Video: Kisses & Giggles

Graham is 5 months old today!

It's so cliché, but we really can't believe how fast time is going and how quickly Graham is changing and growing. He is now in the early stages of practicing sitting, and does this by leaning forward on his arms in a tripod-like position... until he slumps either all the way down toward his toes (good thing he's flexible!) or off to the side. He also spends lots of time on his tummy pushing up and building arm strength. He's ready to move but hasn't quite figured out how. He'll get there before we know it though!

Video: Why board books are a must

Who needs to read when there's so much grabbing to do?

Cabin fun

We took our first multi-family vacation this past weekend: 6 parents, two 3-year-olds, a 14-month old, a 7-mo-old, and Graham, who will be 5 months tomorrow! Graham was exposed to the sometimes chaotic, loud, and super fun nature of being with a bunch of kids all at once.



He was completely intrigued by watching the 3-year-olds play rock star band while screaming "banjo! banjo! banjo!" and playing with big sticks. Naturally, Jeff was the band leader.



We roasted marshmellows over the campfire, took turns with the canoe and kayak, danced to Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra and more, and went for walks among the colorful fall leaves.




Joe and Jeff relaxed in the lakeside sauna then jumped like madmen into the super cold lake. The adults also took turns making fabulous meals (circus waffles with a homemade raspberry sauce, from-scratch marinara sauce, and Joe even brought the bread machine!, and more...), and we managed to polish off—over the course of the weekend—nearly an entire bottle of whiskey and several bottles of wine after the kids went to bed. Oh! and there was lots of star gazing and some of us even saw a few shooting stars. When can we go back???