But since the weather is so nice, we’ve been keeping his pants off.  This made for some hilarious pictures when Ane gave Rerun her old Superman play T-shirt.

And his brother, Batman, was more than happy to play along.

I love these boys.

But because the Webmaster had gotten up really early to run sound at church this morning, and Ane went with him, it soon was time to take a nap.

Notice that someone did not WANT to take a nap at that time.

Happy Father’s Day, again, to all the dads out there in the family – the Webmaster, Gichan, Papa, the Major, Oddball (to name a few) – and to all those who read the blog!

Here is Rerun from June 2010 (he was 3 and a half months here, so older than Thumper):

Thumper gave me the same attitude yesterday:

Good thing they’re cute, or they would be in trouble!

He is SO adorable.

Why do my sons have the longest eyelashes?  These are so disgustingly cute!

I have no idea where he got these.

I was talking to him, and he was thinking very hard about life, the universe, and everything.

And then I heard the unmistakable sound of a diaper being filled.

And this one had enough force to require a complete change of clothes.  So I had to put the camera down.  Good thing I carry backup clothes in the diaper bag.

He has been really working hard on the potty training, and as we did with Tad, he spends large parts of his day going “commando.”  This has made both of us (him and me) hyper-vigilant about his potty training.  However, with the “safety net” gone, Rerun began taking himself potty!  Step one complete – he knows when he needs to go.  Step two is to get him to take a Pull-Up or underwear off to use the toilet.

While I was out of the house yesterday with Thumper at a graduation open house, Rerun apparently did just that for his dad.  And then he did it again.

After it taking months and months to get Tad completely potty trained, it’s blowing my mind that Rerun is picking up on these cues so quickly.  I don’t expect him to have this down perfectly so soon, but I am really beginning to think that by the end of the summer, he really could be completely potty trained.

Of course, now he has also discovered that saying “I need to go potty!” is the PERFECT way to get out of going to bed.  However, he actually does go (not a lot) when he says this, so I guess we can’t complain.

However, we also discovered the other night that Rerun has nearly figured out how to climb out of his crib.

I guess we’re going to have to find a new home for all the Legos under the crib and bring the toddler bed back home for him.

And yesterday was my sweet niece Beth’s fourth birthday!  Happy birthday, Beth – we love you so much!

The Webmaster scanned an old picture of Ane for me.  She was also about 2 and a half months in this picture.

I think we may have found the sibling that Thumper looks most like at the moment.  Also, Ane was SO fair!  The boys have all had darker coloring.  Little Miss Pink has always been that way – though her hair has darkened up considerably.

Ane was out riding her bike with other kids in the neighborhood.

Rerun was also outside, but in our backyard, playing with a bubble wand.

Which left Tad inside, enjoying some peace and quiet as he colored and talked to himself.

And Thumper was just hanging out on the couch, watching the baseball game with me.

It was a warm day, so he was just wearing a onesie and enjoying himself.

I count this as a successful evening – I divided and conquered, and nobody bugged anybody else.  A win for Mom!

He likes to smile at me, but not at the camera.  So I had the Webmaster take these pictures.

He likes hearing Mommy’s voice.

Then we do a little “exercising.”

He’s getting so big and strong!

He is definitely getting bigger on me.