Another March Post

Hooray - The Mayor has now posted thrice in the span of one month! So what have we been doing since the last post?
We have been eating leftover chocolate frosting when the hobbit wife isn't home (Boookie loves it when the Mayor gives him "special supwise")
We have been laughing at the way the littlest hobbitling looks after she's had her hair up in pigtails. Boookie laughs and says "Sissy has silly hair!"We've been going for walks. Boookie has almost mastered the use of his tricycle. He is shown here on the campus of the UW taking a turn with pushing (and steering) himself.

We've been out and about being sweet...
...looking up lovingly at Daddy...
...or whining. This was an "I don't want to hug sissy!" moment.Uncle Matty came over two weekends ago to help the Mayor install flooring in the living room.Naturally, since it's Uncle Matty, there was much flashing of boxer shorts.
Ela is shown here playing on the new floor.
She gives the new floor her hearty approval!
This last weekend, the Mayor finally fulfilled the hobbit wife's long-standing dream to have a computer desk with the cords hidden away. The Mayor designed and built the desk himself. You can't see it (which is the point), but under the desk are several shelves containing the router, modem, FM transmitter, and all the associated wiring. The Mayor also cut down a cabinet and installed it above the desk, fulfilling his long-standing dream to have financial papers somewhere more accessible than underneath the laundry basket.
On Friday, we went to Fremont for a fun day. One of the best parts was buying Boookie his very own orange ukelele.
He fell in love with it instantly. Prior to this, he had to resort to playing a plastic shovel whenever he felt the urge to play along to good music.
The Mayor, inspired by Boookie's musical enthusiasm, pulled out his guitar. The Mayor is shown here diligently practicing while Boookie stands in front: cool, poised, ready to rock out. He doesn't have to practice because he already knows all the songs.
And here are the guys, rocking out to Boookie's favorite song "Glory on Display."

Progress on House

The Mayor has been making steady progress on the Michael Delving remodel. Here is the Boookie marveling at the new window blinds.
The Mayor had a tree service come in and cut down the two large cypress trees located at the front corners of the house. The house is shown below as it was when we moved in.
Boookie was beside himself with excitement when the tree service (or "chainsaw guys" as he calls them) took down the trees. When you're a 2 1/2 year old little boy, it doesn't get much better than a crane, a chipper, big trucks, and big tough guys with chainsaws - all coming to your front yard to put on a show! Below is the house after "the chainsaw guys made a big mess." The living room is of course, taking a while to finish up. It is shown below in its state shortly after we moved in.
And here is the living room in its current state. It still awaits flooring and trim, but I think you'll agree it's at least a slight improvement over its original state.

March Post

The Mayor presents photo documentation of what we've been up to at Michael Delving.
Here are Ela, the Mayor, and Boookie enjoying green beans - the first time all have enjoyed a meal of the same food.
As you can see, Ela is quite enthusiastic about feeding herself. She fills her little fists with green beans and then squeezes them out into her mouth (or onto the floor) like a little food dispenser.
Auntie got Ela some adorable little bell-bottom overs.
Auntie also got Ela an embroidered blanket. Here is the blanket posing with little hobbitling and doll feet.
Boookie is quite the little train engineer. It took him all of 30 seconds to grasp how to connect the wood train tracks and he enjoys making elaborate tracks and playing with his new train.
The combined residents of Michael Delving and Tanders spent this last Saturday at the Children's Museum at the Seattle Center. This was to celebrate a certain milestone event for the young Auntie Jen (shown here playing "goalie" for a virtual soccer game).
There were so many fun things to do, including driving a bus, a fire truck, a safari truck, and a moto taxi.
Here is Boookie taking his friend Georgie out for a spin on his moto taxi. Gideon is tagging along as a chaperone, making sure everything stays above-board.
There were many fun activities, including a construction area. Auntie is shown here teaching Boookie how to tighten a bolt. The Mayor was out fetching lunch, or else he would have been tending to this important task.
Here's Boookie rocking out with the Mayor on an electric guitar...
...as Gideon plays along on the drums...
...and Georgie supplies the vocal talent.
Fun was had by all in the painting studio. The smaller ones got to paint, and the older ones got fine artwork to hang up in offices and on refrigerators.
The Boookie has a thing about everything needing to be organized. He quickly figured out what to do with the colored shapes on the light table...
...stack everything neatly!
Here's the Boookie and Georgie manning Mission Control.
Here are assorted pictures of the littles...
...and the not-so-littles.Overall, it was a super-fun family time.Trust us - Ela is thrilled.Family picture time as the hobbitlings pump fists in excitement.After spending a day at the Children's Museum, the gals and kiddos spent the evening together while the Tims went to watch Ultimate Fighting. Good times!