Peanut butter and seeds anyone?

While in Seattle, we finally made a pine-cone peanut-butter bird feeder that is so often recommended for little hands... Ella wanted to add syrup too, to give the birds a bit of dessert. But after hanging for only about two minutes, it was cut down and hauled away by this guy, with great delight. We had a good laugh. It was a ten minute project from start to finish.

Prince William Sound

Here is a view of the coastline of Prince William Sound.

Ella on the fish ladder

Here is Ella watching the salmon in the fish ladder at the Chittendon Locks in Seattle.

OMG

Can you imagine a more teenage pose than this? Oh boy! We're in for it! And by the way, her miniskirt (which shows her diaper, of course) is my fleece neckwarmer. What a character!

He's crawling!!

Ok, so maybe it's technically proto-crawling, because he is not really getting his belly off the ground, but he is getting his knees under him and propelling himself forward. He can cover a fair amount of ground, so we have to be careful about turning our backs!

Sweet, eh?

Sunshine

Liam has been so cheery lately. He just loves looking up at faces and smiling. What a fun guy to be around!