First day of vacation

The title says it all. Melissa, Walter, I and even the tadpole all started our first day of vacation this past Sunday. We started it off with some strenuous couch sitting.

22 months!

Oh yeah! Walter is pretty darned close to 2!

New Chores

Walter's new favorite chore is helping with the dishes.

21 Months!

The Littlest Habs Fan

Xmas 2007

Walter started with the biggest package which held the biggest dumptruck that he has ever seen. Thanks, Uncle Elie!



Always books, even with wheels attached.



Pretty soon, Walter was awash in a sea of wrapping paper.



Walter's stocking was bulging.

Xmas 2007 Pt.2

Walter was shocked that his stocking held a dinosaur!



He wasn't so surprised or dismayed by the chocolate, however...



Gruncle Jim and Kathy came to visit too, bringing one of his favorite presents, an art easel. Thanks, Gruncle and Kathy!



But of course, like many a kid, Walter's most favorite toy on Xmas day was an old box!

His boots and mine

I just love the way that Walter's mind works. He arranged his boots on top of the toe just so delicately balanced last week that it really impressed me.

The Tree

Last weekend, we found our first Xmas tree for the new house. Walter even helped decorate it, though he did sorta get carried away with the jingle bells.

20 months old!

Making the smooth transition to the nearly terrible twos, of course the t-shirt reads "Little Wild Man."

1st snowstorm!

Well, we have had/ are having still our first real snow of the season. An early storm thats putting down about 18' to two feet in some places. While Mom had to work today, Walter and I were industrious.

Thanksgiving 2007

Tom, our turkey, before...


...and Tom after.


And Walter was a very helpful sous-chef.






The spread.


Walter was the first to be served and with his Papa had the turkey legs.




I can't believe I ate the whole thing...


For Walter, Christmas came early. Thanks, Grammie and Aunt Maddie!

Happy Birthday, Byron.

Happy 38th Birthday, Byron, my brother in arms and in myth, my brother from another mother. I know, I know. Its not the homebrew from last year, but PBRs, though we shared quite a few of those together. Miss you always and looking forward to that day when we'll share drinking stories and tankards in Valhalla and the Happy Hunting Grounds.

Too much of a good thing?

19 months!

The coy one... you're not really going to take my picture, are you?


Just kidding you! Just make sure that you give me creative control after the photo shoot.