Getting our just desserts

Sylvie and I are extremely appreciative of the fact that this is the kind of thing that Melissa just springs on us randomly, out of the blue of an ordinary Sunday night:

Syl handles the sprinkles

If we can't sled...

... well then darn it all...

Growing up fast

One of the plus sides to Syl getting a little older is every once in a while when I pull  out the camera, she defaults to "cooperate" rather than "resist." Today was such a day.

Jake O'Leary's Fifth

The setting for Jake's fifth birthday extravaganza was My Gym in Medfield.  Take note, parents: professional facilitators, exhaustion-inducing activities, no clean-up.

The Birthday Boy

Trampoline

Listening (Grampy: that's Jess Kane's granddaughter with her)

 Syl wasn't a fan of some of the most competitive games (she was among the youngest there). So the staff let her help dee-jay for a while.

Ball fight!

Story Time

Crazy Birthday Garb

"Is someone gonna help me OPEN this!!??"

The climbing wall was fun...

The zip line was even MORE fun. Sylvie made it to the other side, unscathed. More than at least one little girl could say...

Even "Darth Vader" made an appearance - though the Birthday Boy wasn't fooled for a second.

All the photos fit to print, by clicking here...

Go Pats!

Sylvie's Mom is a Redhead!

Holy Moly! Sylvie's mom came home from her "hair cut" yesterday sporting a sassy new look!

Sylvie and I are big fans. I never expected to be married to a Ginger!  Of course this has renewed Sylvie's interest in altering the color of her own locks... though she is more inclined toward the blue that Aunt Emily was sporting some months back.

Wondering where it was that Melissa's got it into her head to adopt an auburn hue? I have a theory...

Those shots were taken, by the way, just before we headed into Boston for a date night. When next you are in town, we highly recommend:

You may or may not wish to follow up dinner and jazz with a visit to the DeLux Cafe, a place high on nostalgia for us from our South End days, but perhaps not everyone's cup of beer.

Technology

They really did finally figure out how to make video games "good for you."  Sylvie's Nickolodeon Fit game actually gets her panting with exertion!

Balloon Fight!

Yup, got a new App...

'Bout Time!!

Finally! Enough snow to break out the sled.

What do you think gave her away?

Thursday night Melissa and I kept thinking we heard movement upstairs, but when we paused to listen... nothing. Eventually I went upstairs to check on Sylvie. Her voice sounded awfully, um, awake when she responded "I'm okay" to my whispered, "Sylvie?" So I asked, "have you been playing up here?"

"Um, Dad? I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"That 'cuz I don't want to lie."

"So just tell the truth."

"... I was playing up here."

So I flipped on the light. Seems to me we would have figured it out even without the admission...

Mood Glasses

Color Week

Last week was "color week" at Sylvie's school.  Every day the kids were supposed to dress in at least one article of clothing sporting the color of the day.  We missed Orange Day, but Melissa was good enough to capture photos of Yellow, Green and Blue.  A little rainbow photo fashion show:

Oh and good news on the hair front: Melissa took Syl to a grown-up salon today, and the hairdresser pronounced her self-style job No Big Deal. She just added some layers. Sylvie has a shag now, but the length is not much impacted.