There are other pieces that he has been playing and practicing, but this one is kind of special because it’s famous!
I took this minutes after his lesson, when he had played it for the absolute first time.
So, this is actually his 3rd time playing it.
He was pretty excited, though he doesn’t show it in the video. Here is a self-portrait, posted a few minutes later on his Instagram:
Nothing comes to mind, but I start to stress if I haven’t posted in a while. :)
(go ahead, make fun.)
Here’s a cute pic from this morning:
Lucy wanted to wear her Sleeping Beauty “ta-wawa” (tiara) but couldn’t find it.
Oscar learned the meaning of “commotion” and “perpendicular”.
I spent some of yesterday snickering at a hideous soccer mom’s rude email.
The other 99% of the day was spent wrestling with Lightroom.
Mark recycled some junk mail, but also retrieved some neighbor’s junk from the can, so we ended up “plus junk” in my accounting. (S.o.p.)
I bought a new pound of coffee, it might last me the week.
Here are the last photos from a Very. Happy. Birthday.
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This was at breakfast. Oscar got what he asked for: an iPhone.
I know, I know, hold your horses. First of all, it’s not actually functioning as a phone (no sim card), although it does have internet. And, we didn’t go out and get it. It’s a hand-me-down from Mark, from when he upgraded to the 4S. He uses it to play games, and he is newly on Instagram (more on that in a future post).
He has been using it already, but now it’s “his”, to keep with him, manage, and not share with Lucy.
Not a single pic during the day. :( Oscar went to school. He said it was good. I picked him up, with chocolate milk in hand. We drove across town to get Lucy, which is our new normal thing. Then we came home and started cooking dinner.
Dinner.
With family, Nanu & Chief, and Cole & Kiera. Alex and Madie were at a Giants game, celebrating Alex’s birthday (Also the 4th – HBD!).
This is the shot Kiera got with her phone, as seen above. (We’re all a little camera phone / Instagram addicted around here lately. I love it.) And, there’s no photo, (what was I thinking?!) but we also had a visit from Lucy’s Godfather, Carlo, and his soon-to-be wife Flor. They helped us sing happy birthday.
So many candles for my little guy! Seven! Crazy.
P.S. A song for Oscar
Omi and Opi got in on the Oscar birthday action: dinner this evening.
I didn’t take too many photos, but we had a really nice time!!
They brought hot pizza, and red wine. We made a huge salad, and relaxed.
I think we ended up talking with Oscar the whole dinnertime.
Maybe that’s what can happen when you have a seven year old..?
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This is a link to a slideshow of photos from this weekend’s party: a sleepover.
(oooooh, the first of many?)
Fun times – and more to come on the 4th, his actual bday.
https://oscarandlucy.com/wp-content/slideshows/2012/oscar7/
Thanks, Sweet Kiera, for beautiful cookies!
Oscar picked a lot of things out himself, including the slideshow music. Pretty cool that James Brown.
(PS. I can’t wait until Lucy’s birthday party, one of my last chances to make it All the way I want it! bwahahahahaa….)