Finn

Here is Finn in one of his feistier moods. He's still so tiny he fits into his 6-12 month shorts from last summer!

In a calmer moment...

Ni hao

Yesterday we tried out a new Korean/Japanese restaurant. Upon entering, Gavin greeted the staff with "ni-hao". Well, it turns out they all spoke chinese! Thanks to his two years of chinese school he was actually able to have a (very brief) conversation with them about his age. He was very proud of himself.

Knock, knock

Gavin loves knock knock jokes. Here's one he made up himself!

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Mac
Mac who?
Macaroni and cheese (his favorite food)!!

Self-portrait of the Artist as a Young Boy

This the first drawing Gavin has done that is more than a bunch of scribbles.

He's also recently developed an interest in photography. Here are some recent photos of his favorite things (his feet and his dog).

Lucia's First Story

Lucia told her first story earlier this week. Here it is, in her words:

- Gavin crashed [into the gate at the top of the stairs]
- Lucia [asked] "Are you ok, Big Brother?"
- Lucia kissed Gavin [sweetly, on the top of his head]

"I Clean Moose"

For some reason, a favorite morning activity of late is to clean the rocking moose with wipes, while chanting "I clean moose!"

Happy Birthday Finn & Lucia!

Mariela threw a birthday party for the twins at the park, complete with bubbles, balloons and cupcakes!

Here they are showing their gifts from Gavin -- Barney (for Lucia) and Wiggles (for Finn) DVDs for car rides! Finn is sporting the new sunglasses that he got for his birthday from Gavin's pals.
Admiring their pile of birthday presents...

And to top it all off, Nonnie came up for the weekend, to celebrate, as well!