Cupcake Arrival!

It's all relative

The other day, while at lunch with Spencer, Alisa, Chandra, Brin and Blake, I was getting just a little bit sick of my little nephew whacking his head repeatedly into my arm. "Blake," I told him sternly, "I don't like it when you do that. I won't want to sit next to you if you keep banging my arm."

Blake considered this ultimatum and--with the perfect certainty of two-year-old logic--smiled charmingly, picked up a fry from his plate, offered it to me and proclaimed, "Here, this will make you happy."

Excellent olive branch.

A typical CDoD

CDoD = Chromosomal Display of Differences

Chandra recently recommended a children's picture book to me--Old Bo Bear, by Alice Shertle. Apparently, she and Greg have been spinning offshoot Bo adventures of their own for young Blake. Their "Bo", however, is based on a beloved neighborhood yellow lab bearing the same name. It always baffles me how parents can make up stories off the top of their heads. I could have used some of that imagination in my Creative Writing classes, let me tell you. Their conversation the other night shines a rather anecdotal light on the point/counterpoint differences enjoyed between the sexes.

Chandra: Blake, tell Daddy about the Bo story we made up today. (Turning to Greg) Bo got to fly a plane today, right, Blake?

Greg: Oh, Bo's flown planes before. We've had lots of stories where Bo's gotten to fly.

Rahni: How did Bo end up flying the planes?

Chandra: Our pilots got tummyaches so Bo had to land the plane.

Greg: Terrorists shot our pilots, so Bo took over.

So close, yet so far away. ;o)

Sibling love is a strangling love

So, I got these hilarious pictures from Chandra today (I do have other nieces and nephews, but no one else gives me pictures--just Chandra) and felt that I should share them! Blake's about 2 1/2 and Brin is 6 months. 6 months old, and already made 3 airplane trips to Alaska! Quite the little pair of travelers.

Blake & Brin celebrate in '08!

Chandra and Greg are raising some cuties!