The Brookston Family Blog
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Today was Sarah’s sister Margaret’s birthday. Margaret and her husband Don came over for a little cake and ice cream.

The kids watch as Marget prepares to blow out her candle.

Porter can’t resist helping, of course.

Margaret makes her wish.

And offers Porter a chocolate star.

But the kids prefer the white cupcakes.

So much so that Porter goes for seconds.

Porter “helps” Margaret open her present.

Margaret snuggling with Alice.

As Alice decimates a tangerine from the inside out.

Happy birthday Margaret!

Today we took Porter and Alice, to the Butter & Eggs Day Parade in Petaluma, California. Porter, of course, has been going through a farm animal phase and we though he would get to see a lot of horses and other animals in the parade. What we didn’t count on seeing was a float from Lagunitas Brewing Co. of Petaluma, though I suppose we should have. They had a flatbed truck with a band playing and all sorts of merriment going on. When the parade ended they kept on driving down the street, not stopping until they reached the Buckhorn Saloon, where I finally caught up with them for a drink.

The Lagunitas Float.

Pat Mace, a friend and salesman for Lagunitas at the Buckhorn Saloon after the parade.

Alice, who’s always trying to keep up with her big brother, kept trying to climb up on the big green ball, too. So we let her take a few turns, too.

Alice atop the big green ball.

Bouncing on the ball.

And landing on the cushions.

Here’s a movie of Alice playing on the big green ball at Porter’s O.T. on Wednesday. Notic e how after Alice’s jump she tries everything she can to thwart Porter’s next jump. You can either download the movie to your desktop or just click on the link to play it in your web browser (assuming your web browser has the quicktime plug-in installed).

At Occupational Therapy last Wednesday, one of Porter’s tasks was to climb up onto a big green rubber ball and then jump down onto a bed of cushions. Needless to say, Porter attacked this one with relish (which is also green).

King of the hill.

Preparing to jump.

Leaping into the sky.

Jumping into the cushions.

Sliding into home.

Here’s a movie of Porter climbing up and jumping off the big green ball at O.T. on Wednesday. You can either download the movie to your desktop or just click on the link to play it in your web browser (assuming your web browser has the quicktime plug-in installed).