Glut of Pictures/What I Did On My Summer Vacation

The summer in brief review:


Jude gets his yearly bath. A few months early.


We went to the zoo with the cousins. Jude was always either strapped into the sling on the stroller, so just imagine his little face in there somewhere.


We grew watermelons. Or tried too. I'll say this- the learning curve was high at least.


We celebrated Dave's 60th birthday with a big party.


Lotus and Joaquin went to VBS, where Lotus apparently picked up a bad case of glow-eye.


Joaquin demonstrates how freshy-fresh his armpits are.


Even the toughest critic in the audience was entertained.


I can't think of a caption for this picture right now. I'm giggling too hard. He looks like an Amish pimp.


And then, there were the kids' birthdays. In reverse order:

Lotus turned seven.


Gabriel turned two.


Joaquin turned four. I want you to notice the severe downward trend of cake quality during those two weeks. I was caked out.

The boys have plots. And secrets. And no, they won't tell us what they are.




Joaquin, Lotus, and her celebrity crush, Doug Elliot.