a smattering of thoughts

i've looked back at posts and realized that i've really slacked off.

life.

its been really great lately. so much so it's gotten in the way of blogging.  i suppose there are worse problems to have.

where to start?

ok. i never blogged about his birthday.  back in november we had cashel's birthday party at griffith park.  this is the invitation:

then we had thanksgiving, christmas, new years, blah blah blah

you can see all of these awesome pictures on my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84024656@N02/sets

right now it's march.  last week's weather was awesome - mid to upper 70's!  this week we're back in the 60's.  booooooooo

we're so spoiled here in so cal!

let me think....some highlights (and lowlights) off the top of my head:

-the schedule between halloween and new year's just about killed me last year. we were way too busy.
-how do people with more than one kid do it?
-cashel was in a soccer/baseball class with an amazing coach - coach akeim with "little boy joseph" and celia
-cashel resumed gymnastics where he can jump jump jump
-cashel started a theater class at theater 360.  he is playing the big billy goat of "the three billy goat's gruff"
-we play hide and go seek every.single.day.as.many.times.as.we.can.fit.it
-we also play a lot of freeze dance
-his go-to birthday present for friends is napkins and a can of green beans
-cashel has little interest in actually skiing but really wants to throw snow balls at jason as he snowboards
-he is spiderman much of the time
-he'll approach me and say - "ok mom. i have to say something......tag you're it!" and he dashes off
-he says "i like pirates much more than many things"
-"dad, you're reading to me tonight?  that's not cool"

and my favorite....when we were in raleigh we were on the ncsu campus and saw the bell tower and he said, "dad! is that the tower that mom was in when you saved her from the dragon?" and our response? "yep"