You know it's naptime when--

You look up from the cookbook you are scrutinizing for some guidance on how to separate a chicken's leg from its thigh and notice your kid is no longer as interested in his tuna sandwich as he is in the backs of his eyelids.

Here's Paul . . .

. . . trying out for the cover of the Baby Gap catalog or something.

These Are Just Two of Paul's Favorite Things

Buttons of any kind



And Daddy

Cute Paul Pictures

Ready for Sunday School


I set up his ball tent


And Daddy got in it

Our Cabin

So here we were in Galax, VA. Cute place, huh? Paul was currently hoping for one more wagon ride and super-charged chocolate milk before we came and spoiled his grandparent fun.




Aren't we cute!

Paul Opening Presents

"Thanksgiving" with Aunt Julie and Uncle Stephen

The whole morning felt like Thanksgiving, but it was December 20. I mentioned going to Walgreens, and Julie said, "Would they be open?" But I knew what she meant. I had gotten up at 5:00 to put a huge turkey in the oven that we had prepared Lucy and Ethel style the night before. We had mashed potatoes, corn, those crescent rolls that have now become a holiday staple. . . It felt like a holiday. Obviously we obsessed over the food. Note how many actual people earned a place in our photo documentation.