Space Commander Diego

For the last couple of months Oliver has been very into anything "space". He is a self proclaimed Space Commander. In fact, he calls himself "Space Commander Diego". If I call him Oliver, he corrects me. "No Mamma, I'm Space Commander Diego!" I have been labeled "Space Commander Mommy" Jeff is "Space Diego Daddy" and Emma is sometimes "Space Cadet" and sometimes "Space Dora" depending on Ollie's mood.
It has been quite an adventure. Regular stuff has turned into space stuff. "Space shoes, space pants, space food, space bike, car = space shuttle..." the list could go on all day. The point obviously is, everything has some affiliation with space or rocket ships at our house lately. Quite fun.
Yesterday, we were out getting Oliver a new set of sheets for his bed (space sheets as Oliver pointed out to me)and both Ollie and Emma were riding in the stroller. Out of nowhere Ollie yells out "Mommy watch out! There's a meteor ahead!" I jumped a bit, and then felt a little silly as it processed in my mind. Of course there's not a meteor ahead. We're at Bed Bath and Beyond, not Outer Space. Of course I played along though. I thanked him for the warning, and steered a different way to avoid a terrible collision with a meteor in the bedding aisle.
Oliver seriously has the most amazing imagination I've ever seen. He astounds me every day. It is also funny to see Emma playing along and following everything big brother does. She is talking more, and growing up before our eyes. I am the luckiest Space Commander Mommy in the whole entire universe!!

Today I love Cambridge

I guess there are quite a few days that I love Cambridge, it's a wonderful place. However, today I love Cambridge almost as much as I do in the fall. It is currently partly sunny, not too hot or humid, and there is a nice breeze. Perfection. Oliver, Emma and I went on a walk this morning to Fresh Pond, and wandered around the newly re-done wildflower trail. It was a wonderful morning. I feel so incredibly grateful to have my children. They have given me some gray hairs, but they're worth it! They're my best buds.

Road Trips With Kids: Not Reccommended

We got back late Sunday night from a good ol' road trip with the kids. We left Austin, Texas after we picked Jeff up from work on Friday, and had to be back to Boston in time for him to go to work Monday morning. Probably not the funnest thing in the world. In fact, at times during the hours and hours trapped in the car (16 hrs a day)I thought I may be suffering some kind of slow, miserable death reserved especially for those who have done something really bad. Really though, Oliver and Emma were total troopers. They did so well for being confined to car seats. Other than the time or two when Oliver decided to unbuckle himself, and Emma throwing all of her binkies then immediately demanding them back with violent shrieks.... all went well. On our way we saw a couple of very serious semi truck/car accidents that were heart wrenching and obviously fatal. I am just so grateful that our long journey home was a safe one, and that we are in one piece -and sane.