my dear friend julie and her family made a surprise visit last week.
kai stays close to his papa, but sneaks a glance at me

silas warmed up to juergen in about three seconds. kai acknowledged his good judge of character by sharing lap space.

garfield park in the evening - attending the sugar from the sun opening.

silas makes a run for the azaleas.

china has spoiled our son into thinking where there is the sound of gurgling water, there will be fish.

the plants in the background are descendents of azaleas from the world's columbian exposition of 1893. now that is family photo worthy.

band practice is going to be difficult when the keyboard players live in different continents.

soaking up the silly vibes.

taking advantage of the afternoon sunlight.

the urban jungle.

silas helps out with sam's snot phobia.

giving your kid dumb hairdos is a requirement in our parenting pamphlet.

