manhandling

one of those fun family times when everyone's just piling on in a big, fun, family pig pile and everyone's having a great time...

...and then Schuyler decides that maybe Charlie's having too good a time and clamps around his throat...

...until mama peels the steel grip from the young lad's throat...

...and Schuyler responds with a full headlock.

blue hole hill

Life with two small children is just a walk in the park.

like riding a bike

Charlie starts his training for riding a bike on Bermuda's rather tricky roads. If you ask me, Schuyler looks like she'd like to send that bike for a long ride off a short dock...

the little one

the big one

happy mornings

No, Charlie isn't quite ready yet for a big kid bed. He just likes a quick rest in mum and dad's big comfy bed before dressing for a rigourous day at baby jail.

the horse

Schuyler's imagination is turbo charged at the moment which really cracks us up. It is not just the malapropisms or the crazy verbal gymnastics, It's just watching her mind work. These photos are of...um... Horses. Yup. Ok. So they are horses because she rides them like those old fashioned childrens horses that are just a head on kind of a broom handle (although she has no reference for this). The odd thing is that these horses were clearly underdressed and required a full outfit. So Schuyler dressed the horses complete with underwear and socks.

a "spirited" child

Schuyler is adjusting to the new regime. She's stopped (for the most part) deliberately trying to wake up her brother and/or cause him bodily harm. She definitely trying to find her place in the new family order and does a lot of boundary pushing and trying her luck at certain things. I keep thinking of Cesar Milan's dog whisperer: in the show, whenever there is a dog acting out, it tends to be because the parent doesn't let the dog know the rules and who's in charge. In the show, the dog always reacts well to the discipline and begins behaving. We will let you know when that happens to us with our pup.

babies r us

Charlie plays Lilliputian to Schuyler's Gulliver.

Spot the live ones.

Schuyler with her "baby bjorn"

Charlie puts the moves on Dee Dee who is clearly non-plussed by his charming grin.

@4 months

So after several questions about pigment deficiency, Dr. West said "face it, you have a pale baby". He forgot to mention a "very cute" pale baby.

Does this scale make me look fat?

Mama's boy

Weight: 15lb 1oz

Length: 25.5"