Said in his highchair to avoid eating vegetables:

"I feew sad bacuz I want ta get down."

Said tenderly to a bar of soap

retrieved from the bath water: "I got you yiddle buddy. I got you yiddle buddy."

A Ring Bear says ROAR!!!!!

A few images from Nick's sister Jessica's wedding last Saturday. Pictured are the bride annd groom, Bill and Jessica, flowergirl Kayla (Graham's cousin), and of course the three of us. It was a fun time!

Breastfeeding PSA's you'll never see

because formula-makers have too much money flowing into our government.

Don't believe me? See
20/20
The Washington Post, 8/31/2007

Graham's 2nd Birthday

Graham woke up to a room full of yellow and black balloons and me in a construction hat bearing the number 2 and his picture. He opened presents from us in the morning. He got a new easel, smock, tempera paints and paintcups and brushes; 2 wooden construction truck puzzles which quickly frustrated him and needed to be held together with rubber bands so he could actually play with the trucks; a set of bug parts to "play bugs"; and a wooden beading snake.

After his nap Grandpa Chuck and Anneva came over and we had cake, chocolate with green icing and mounds of chocolate cake "dirt" on top, with bulldozers pushing it around and two huge sparklers for candles. He tried so hard to blow them out! It was adorable.

Then we all went to the State Fair for the night, wearing our Graham construction hats! We checked out the Birthing Barn, which was really interesting. It appears that the pigs are confined however, during labor. This was really upsetting to me. Having gone through it now myself, I can't imagine not moving around. It seemed immoral to me. But it was hard to ignore Graham's excitement when he said, "Look Momma! Baby pigs, nursin!" He also saw and pet many other baby animals, so that was neat. He just about debilled a baby duck though.

He feasted on absolute junk, which I never allow, so it was quite a birthday treat. He had cheese curds, lemonade and Sweet Martha's cookies for dinner! We rode the giant slide, the Sky Ride and the Ferris Wheel, the last of which combined with all the junk he'd eaten and the late hour to absolutely freak him out. It wasn't his first Ferris Wheel ride, but he wound up wanting to get off pretty badly. Then my dad won him a football shooting hoops on the Midway, and we went to see the horse barn on the way out.

Graham didn't pass out on the way home, but we all expected him to. It was a big day!

We love you sweet boy.

At the cabin with Jacki and Krystle

sleepy, in the rain, wicked pissed, shaving