Mr. Jones and me

... and Mom, and Levynn, and Lincoln.

Yes, the Chambers Family Four will be at Louisville Slugger Field on Friday night for the aforementioned Rock 'N' Roll Triple Play 2007 concert featuring Counting Crows, Live, and Collective Soul. The tickets are bought!

No one objected to our previous post teasing this possibility. So this is what you all get.

Fear not. Since children under the age of 12 get in free and the playground areas in the stadium will be open, we're confident this is a family-friendly show.

But we are looking into baby earplugs, grandmothers.

Van Levynn

Our little artist, before, during and after her session this afternoon. She explained to Mom afterward that her images show "a couple of lobsters, a sparrow and a wiggly worm slide." How creative!

Speaking of baseball

Today was the baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Two of the biggest stars in the sport went in and if we didn't just have a baby, you can bet we'd have been in Cooperstown to see Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken. I mean, we even considered such baseball names as Camden and Wrigley (maybe we'll save those for our imaginary twins).

However, locally this week there is a concert with Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul at ... drum roll ... Slugger Field. Nathan says he'll go by himself if he has to, but I say, why not all four of us? Surely they won't charge for our young fans, right? How cool (or crazy?) would that be?

Oh, also, Mom wants to say that she successfully put on Levynn's socks and tied her shoes yesterday WHILE HOLDING Lincoln. And that she promises never to take advantage of the fact that Levynn can hold up her head by herself (important when balancing six library books and a 3-week old with a poopy diaper), or that Levynn will (usually) put her arms and legs where you want them to go, such is in shirt sleeves or through the car seat's straps, a skill Lincoln is still learning.

Going, going, gone

Morning

Evening

We've been anxiously waiting for Lincoln's leftover umbilical cord to fall off, because the pediatrician said she wasn't going to be as patient as they had been for Levynn's to fall off. She didn't get rid of hers until she was about six weeks old or so and since it can be hereditary for the delay, the pediatrician said she would give Linc a month and then send him to the surgeon. Yikes!

So Dad's been vigilant about dousing it with alcohol and this morning it was just barely hanging on. And then tonight, ta da! No more black leftovers!

Levynn and Lincoln at the library

The Library Champion visited her Wednesday stomping grounds for the Summer Reading sendoff this afternoon. As you can see, Lincoln joined her! It was his first time at the library but, as we all know, surely not his last. He'll be a Library Champion someday, too.

Dad's not the only one

Overheard V

We do have this for you, though.

During dinner, Levynn said, "You're a lucky Dad."

It wasn't the first time she said that today. But this time Mom asked her why Dad is lucky.

Her reply?

"Because I love him."

We haven't forgotten about you

It's just that we're not about to have a baby and we haven't just had a baby. So the excitement has been few and far between.

Lincoln is great; he seems to be growing rapidly (see below). Levynn has a slight eye infection, but it's being treated. Mom just had a haircut and looks like her old self again. And Dad's just Dad, as always.

The Show

Levynn couldn't tell you what "creative movement" means, but she'll show you what it is in this snippet from her first career public performance at the Louisville Ballet School today. She was awesome!

Mom and her (sleepy) kids