High Fashion

Margaret models her fancy sun bonnet -- also worn by Rachel (as a baby).





Silas, aka Dragon, plays with his little family at the dining room table. Dragon is in the midst of "talking" the father, who has a deep voice.

New tricks

Margaret moves across the floor like a glacier. One minute she is sitting on one side of the carpet, and although you never see her actually move, three minutes later she is sitting on the opposite side of the room. She's also getting interested in standing -- in the pictures below I picked her up so that she could grab the side of her toy, which she thought was a pretty neat trick.

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Margaret is sitting up with confidence and intention, eating some solid food, making some NFL-caliber diving grabs for our dinner plates and eyeballs, and generally beginning to contemplate ways she might be able to navigate this whole time and space thing without relying on someone else's steam. We are enjoying her transition from infancy to babyhood.

First day of school

Monday, October 5th. Silas was more than excited, and had plenty of fun. But he still called in Sleepy Cub and Corduroy for back up. You never know when you might need a friend.

The Ballad of S.O.E. Ruffy

Silas set himself up with the guitar and a "microphone" (aka the guitar stand) yesterday and spent a good bit of time composing and singing some songs. They started out as an amalgamation of verses from different songs and poems he knows ("there was a farmer had a train, and on that train was a school bus...") and evolved into more original compositions -- primarily revolving around the exploits of train cars. Below is the end of his last song, about a train car named "S.O.E. Ruffy":

A Dynamic Duo

Silas and Margaret are beginning to play with each other ... here they share a ride on the HMS Exer-saucer ...

... and Silas helps her out with a bottle.

When Margaret is sleeping, Silas can take on more serious tasks, such as constructing a bus with seats for 30 people.

Silas has also been keen for Margaret to practice her sitting up skills -- which are improving daily. We captured this recent moment on camera together...

and Silas took a "good movie" to document the occasion.

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?