11 Months, Four Teeth

During his tenth months of life J expanded his hobbies to include pulling things out of the recycling bin, pressing his face against glass, and running with choking hazards in his mouth.

He’s a feathery 18.8 pounds and a long way from receiving a MacArthur Genius Award.

Jackson's Quilt

On our recent trip to California Aunt Barbara and Uncle Jake met us at the hotel and left us with a quilt for Jackson. The detail and craftsmanship are amazing. The love and care that went into every hand-stitch is unimaginable.

The picture does the masterpiece no justice but we can’t thank you enough. It is beautiful.  It is perfect.

Champions of Fall Fishing

October is a great month in Texas. Not only do we have pumpkins and hay bales, but we have fish.  Big, beautiful fish. 

Here I am with a Redfish 

Here is the Captain with a Ray. 

Here is the Captain with a Redfish.

Here is Liam with a catfish. 

Here is J wondering why I didn’t put clothes on him before fishing / getting the mail. In retrospect it was a reasonable question.

Autumnal Highlights

Having made it to fall we now spend our days doing all things pumpkin related and the kids are excited.

Here we are taking a family picture. J’s “you-people-are-idiots” look is on point.  Liam's isn't far behind.

Here they are stuffing a scarecrow. This actually went pretty well until everyone gave up and decided the maternity clothed tatterdemalion was going to have the facial features of a pig.

Here is the end result. Just a few members of a super-happy family and its scarecrow.

Bees. So Many Bees.

One day these bees show up on the porte cochere. The next day I met an apiarist from the Fort Bend Beekeepers Association. The day after that she is at my house coaxing the swarm into tiny wooden boxes with plans to keep them for herself.

It was all perfectly suburban until the beekeeper invited me outside and encouraged me to remain calm as I got stung in the eye.