The new machines

Gavin's latest inventions:

The Tucia-rini
Turns Lucia into a baby so that she can't make a wish (and thus doesn't get any gifts) when she blows out her birthday candles.  Oh yeah, and she stays 2 years old.

The Bucia-nator
Turns Lucia into a bunny when she blows out the candles on her birthday cake

The Salami-nator
Inexcplicably turns mommy into a (tasty) salami

at waveny park

Lucia's Turn

After seeing all the attention Finn has been getting, Lucia decided it was time to get serious.  She peed in the potty twice today!  The second time, she toddled off to the toilet all by herself.  Unfortunately, she forgot to take off her underwear...but technically she did pee in the potty!

Help, we're trapped!

He did it!

This evening, Finn peed in the potty for the first time, and standing up!  He was so proud of himself, as were his parents... 

The Lucia-nator

Gavin has lately become obsessed with building something he calls "the lucia-nator."  Turns out it is a machine to blow up and/or destroy his little sister :-(

Monhegan Island

One of the highlights of our trip to Maine was two nights on Monhegan Island.  So beautiful, despite the torrential rain.

Here is Finn at his impish best.  We went on a bunch of hikes and when he was not riding on daddy's shoulders, he was eagerly foraging for blackberries.

Lucia and her daddy, toasting the gorgeous scenery.  We've discovered that she is not a fan of the great outdoors and insisted on be carried on her hikes.

Gavin found instant popularity by collecting dandelions and gifting them to various surprised tourists and waiters.

Renovating a fairy house on Cathedral Walk

Although it looks like they're playing hockey, they are actually vaccumming.  Not sure what that means...