Finn meets Dinosaurs

I stumbled onto these tonight while doing some email spring cleaning and wanted to post them. This was, I think, our first real event out together without Rachelle. Seems to me that she had to work, and I found a link to the exhibit and thought Finn might be old enough to enjoy it - Estelle was either not in the picture yet or just a plus sign on a stick at the time. In any event, it was just us boys.

I had forgotten about this particular trip until I found the pictures - further proof that it is necessary to take at least one picture of your kids each day. Finn was very quiet as we entered the museum and seemed to be listening as I told him about the dinosaurs - what their names were, that they lived a long, long time ago, etc. At some point during this lesson in history it occurred to me to ask Finn what he thought dinosaurs might have said. "Roar!" he says, and starts laughing. I asked him to smile with the dinosaurs for a picture. This is what we captured that day - via iPhone. Seriously, he's the cutest kid ever. I worry for the girls later in life!

Update

We have been horrible bloggers - that is a term, right? At any rate, for those who have visited without new news to read, we apologize. Here's a quick glimpse on what's been going on.

Finnegan amazed me a few weekends ago while I was washing my motorcycle. Suddenly, the Muffin Man walks out from the house, reaches into the bucket and says, "Daddy, I want to wash your motorcycle too." At which point he picks a spot on the gas tank and, to my complete surprise, does exactly that. Even better, the kid's got talent for the task. I popped off his shoes to keep him out of Mommy Trouble and we were ready to roll. Finnegan stayed with me until the job was done and, fortunately, Rachelle was quick to get the camera so now we have official documentation. This was a real moment for me as a dad. Even looking at the pictures, I can't believe he did it. Amazing.




Baby Girl has been full of surprises herself. While she hasn't decided to sit up on her own yet, she can crawl with the best of them, and paratrooper style, no less, forearms flat on the ground. She's definitely starting to develop some new opinions, including a GREAT face she makes when tasting any food for the first time. (I'm still trying to get that one on camera. Believe me, it's worth the wait.) Here she is modeling her beautiful smile, which she is happy to share most of the time provided she's not wet, hungry or tired. Enjoy.

More soon, we promise.

The Harpers