Company Picnic

Just a Few More Beach Photos

Although the weather the past few days has felt a little cool for August, Saturday afternoon warmed up nicely - as did Lake Michigan, and the family hit the beach.

Getting our feet wet

Reserved Sylvia gets brave

Posing for Dad

The Backhoe Dance

For the past few weeks, Sylvia has a ritual of putting on a dance marathon. She has one dance called the "Banana (Nama) Dance," "Driving the Car Dance," and the "Ack Ack" (not sure what this one is all about).

The dance we've captured here is entitled, "The Backhoe Dance." Sylvia is intrigued by construction equipment. And, it seems that the Backhoe is the most inspiring to her. You can see how in the video.

Sylvia Sings the Blues

So, we've caught Sylvia's flare for self-expression on film. Here she does a rendition of her first blues song entitled, "No Bath."

Climbing On a Dragon

Sylvia bravely climbed on a sea dragon at Old Orchard.

My First iPhone Post

Chasing rabbits.

The Floor, Part 1

A picture from tonight's dinner:
Why are Sylvia and Charlie both in the kitchen with all of our houseplants?

Because we are getting new floors:
This is the result of the washing machine 'repair' a few weeks ago which dumped an inch or two of water into our condo. All things considered, the process has been pretty easy, and this has allowed us to upgrade to actual wood flooring in a lighter color which should lighten things up, especially in those dark winter months. The installation began this morning at 8:30 and should be finished up by the end of the day tomorrow.

We hope it will be. It is pretty rainy here now, and everything that used to be in our living room is now in Chris and Darcie's bedroom, so the place is feeling a bit cramped with a curious toddler. We'll post photos of the finished product later this week.