Birthday party

Some highlights of Charlie's birthday weekend included, but were not limited to:

Reading

Baby tickling

 Baby decorating (courtesy of Ethan)

Birthday celebrating

Thanks for the Skype session, E, E, h, and v!

Cuteness  X  4...

Ethan

Owen

Miles (uh-oh)

Weston

And one more...

The picture of the weekend. Caption, anyone?

Happy Birthday to Charlie!

Charlie,

Happy 32nd Birthday! I have so many "favorite" pictures of you...here's one you are familiar with that is especially cute. You were almost 7, but look older because the hat added some height!

     Lots of love on your birthday,

     Mom

Abel Joseph Paquin

Here's the newest addition to the family! Mary Jo is a grandma! Matt and Beth welcomed Abel to the Sunshine State yesterday. He's struggling a bit with his breathing, so we're all thinking about him and waiting for updates. I know how hard it is for Mary Jo to wait and worry. Get better, Abel!

Interlude

I'm not ready to write yet, but here are some action shots from earlier today. Annie, Tanner, Miles, and Weston came over for a brief visit this morning, then returned to Dave and Doreen's house for a pre-game food fest before watching the Packers beat the Bears.

Weston was smiley and photogenic.

We Skyped with Auntie Beesie, Hannah, and Viv.

Here's Tanner, checking something on the computer.

 Miles looks mildly sinister in this one. Maybe he was practicing 

to be a villain so Ethan and Owen, the Oliver Avenue Superheroes, 

would have some crime to fight!

Annie and Weston bonked heads.

 Miles modeled space monkey jammies for Hannah....

 

...because Hannah sent a picture of herself in HER monkey jammies!

 

The end!

Happy 2011

Happy New Year, everyone! 

It's time for me to take a blog-writing hiatus,
but I'll be reading yours if you have one.