Crawl Achieved

Then he made his way to the hallway. A proud moment!

Learning to Crawl

Jack has reached an exciting milestone this week as he learned to really move from place to place. He now spends his whole day exploring his more expansive world. It has really changed things around here! Here he is getting into his squat position, which he practiced for several days before making his move...

LB - Little Bluebird

The tales of Jack's charms will be long indeed. This boy can literally stop a restaurant during morning service so that the workers can admire his large smile and good looks. Not to brag! It's just the gosh darn truth. 'Nough said.

Washington D.C., Baby!

Day one of our trip to D.C. featured a free chocolate chip cookie that was bigger then all of our heads! We received this edible delight thanks to the charms of Little Bluebird, Jack. The hotel stay that night was tons of fun since Thom and Avery got to horse around in the indoor pool. The next day, we arrived in D.C. (technically, Pentagon City in Arlington, VA) where we stayed with Thom's sister Barbara and his niece, Grace. Our first full day of the D.C. area, we made a trip to the National Zoo. Unfortunately, the zoo bit the big one. If not for the adorable pandas, it would have been a very dismal outing indeed. Hot sun, long paths to nowhere, only one exit on the other side of an incredibly steep incline, no food options for vegetarians, etc. Just ugh all around. But ever the troopers, we quickly recovered and had a great time with our other adventures. These include hanging with Salina, an old high school buddy, and Susan, our dear old college pal. The trip came to a close with a typical visit to Bloomfield where Jack and Aves got to spend some time with the Hemeleski clan.

Apple Dumpling Gang

We found a great apple orchard and a great day to go picking apples and choosing pumpkins.

School's in, life shifts into fast gear

School's back in session, and life is getting busy on us! Some weeks it is hard to find the time to update our little blog-- so we do a whole bunch when we can. Here is Elli, the seventh grader.

Please sir, may I have some more?

Spiffy Molly needs more food!

KidsFest 2009

We had a great time at the Kidsfest in Wachusetts, Mass. The kids collected free samples of snacks for their lunches, made cookies with their faces printed on them by computer, and climbed the rock tower. Good fun!