a tale of three little monkeys, one polka dot outfit.

First, there was Andy.

Then came Rowan.

And now, Henry.

The End.

ice cream sunday.

It's almost summer, which means it's totally acceptable to eat ice cream for dinner as the sun sets over Northport Harbor! Hooray!

it's friday.

Here's wishing you a restful weekend!

mother's day weekend: the grande finale

Sunday we spent Mother's Day in a daring attempt to take the boys out to a restaurant -- in public. Given the fact that our waiter was only three days new to the job and took twice as long to serve us as he should have, the day went fairly well. Especially since our expectations were super low after Rowan had an epic meltdown prior to us leaving for the restaurant, Henry had cried the entire ride to Mom & Dad's house, and Andy was complaining before we ever left. Oh, Happy Day!

All things considered, it still was a beautiful day, and I am so happy and lucky to be their mom!

But that doesn't mean I won't tell on them when they're misbehaving. . .

Here's Pouty:

The Cry Baby:

 and Rowzilla:

 Here we are pretending none of it ever happened:

 Happy Mother's Day!

back to mother's day weekend: saturday

On Saturday, we took the boys to the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Oakdale. In my honest opinion, I didn't think it was as pretty as the Planting Fields Arboretum we visited here, but it was a beautiful day and watching the boys have a blast running on the huge lawn was awesome!

See that tree in the top left corner? It had a walkway underneath where the boys could run around and feel like they were in their own little tree house!

Nevermind my veiny feet! Just focus on the cute baby!

two months.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Henry. Two months today!

mother's day weekend: friday.

On Friday, Andy invited me to a Mother's Day Tea at his preschool. He made me many special gifts, including a beautiful flower pin, a plant, and an interview that he gave, discussing all of the things he loves about his mommy. Apparently I looooooove to do the dishes!

He also sang a few songs with the rest of his class -- classics like last year's "I love Mommy" (sung to the tune of "where is thumbkin") and some new ones like "You are My Sunshine" and "Skinnamarinky Dinky Doo." Of course, I cried when he pointed to me and sang: "I loooove you, you, boop boop be doo."

 

 Then we snacked on muffins that he and his class made special for our little soiree.

 And last but not least,

Andy spilled juice all over his super-cute outfit. 

C'est la vie!

happy mother's day!

guess what?

My blog is a year old! Happy Birthday, Soperblog! Or is it a blogiversary? Either way, it's kind of silly, but significant all at once! So to commemorate this occasion, I present you with a picture of the piñata head I found in my freezer after everyone left our derby party last Saturday. It scared the bejeezes out of me when I opened the door, and I plan to do the same to our neighbors who planted it there -- by sticking it in their mailbox one day this week!

Try not to judge me on my frozen foods selection. . .

And to see how far we've come in this year, you can take a peek here.

Happy Mother's Day weekend!

(another) daily dose of handsome.

Henry is eight weeks today -- and just as handsome as ever! He's starting to make cooing noises and really pays attention to us as we walk around the room.  Sometimes it's hard to believe that he's not even two months yet. Other times it's hard to believe he's already almost two months!

Where did he come from? 

Where has he been!

derby day.

I don't have many pictures to show, but a good time was had by all at our first (hopefully) annual derby party. Andy was the big winner with I'll Have Another taking the lead at the last minute! He is officially $20 richer, and next year's one to beat!

that kind of day.

Yep. It's that kind of day today.