Summa Susi

She did it!

Aunt Susi graduated! From George Mason University! With a Bachelors degree in English! On May 14th! And she did it summa cum laude! Which means she graduated with over a 3.90 GPA. Which means I will now refer to her as Summa Susi. I think it has a nicer ring than Smarty-Pants-Studies-A-Lot Susi.

Family (including Fix, who took this picture) came out of the woodwork to sit in the nosebleed seats and watch her walk across that stage.

In case you didn't catch them in the last picture, allow me to point out that Cousin Caleb and Aunt Elizabeth came all the way from Seattle!
After the ceremony we went back to Papa John and Nana's house for the afternoon. Elizabeth bought Louisa this dress, but I think she would have given her a kiss no matter what she wore.

While Elizabeth smooched Louisa, Rock and Caleb spent the afternoon vying for attention from the grandparents. The rest of us sat around and discussed Susi's future. If you know of anyone in the DC area who needs an EXCELLENT editor, let me know!

Then we all took Summa Susi out for dinner at Otani Japanese Steakhouse. Rock took the picture above to document that we were the first to arrive. It's a rare occurrence with two kids under three.

I warned Caleb and Rock that cooking surface would get really hot so they should stay back to keep from getting burned. Rock translated this to mean "The fire that everyone thinks is just for show will probably burn you up and you should be terrified."

J-Dubs (or J-Dub) and Erin also joined us for dinner. They were not afraid of the fire.

Did I mention how exciting it was to have Elizabeth and Caleb there?!

I think Jason intentionally ruined this cute picture.

I know that Rock intentionally ruined this cute picture. Once again, congrats to Summa Susi! We are so proud of you!

To-Do List

One morning at breakfast, Fix felt like he had way too much to do and wanted to write a to-do list so he wouldn't forget everything. As I wrote down what he dictated, Rock decided he wanted to write a to-do list too.In case you can't read it, it says:
Tool Bench
Clean House
Baby Addy in Blanket
Call Somebody
Hold Baby Addy
Finish Milk
Empty Dishwasher
Grocery Shopping
Reading (Olivia, Poppleton, Amelia Bedelia)

"Finish Milk" was the only one I suggested. I was hoping he would finish drinking a regular glass of milk (I am ashamed to admit that he will only drink chocolate milk). He didn't. But it was a pretty productive day regardless.

It's All in the Details...

I thought I might be biased about this, but I talked to Fix and he agrees -- Louisa is beautiful. And she has several uniquely cute features.

For example, the kickin' cowlick on her forehead. This picture doesn't even do it justice. The hairs lying right next to each other literally grow in completely opposite directions. And there is an adorable swirl on the other side of her forehead.

Her hands continue to be precious...

As are her beautiful eyes and lashes. As a side note, please appreciate that unlike her brother, Louisa loves her pacifier. I dread the day we will need to break her of this habit, but for now it does come in handy. And finally, she has this cute little birthmark on her neck/chin. Right now it's hard to tell where it will end up (and hard to photograph it) but I think it's super sweet. Okay enough doting.

Bed

Although there isn't really room for four in our queen size bed...I love spending lazy mornings there with these two babes. Especially the baby girl in the cute pants. She's a lot less wiggly than her brother.

Jeff

Remember back in March of last year when this cute boy went to Annapolis?

The Monday after Mother's Day, he went back.

Rock went to size up the competition for Becky's affections get to know Jeff, Becky's boyfriend.

We enjoyed a yummy meal at Joss Sushi...

Where Rock loved the edamame, ate his first piece of sushi (didn't love it, didn't hate it), and devoured the pickled ginger.

Then we took in the boats in the harbor. Jeff kindly walked Louisa...

While we tossed Rock around (and Becky took pictures).

On the way back to our car, Rock even let Jeff hold his hand for a few moments. Sorry Jeff, we thought it was great to finally meet you but Rock will need more time to adjust. His love for Becky runs pretty deep. I'm sure you understand.

Hamming it Up

When Rock crawled into this planter (that Juju gave me for Mother's Day along with a knock-out rose plant to go into it), I asked him to pose for a picture.

Then he said "Now, I want to take a BAD picture!"

"Now I want to take a SILLY FACE picture!"

I wonder what he'll think of next...

Mother's Day

Some shots with a Mother's Day theme...Since we took a picture of Rock's first Mother's Day...

We had to take a picture (a few days early) of Louisa's first Mother's Day.

Then, on the evening before Mother's Day we had the pleasure of having double grandmother time! We love these two mothers!

And on the real Mother's Day I was blessed to spend the day worshiping the Lord with my favorite people... Fix, Rock and Louisa. As if being a mom to two fabulous kids and a wife to the world's greatest husband wasn't enough, I also got a great gift from Fix. He put the first year of this blog into book form. I can't wait for it to arrive! Thanks babe!