Less hurrying, more pausing.

"but the biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this. I did not live in the moment enough. this is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. there is one picture of the three of them sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4 and 1. and I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less." anna quindlen

I am trying my best to do a lot of remembering these days. It's surprisingly easy when you know what is important in life.

Hot Steppin'

Kiddo

Piano Man

Our Boy is ONE!

Here he is, all grown up at age ONE!

We love you, Oodles!
You are so full of life, inquisitive, persistent, and good-natured.
You are such a happy little guy who has a wonderful sense of humour.
Happy Birthday!

Bananas!

Mr. Independent

Owen has decided he wants to start feeding himself more, rejecting the spoon or fork or finger approaching his mouth loaded with yummy food, leading to this:




He's very methodical in his pattern-making.