End of Summer Randomness

Here are some random photos I snapped recently around our house, out and about, etc. Lauren is pretty obsessed with Sean, and perhaps even more obsessed with "helping." So she was happy as a clam in the photo below to help Sean put together a dining room table we snagged on Craigslist (Burke, circa 1960, if you're wondering).


Sean celebrated his 40th (!) birthday in August, and Lauren was the happiest of anyone about it, for obvious reasons (below). Happy Day cakes for everyone! Or just Lauren, whatever.

Below, witness Lauren and Jack's first fight. Jack mostly sits in the stroller like a normal kid now (instead of using the bar you see to snap in his carseat and ride backwards). Which we thought would be great, because it gives Laur a little more room to ride on the front (not a sanctioned seat, by the way, but it works, so we roll with it). Unfortunately for Laur, however, Jack has long legs, and little control over them, and so he just sits there and kicks her. If Lauren's screams are any indication, constantly. Below, she pretends to ignore him.

And finally, below, Lauren and her umbrella. Or "uhn-a-brella" as she calls it. These are the days when Lauren looks like a child genius: umbrella and rain boots, on a rainy day. But don't be fooled, she still wears the rain boots every day, and if it was up to her she'd carry her umbrella every day, too. Her school, however, does not enjoy our permissiveness and prefers that she not bring this "weapon" with her to school anymore. They didn't say that, it was implied.

There you have it, some end of summer randomness. Some of our favorite things that she's saying lately:

(To a housefly near her cereal bowl): "Walk away, dragonfly!"

(When the sun shade on Jack's car window fell off): "Don't worry mommy, daddy will fix it."

(Negotiating her breakfast menu): "How about candy?" Me: "no, cereal." Laur: "no, candy."

(In an attempt to visit the doctor, where she remembers there being Buzz Lightyear stickers): "My stomach hurts. Need to go to the doctor. My head hurts, too. Need to go to the doctor. Buzz Lightyear sticker."