Spring at last!

Today we enthusiastically welcomed spring weather which has finally, finally arrived! (Now if it will just STAY!) After school, we headed to a park where Cameron whirled and twirled in circles until he nearly fell over, laughing and dizzy.After regaining his equilibrium, Cameron headed for the playground to climb, run, slide and get muddy. He also posed for this picture. You see, Matthew recently learned to stick out his lower lip, which we all think is just darling. This is because Matthew currently breaks out the pout when he is happy, not when he is sad. Cameron had noted that Matthew's protruding lower lip elicits oohs and ahhs from the grown-ups and apparently decided that he'll give the move a try. Somehow, it isn't quite as cute on a four-year-old!

And a short story about preschoolers and their refreshing, if sometimes embarassing candor. When we first arrived at the park, we were the only ones there. Shortly thereafter, a mother came pushing a boy about Matthew's age in a stroller and holding the hand of a little girl who looked to be around Cameron's age. As it so happened, they were African American. Cameron was excited to see a potential playmate headed our way, but even more excited when he saw the baby. "Ohhh, Mommy!" he cooed. "They have a baby! And it's a brown one just like ours!"