What does he do now?

He is able to stand anywhere anytime, his execution is greatly improved over the last few weeks, but his dismount is poor. He often gets stuck and starts to cry right around when these shots were taken. But the boy has no fear (except of the beach). 3 times this week Bill or I have left the front door open for no more then 20 seconds, and had to run out to grab the little man before he heads down the stairs. He is quick!

Summa Summa Summer time

Summer time means to me: food, fruit, and fresh veggies (I will always be a Ludlow at heart, and associate every major holiday, season, or happening with food.) Our summer has been slow in starting, we have had late rain and comparatively mild days and cool nights. The summers here have always been a bit disappointing due to the large amounts of field corn people eat around here. So disappointing in fact that Bill brought back his own seeds and is growing his own sweet corn in the back field behind our house. But this week we were given some "normal" corn, that was surprisingly very good. Sadly though I remembered I don't like bar-b-q chicken.

Billy Boy

These shots require to much explanation








Happy 33 to our Billy Boy (well, Billy Boy to his mom, he will always be Bill to me)

Second Times a Charm

this weekend we celebrated the birthday's of Bill and 2 other workers. The place we visited was up in the mountains and still quite cool. But, had an indoor pool the temperature of a warm bath. Well it was perfect. Zaky, as previously documented, does not like pools. He stayed on the side scooping water into buckets (just fine with me much easier to watch). Jonas splashed and splashed, and almost fell asleep with his head leaning on the donkey's tail. Bill played tennis with his buddies.

Beach Baby

Jonas' first visit to the beach of the season. Our friends, who our teachers, have been living at the University president's condo at a resort through the school year. They have to be out at the end of the month, so they invited us to visit last weekend. Zaky couldn't take his eyes off the "sminn pool". But once we got down to the pool he wanted nothing to do with it. He is strictly a beach boy. Jonas on the other hand had no desire to be anywhere near either.

My Boys and their Sleeping

Jonas has learned how to stand up in his crib. This has opened up an whole new can of worms. He works himself up, and has not learned how to get down. He is a climber, and was actually trying to climb up from his crib.

He finally gave up.
Zaky meanwhile, has moved off the sponge we put on the floor, to just sleeping on the floor.

Potty's Log

I retract my last blog entry. I must go now, have to scrub poo off the couch. And for all future house guests, I am not going to specify which couch.