Ring a Ring o' Roses

Ruby Slippers

Yesterday we had a playdate at Julia's house. About half an hour in Eoin went quiet and when I went to see what he was up to I found him putting these ruby slippers on. He insisted on wearing them for the rest of the playdate!

Umbrelllllllllla!

This kid is too cute sometimes! He really does crack me up.

Feeling hot, hot, hot...

This weekend has seen near record breaking tempreatures in Palo Alto and so we have been hanging out in the park lots! A group of us got together and bought some cool park toys like a tunnel and play parachute. But the biggest hit has been the water balloons. Hoping it cools down just a little soon!

So proud....

So I just wanted to take time to brag about one of my brothers and to tell the world we are so proud of him! JP is currently in Haiti volunteering for a great Irish charity called 'Haven'. Haven is dedicated to building homes and hope for the impoverished people of Haiti.

JP has been out there for 2 months now and has completed the surveying for the first 50 houses to be built with the hope that another 250 homes will be completed soon. Oh and on top of being a great builder with a huge heart, JP also is an amazing photographer -all the pictures here are taken by him.

Hiding

20 months old

Eoin is 20 months old today and the time has flown. We can't quite believe he is on the home stretch to being 2. But you know at the same time it feels like he has been apart of our family for ever.

Eoin appears to be filling out again so we are guessing that there is a growth spurt about to happen. Big developments this month are

• jumping with both feet and balancing on one foot
  
• using a scooter
• stacking his cups to make a tower
• completing a simple puzzle
• playing with other kids
• can usually tell you if he needs to pee
• can tell you the names of his favorite books

One big break through in behavior for Eoin is 'taking care' of other kids. A few times now I've seen Eoin go and try and help a smaller kid to stand up of they have fallen over or wipe some dirt of them. Very sweet but Eoin does get frustrated when he isn't able to pick the kids up.

His favorite food is now pizza and pretzels closely followed by raspberries and strawberries. Favorite TV is still Caillou but Wonder Pets are gaining in favoritism.

Eoin is still taking one nap a day for around 90 minutes and generally is sleeping through the night from 6.30pm to 6.30am. We are still waiting for those darn canine teeth to break through his gum. I think one may have already but Eoin won't let me near his mouth to check.

Happy Father's Day

We've had a really great day together. First we went to a park in Los Gatos that has a little train and rode on that a couple of times. Then Daddy chilled out during Eoin's nap and planned computer games. We finished the day off with a walk through downtown and dinner at Scotty's. The perfect day!

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