Callie's favorite drawing subject - herself! In multi-colored tutus :)

Over the weekend we visited Grandma and Grandpa Jones. I took advantage of the babysitting to get in a few extra hours of studying (finals week!!). Looks like the kids had fun :)

Practicing dance moves in the mirror.

My favorite artwork by Callie EVER! Portraits of Rowan and herself.

Callie and her chalk friends.

This morning Callie woke me up around 6:45am, and she was super excited to tell me that her diaper was dry!! She remembered that about 6 months ago I had promised her that she could have ice cream for breakfast if she had a dry diaper in the morning. So that's what she got!

Tonight Callie told me that she couldn't wait to be 60 so her teeth would fall out and she could get presents.

It took me a second to figure out what she meant, but then I cracked up :D

Rowan:

1. can't climb out of the crib when he is in his sleep sack! A brilliant observation that Dad made and which we will now implement for nap time as well :)

2. can actually "sing" more songs (now that I am listening carefully) like The ABC's, Row Row Row Your Boat, and part of Ring Around the Rosie.

3. had to be picked up early from day care today with a fever of 102 degrees :( Even if he's feeling better, he has to stay home for 24hr, so he'll be kickin it with Dad tomorrow.

Today we explored the Farmers' Market at Fort Mason. It was another beautiful day, and we shopped for fruits and veggies, wandered along the edge of the water, and then stopped at GG Park to let the kids run around on our way home.
When we were at home getting some lunch together, Callie was pestering me for pretzels or crackers or something. I told her, "Let's try something from the Farmers' Market, instead." She was trying her best to be bratty, and she looked in the bag (which did contain a fennel bulb) and said, "Everything in this bag is disgusting!" I thought it was pretty funny, and she changed her tune when I pulled out an Asian pear.
Rowan's new things:
a good one - he can coherently sing a surprising length of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!
a bad one - he has tried to climb out of his crib two days in a row, and we have found him clinging to the top rail, his legs straddling it. Both times he had a poopy diaper, so hopefully he was just really intent on having it changed before lying down for a nap. Feeling glad that we have the video monitor still set up...

Another gorgeous day at Dolores Park. The kids each had a big Rainbow popsicle, and surprise, surprise, neither one took a nap all day!

Callie is still caught up in ballerina/princess mania. Here she is sharing some dress-up clothes with her friends Kaiya and Macia. Callie was in awe of the girls' extensive collection of dresses, skirts and dance wear :)

Gorgeous picture from Uncle Dave taken this past weekend.

** PS - Check your Via magazine to see Dave's cover shot of the Golden Gate Bridge!!

Over the weekend I went to a very cute baby shower for my sister-in-law. There was a book theme, so the tables were decorated with creative centerpieces based on some favorite books.
As it turned out, my family brought two of the fish (see below) all the way home with us, and I transferred them into a large vase and set them on the kitchen table. This morning I asked Callie to name them - one for her and one for Rowan. She promptly said, "Rowan's is called 'Truck', and mine is 'Dolly'." I was going to add another picture of their new home to this post, but I am sad to report that Truck (or was it Dolly?) is no longer with us. The kids haven't noticed yet, but I am preparing myself for a solemn chat with Callie tomorrow morning :(