Cornucopia!

To celebrate Matt's birthday, the family travelled to Madison for an overnight. While there, we enjoyed the Chautauqua art fair and plenty of corn-- corn toss (Matt's birthday present), shucked corn, and cornfields on the ride back home. Here's to another great year, Matt!

Make New Friends but Keep the Old

Here's Wilson horsing around with his buddies--Lola (playing "boats" after storytime) and Mary and Georgie at Cary's house, where he spends two days a week while I'm at work.

Unca James, Ant Nee and Dayba

Translation: We spent the weekend at Uncle James, Aunt Renee and David's house in Ohio, and had a GRAND time. My favorite shots are of the family hugs. Thanks David for being such an awesome big cousin to Wilson!!! We can't wait to visit again!

Picnic with the Mountain Heroes!

Ada, Henry and Amanda joined us in the park for playing in mulch, making "dinner" (photo #1), and a picnic. Much fun was had by all.

Imagination!

Wilson is a great pretender these days. He sings about so many things, and pulls us down to the ground to "play," even handing us animals and dolls and commanding them to "talk." Everything is an adventure, and we are just trying to keep up. Here is a typical day...

Taking a "nap" as a baby while singing rock a bye baby.



Being king...



Taking a nap on the welcome mat.



Playing with a fish puppet. (Red sock to the rest of you).

Wilson and His Sexagenarian Grammy

Hail to the Queen!!! That's Grammy (Gay-Dah), Mom, and Jinny to the rest of you. We celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday, though Wil wanted a bit of the attention himself. Watch how deftly he stole the crown from the queen's head.





After much cake and ice cream, Wilson plopped himself down in her lap for a good read of the encylopedia. Here's to another great year Mom!

Bernheim Visit

We took advantage of the cooler morning hours and took an early hike in Bernheim. We saw deer, turkey vultures and John's favorite, a stick bug (Phasmatoidea, Phasmatidae). Wilson loved the adventure but once in the car, informed us he was ready for "home."