Baby Jack!

Here are some snapshots of our brandnewest baby cousin, taken in his second 24 hours. Congratulations Auntie Sarah and Uncle Ryan!

Hard at work:

It's official:


Fuss:

What are you people doing out there?

Where's Margaret?

She's coming to get you.

A well-travelled sleeper, Margaret has been camping,

and beaching.


But she's not one to miss a meal,

or a laugh.

Cousins are awesome

Not because they eat popsicles while they watch movies,

but because they eat hot dogs while they watch movies.

Did you know Bob Dylan was a gingerbread man?

Silas lives in a rapidly expanding universe. For example, we did not expect our recent vacation to Rhode Island to include a boat trip to Alaska:

When we visited dad's friend Nick in New Haven on our drive up, Silas wanted to know -- as we opened the door to Nick's apartment building -- "Is Nick a cat, or man?" Nick turned out to be a man, and we played with him at the beach, along with his human son, Matteo:

Silas likes to tell stories, and one of his current favorite heroes is Bob Dylan. In this video, we catch the tale end (so to speak) of Silas -- playing at being 25 -- bending the ear of another long-time dad friend, Fred, regarding Dylan's exploits -- complete with a gratuitous display of male-ness which cannot be taught: