Thumper decided to celebrate Independence Day a day later with his own show of independence. HE ROLLED OVER!!! He started on his back, and then got on his side, with both Ane and me watching intently. Once he tucked his shoulder under himself, I knew he’d done it.  Ane started to squeal in delight as […]

Here are some pictures from our 4th of July celebration.  We ended up not going to the local parade this year, as Tad was still not fully recovered from his ear infection.  Instead, we had a small barbecue at our house with Grandma, Gichan, Auntie and Obachan.  The Webmaster and I put on a small […]

When Rerun was a baby, I started a tradition of taking a group picture of the kids on every 4th of July.  Here they are, in 2010… 2011 (which happens to be one of my favorite pictures of the older three)… 2012… And this year, we outgrew the chair and had to move to the […]

Well, Ane’s nails are, anyway. The fridge is now full of food, too – it was cool enough to cook without feeling like the house was turning into an inferno, and I may have gotten carried away. Time to party like it’s 1776!