Big day yesterday—bday party in the morning and bounce house in the afternoon. No wonder Jane slept until 8 this morning!

driving face

with the birthday boy

Jane joined a field trip of older kids

cool traffic cone sippy cups

the firetruck cake left Jane speechless

great party favor!

Giacomo’s 3rd bday party at the Petersen Automotive Museum

at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Ooh I see something I can climb!

Jane painted a hat for Papa at school for Father’s Day. Too bad it’s too small!

Behind the scenes: wrangling the talent for the class photo

Last day as Turtles. Next year they’ll be Starfish!

Jane and I went out to lunch to celebrate the last day of her first school year (she enjoyed the pappardelle with duck ragu)

Checking out Uncle John on stage

Jump jump jump hey wait are those Elmo snacks? Jump jump jump

Chalk!!

Omg! Jane drew an H, a T, and an A on my coffee collar, among other less legible letters! I was genuinely impressed!

Papa’s got something to look forward to on father’s day!

Mixing paint colors—Jane made “geen”

Inspecting the bridges and tunnels at school

A visit this evening with our neighbor Andrew

Quick playdate with zoey this morning so we could meet her new baby brother Andrew

New bike seat and helmet!

This morning I put out a lovely breakfast of cereal, cheese, blueberries, and nectarines, and what did Jane say? “I want geen beans pease.”

rock climber!