Benziger babes

"Being sister and brother means being there for each other." Daddy went to the airport to go visit some friends in Boulder, CO and Theo and I got to spend the whole weekend with just Mommy (or Mommy had to be a single parent all weekend). We kept her busy by visiting Theo and my friends [Siri (4) and Kel (14 mo), Cooper (2.5) and Charlotte (4 mo), Elliot (2.5), Henry (3), and Theo's PEPS friends - Otis, Rhys, Lilian, Nico, Henry and Oliver] and going to some of Seattle's finest parks (Green Lake Park, Alki Beach, and Carkeek Park). The sun was shining and Mommy even got a little sunburned. Theo missed Daddy and asked everyday if we could go to the airport to pick him up and when it was finally time, Theo wanted to bring his suitcase since we were "going to the airport." Silly Theo, what the heck! Watching Theo throwing rocks at Carkeek Park Marit's 5 months development I'm babbling a lot know - some high pitched, some coo-ing, and some g...

The cousins meeting for the first time - baby Evelyn at 8 days and around 5 lbs. and me at 4 month and around 16 lbs. Mommy and I couldn't wait to meet my new baby cousin, Evelyn, so we flew to Minnesota for the weekend to surprise Auntie Annie and Uncle Eric and meet the little one while Daddy and Theo stayed home. Uncle Dan also flew in to surprise Auntie and Uncle Eric so we had our whole family together, which was great! Last year, Uncle Dan bought a Easter Bunny costume on Amazon.com for when Theo came to visit so he could "meet the Easter Bunny." He was less than impressed and actually quite terrified but the costume has now become somewhat of an inside joke. Evelyn came home from the hospital on Easter Sunday and Grandpa was waiting on her front stoop dressed as the Easter Bunny when she arrived home. So, when Uncle Dan arrived, he also wore it and walked into their house and without saying anything went in to find the baby to hold. Auntie Annie thought it ...