Kett's Rite of Passage to Boyhood

After a fun filled day in the sand we got our pj's on and were just settling down, looking forward to a beach day in the morning.

Unfortunately, after having a blast making forts with the couch cushion, Kett collided with the coffee table...

...so we ended up here...

It was an awesome four hours in the ER. Katie and her mom had Ryme and Tanzen, I wasn't planning on being gone that long and was worried about Ryme needing to nurse. Kett was very sweet and brave. I'll admit it-- I cried when they were sewing him up--he was screaming and all I could do was touch his toes, heartbreaking! I just kept thinking about Moms whose kids deal with major health problems.

When Brandon decided to be a doctor I was relieved I would have him to save the day with all health concerns and emergencies. Problem is, he's always gone when these things happen! I'm sure if he was there, he would have pronounced his favorite phrase lately, which is, "Don't ask me- it's not cancer." All the same, we were really wishing Daddy was there!

His eye was quite swollen for a few days...

Then he had a cool black eye

Brandon studies in our basement. One of the quirks of living in an old row home with the original wood floors is that we have big gaps in the floor--they laid the wood planks right over the beams without a subfloor.

There's a particularly good hole that Tanzen and Makett love to look through to see Daddy "working." Brandon sometimes sticks treats through the hole for them.

Miss Ryme LOVES to eat, definitely her Mama's girl in that regard. I started feeding her solids a little earlier than planned because every time we'd eat in front of her she'd want a bite too. When I gave her her first bite it was like she'd been starving, and she was so excited for another bite. I'm glad to have someone around here share my love of food :)

Thoughtful Brother

Maketty came in the other day while Ryme was napping and proudly proclaimed that he had given Ryme some toys. Yup. She's surely entertained! This happened several times while we were staying at my parent's... I was just relieved she slept through it!

First hang out spot

The boys loved this rock in the front yard at my parent's house. They'd go outside every morning and just chill together.

Fireworks!

Brandon isn't a fireworks fan, but he acquiesced to taking the boys to Penn's landing for fireworks on the 4th. It was all Makett and Tanzen talked about all day, they were so excited, and it surely didn't disappoint. They played music along with the fireworks, and shot them off of a boat in the Delaware river. At one point during the Star Spangled Banner they made the fireworks look like a battle, and you could clearly see the ship. It was really moving, I loved it!

See the ship? Cool!

I love that we each push our own stroller when we go out.

Ryme Rides

Ryme is a lucky girl to have such attentive brothers...(most of the time :)
Makes for a happy girl!

Buckets

Tanzen loves carrying things around-- he's all about accessories, pockets and bags. He went through a phase where he put all sorts of random things in a bucket. I loved going through the contents-- several rocks, his piggy, a penny, a stick, a book, his blanket several cars... he knows how to pack it in. I need to be better at checking his pockets when I do laundry...
I love that Makett and Tanzen are old enough to recognize their friendship. The other day someone asked Kett who Tanzen was, and Kett replied, "That's my friend Tanny!" I want them to always be close.