Birthday Love

How did I miss this? Freddie shares her birthday with Charles. So when Charles was opening his presents (not trucks), Freddie was enjoying buckwheat pancakes (in her skivvies!) and discovering the joy of burnt sugar ice cream (above). Let's just take a moment to think about that: burnt sugar ice cream. Wow.

Graham joined in the celebration. I love his hipster glasses and the chill pose:


Malcolm, however, seems to disapprove a bit. He's not yet had his birthday, so perhaps that's the problem. All the attention, recently focused on Himself, shifted for a day to Freddie. That can't go over well when you're almost-three-months.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Freddie. I hope you had a nice day and Iain wishes for you to get at least one truck.

More 'Colm

Baby Malcolm, at two weeks old (above) and hanging with his big brother (below). This morning I was sort of ruminating on the size of that family over time.

Today, it's a party of five. But in a few years, there'll be friends over for dinner/slumber parties/play dates/dating (!). A few years after that there'll be spouses and maybe children and before you know it: 20 people for Thanksgiving.

Malcolm

Welcome to Malcolm, the newest member of the H-F clan, brother to Graham and Freddie, scion of two great families.

Last night I asked Charles, "Is it that Sara and Brian always choose interesting names, or is it that when they choose a name it becomes interesting?" No idea. But we can't wait to hear about Malcolm's adventures.