5 Months | 2.5 Years: Milestones

These kids are awesome. August goes to school now. Here are a couple of photos of his first day (he's got the white T shirt with the guitar on the front). He's having a great time in school, very little resistance/anxiety at drop off time, and he's good for 3+ hours... pretty impressive for a kid who's barely spent that much time away from one of us IN HIS LIFE.




And here's the little Bee. She's so happy and good-natured. What wonderful kids we have.

2.5 Years: Instant Classic

4 Months: And Grampa Too

Also this one, just in:

4 Months | 2.5 Years: Idaho Vacation

I'm not there to enjoy it with them, but Mary & the kids are in Idaho for a summer visit to Grandma & Grandpa. Having a lovely time. The stream of photos I'm getting back is wonderful.

Watering the garden.


The Bee!


August is recovering from a playground accident a few days ago, so look past the scuffed-up face, please.

12 Weeks | 2.5 Years: Images

Impressionist photo: August on Dogwalk


Video of Lela from last week: Smiles and Hiccups

11 Weeks: Lela Smile Again

9 Weeks: Rockin' Out

How to calm a fussy baby.

1. Craft an iTunes playlist called "Maximum Hippy", and ensure its contents closely match its title

2. Place baby in automatic swing thing supplied by Nani

3. Play playlist

4. Accidentally discover baby's affinity for CSN

5. Enjoy calmed baby

6. (Optional) Record video, post to blog