn got a haircut recently, which makes him look like a totally older version of himself. We started perusing college applications in anticipation of the coming year. He looks THAT old.






My cousin Danny from Salt Lake City came out to Duluth today, en route to the Boundary Waters (lucky devil.) We had fun showing him around Duluth and throwing rocks into Lake Superior.

Our funny boys

Finn is a pretty funny little guy these days. Not only is his rapidly growing vocabulary a constant source of entertainment, but his autonomy and "helpfulness" is often pretty great.

Case in point: This morning, while I was sleeping, Keely said said to the boys, "I'm going to go let Gracie back inside." She got Leif into his bouncy seat, turned around, and noticed Finn was gone. She went to the back door to find Gracie on her way inside and Finn right behind her. In an effort to "help," he had run to the back door, opened it and left the house, opened the gate for Gracie and come back inside. Guess we'll be locking all the doors from now on.

In other news, the family of bears we saw last summer made their way back through our neighborhood today. Sadly, the camera was not on hand, but I'm sure they'll be back once the raspberries in the local gardens start bearing fruit.

I sit!

Leif can sit unsupported.





































But still prefers his tummy.

Dream big. As in, "maybe I can drive the excavator" big.

Our neighbors recently began work on a garage, so you can imagine Finn's excitement the day the digger came to work on the foundation. We spent most of the day either at the window, staring out at the digger, or in the wagon on walks bound for the digger.

















































Here are the boys, gearing up for last week's big road trip to Okoboji.

Happy Mothers' Day!

Dear mommy,
We love you so much! Thanks for everything.
Love, Finn, Leif & Mickey

Finn Photos

Here's how Finn was positioned in his bed last night. Very cute, very funny.


While Leif slept this morning, I played with our camera's black and white, filter, and exposure settings with mixed results. Here are the better shots.








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Finn's in the paper

When Finn had his two-year check-up at the doctor, a photographer from the Duluth News-Tribune was there to highlight a new literacy campaign at our pediatrician's office. The article ran today and you can read it here.



Leif has his six-month appointment today, so stay tuned for more off-the-chart-growth news

Leif - Happy 1/2!

Leif turned 1/2 yesterday! Our little guy is growing up fast!