Thursday, August 19

Uncle Brian

We have been lucky to have a new addition to our household: Uncle Brian! He's my youngest brother, just graduated from the University of Michigan. He's staying at our place while he looks for a job--and to help me out as we get ready for our new baby :)

The kids love having him here. Among many other things, he's handy to have around when Mom doesn't know how to fix a flat bike tube:

To give private guitar lessons & fun concerts:


And to accompany us to the LA Zoo:

Tom was there too, but it was nice to have another set of muscles to push the stroller or round up kids. We had a pretty entertaining day at the zoo, with lots of animal activity. I loved watching these mountain goats balance on a cliff and then jump down.

A hippo out of the water? Fun to see him walk around and then glide on into the pool and blow bubbles.

I really like koalas.

Back to the original subject of Brian...it is so nice to have some family around again. We haven't seen him in quite a while and it is nice to have good quality time with him. He gets to see our daily life and we get to be entertained by his talents, hobbies and funny personality.

4 comments:

Amber Omer said...

How fun!! So glad you have a little help during your last couple weeks here! It's crazy that he's almost here! We're excited for you guys!

Emily said...

Looks like there's nothin' but fun around there! We're thinking of you a lot and can't wait to hear all the details. (Are you scared?)

Jan said...

We're glad you've had this time together. What memories you're making and the kids will always remember fun times with Uncle Brian.

rebecca said...

So nice to have met your brother. And I'm happy he and Liz are friends.