Cousin Ciaran's Christening

This weekend we officially welcomed my favorite cousin Ciaran to the family. At the least, he is the fifteenth baby to wear the family christening gown. All the babies who wore it and were at Ciaran's ceremony gathered for a picture with Great Grandma Dottie.

Summer Reading

The lazy days of summer offer lots of opportunities to catch up on some light reading. I'm thinking I might take up shipbuilding, too.

Midwestern Corn-Fed Girl

I tried corn on the cob for the first time on Fathers Day. It was juicy and sweet and lots of fun to eat once Dad helped me get the hang of it. The first bite gave me an opportunity to use my latest "word"--Mmmmmm!

Dad and I had a great time hanging out together and bonding.

My First Scraped Knee

This weekend I learned what it feels like to kiss the concrete with my knee. I got a big scrape, but I was a big girl and just got up and kept going. I only cried when I tripped the next day and scraped it again.

I didn't let it get in the way of a fun weekend. I visited with Aunt Laura and Ciaran; Grandma and Grandpa took us for the best gelato outside of Italy and I also got to peek at all the chocolates Mr. Canady makes, too; and what's a weekend without organizing my blocks? I won't let a scraped knee get in the way; I've got things to do!