A Fancy Dinner

Here is Win and I having a fancy dinner at home during our recent family vacation. The vacation was a blast, and Win had a great time meeting six of his seven cousins. Cousin number seven he'll meet this weekend, when we catch up with Grandma and Grandpa Dean, Jed, Sara, Johanna, Matt, and finally meet cousin Esther.

Baseball

Last night I went to Tigers/Cardinals game, and while I was out Win got dressed up and watched the game with uncle Jamie.

Alone in the yard

Two Men, Two Giraffes

Here is a long-awaited picture of Win and his younger cousin Luke (6 weeks). Oddly enough, they both decided to wear orange suits with giraffes on them today.

Vacation

Win is on his first official summer vacation with the whole Henderson Clan in Bloomfield Hills. Here he is sharing a cold one with his uncle Jason. So far he's really enjoying all his cousins and aunts and uncles (including, for a short time, Johanna).

Noelen and Win

Our friends Josh and Catie have a little boy who is 3 months older than Win. They live a couple of houses down from us. This is Noelen (above) and Win (below) playing together on a blanket outside.

Jared spent the weekend cleaning the garage (believe me it took the whole weekend). Here is a picture of Win "helping" him.

Duct Tape is Not an Effective Swaddle

Last week we had several really hot days. Being that Win tends to be a hot baby his standard double layered swaddle, which keeps him nice and snug through the entire nap, was too hot for him. We have learned by experience that swaddling him in a single layer simply doesn't last more than a couple of minutes. In an attempt to keep him cool during one of his naps we experimented by "reinforcing" one layer. As you can see in the top photo, Win was game. About 20 minutes into his nap I heard yelling from his crib. I discovered Win angrily kicking unbound legs. He simply doesn't sleep without being swaddled. Needless to say, we swaddled him with two layers and turned on the air conditioning.

Crab Pal

This crab is Win's favorite toy. He is getting very good at reaching for it, grabbing on, and holding it while playing. He loves to cram its various parts in his mouth, but his favorite is crab legs.

Edgy "My Profile" Photo

If Win had a My Space account this would be his profile photo.

A Grassy Experience

I put Win down in the grass to see how he would react. He didn't mind it at all. In fact, it seems as if he was trying to eat it.

Great-Grandma Hetzler

Here is Win with his Great-Grandma Hetzler (Jared's Mother's Mother). He seems to like her finger.

I'm talking to the man in the mirror

I'm asking him to change his ways. And no message could have been any clearer - if you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself then make that change.