the boy in the mirror

Joseph really likes that guy.

surprise!

For Andrea and Baby! It was a good one... she was convinced she was going to a work party for Binu's company but - oh - could you please drop off a saw for David to borrow before you go? And here we all were, waiting for Andrea at the door.

The baby shower for Lily didn't really happen because of 1. timing (Lily was born the weekend of the shower) and 2. weather (big storm on day of our second try). So we made up for it today with this Crafty Project Shower (see all the ladies busy making crafty projects?).

Okay Baby. Now you can come. We are waiting.

so big

today

... Joseph looks like a redhead.

also today...

I volunteered for the Oakville Half Marathon. My job was to cut the timing chips off runners' shoes. (A lot of people have sweaty shoes.) I had so much fun... oh goodness it made me want to run again.

Joseph and David came to cheer me on.

(In the video, David asks me if I had cried. And oh yes I did. Watching runners cross the finish line to the cheers of their families, especially their kidlings, made me the teariest volunteer.)

stairclimber

We probably shouldn't be teaching Joseph this. But it's part of his pre-bedtime routine - I climb to the top of the stairs and he follows me, all under the watchful eyes of Daddy "Safety First" Kantor. But then this morning, I caught him speeding over to the stairs to try to go up on his own.

Joseph "Laugh in the Face of Danger" Kantor.

smush