He is such a happy boy these days. I guess he’s making up for all the tears & commotion of his baby days. In the photo below, he looks like total mischief! 
Siblings … All they need now is a whip to get Buster to move a little faster!
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According to Akuch, Alo wasn’t happy about that butterfly.
Look how adorable the little doggie is below, and what the heck is that thing next to it? Oh dear … & no, that isn’t Walmart.
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s SuperAlo!!
Maya – the Queen of Corona. Almost 3 years old and already following in her mother’s footsteps! The shame of it all.
Would someone please tell these people Halloween isn’t until October!
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We celebrated with a small gathering last night for pizza, salad and ice cream cake.
The before and after cake photos. You know it’s your second child when you totally space out & put the cake within arms reach of the 1 year old. Everyone was so preoccupied, Sparty had the opportunity to grab a handful of frosting before we knew it.
Of course, a bath was required to clean up all the cake mess.
We also Skyped Robb Akuch & Alo. Akuch’s stomach is HUGE!! And still two months to go…
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This is one messy eater!
We had a last minute babysitting gig yesterday. With no food in the house, the kids split a Salisbury steak Lean Cuisine for lunch & loved it. By the time they were done & as you can see Sparty had food everywhere. They were both great & we had a good time.
Two more days and this little bugger turns ONE! The countdown begins.
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We had an all nighter last Saturday with Maya and Sparty. Above, Maya and Pappa watch the metamorphosis of the sponge creature. Below, Maya helps Pappa make meatballs while Sparty naps. You can see the sponge creatures drying on the paper towel behind her. The yellow citrus peeler was our “magic wand.”
Click on the link below for the meatball video. I should warn you it’s 5 minutes …
Sparty’s really getting around now. He turns ONE on Tuesday!!
Here’s Sparty in action. Click on the link to see the video:
A good time was had by all!
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Akuch sent me these photos of Alo at gymnastics last week. It looks like he’s enjoying himself. 
Meanwhile, the Gardner was kept busy this morning planting the plants we purchased yesterday. The small flower bed is colorful.
And the planter box on the west side now has Arabian Jasmine. These plants will grow to be 4-6′ high and will bush out. It’ll be a nice hedge and will give the new tenants and Bill some privacy.
The Gardner will be filling in the dirt area with some nice looking rocks to keep critters from using it as a depository.
I’m still working on getting rid of this cough but today is better than yesterday. It’s a good thing because soon Maya & Sparty will be dropped off for an all nighter.
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I’m still struggling with this pesky cough and dizziness. I ended up at the doctor yesterday, and he thinks I’ve got bronchitis. I’m now on antibiotics and resting again today with Bear. She doesn’t seem to mind having me hang around with her all day.
Check out the hummingbird I saw in the yard over the weekend.
We Skyped With Robb Akuch & Alo Sunday night. Had a horrible connection and needed to use our phones for the audio. Alo had a little too much sugar that day & was bouncing all over the place.
Earlier in the week Akuch sent me this photo of Dr. Alo taking the shark’s temperature. At least he found the right end!
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Maya is wearing the outfit I bought her in India in 2013! Isn’t she adorable!
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It must have been Easter or maybe we were dressed up to go shopping at Woolworth’s with Grandma that day, I don’t know. But I didn’t like getting dressed up. No surprise there.
Sparty (not in his high chair). He loves that little couch!
Skyping Sunday night, Alo put on his happy face, counted to 10 for us and told us the colors of his, Mommy’s and Daddy’s shirts! Oh and showed off his new ambulance that makes three noises.
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A BIG Hogan. 
Alo & his friend, Annie.
Such a collection of books! 
Alo loves to read. I really enjoyed reading his bedtime stories when I was there last week.
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