Watty is All Smiles

Watson is getting so big! We cannot believe what being stuck in the house all winter can do. He has started getting out of that fat baby stage and heading towards the little toddler phase. Of course, we all know he still is a baby- but he sure is growing fast!

He has two teeth now which are really cute. He is also starting to creep on his own and sits up. He also is trying to crawl- knees up.. but it is in vain. He is not ready yet.

Here is a hat that Tammy Anderson of Scarlet Stitch made for Anna. She thought that it would be cute to have her little brother wear it.
I love the blue eyes with the blue PJs. He has great big eyes!
Here is a 'hey ladies!' smile.
And a great big smile again! What a guy.
We all love him quite a bit. It is hard to imagine that love grows in home- the more there are- the more to love!

First Sun Equals First Trip to Meijer Gardens

We made our first trip to Meijer Gardens this week. We have had some beautiful sun and used the opportunity to get out and walk and enjoy the sculptures and the butterflies.
We had a lot of fun with the Meijers' family. We sat on their laps and tickled them and basically acted stupid.
I thought I would tell Fred thank you for all of the good times we have had there over the years.
Lydia and Watson had a nice time too.
Watson, in his young life, does not realize how much time we will spend there this spring and summer. Anna and Owen know it- they call it 'the place they go with Noah and Seth'.
I love the look on Owen's face here. He adores his big sister.
Here he is in the tunnel. Anna reminded me that we came here last year with Justin and Miss Moes (it was on their anniversary I believe).
I caught one of those butterflies. You are not supposed to; but he landed on my pants.

Here is Lydia and Owen at the 'Grand Rapids Arch'.

We look forward to many days at the Gardens. We look forward to you all coming too!

Andy Warhol, Eat Your Heart Out

Today Lydia had an eye doctor's appointment at the mall. She always asks me to go along with these things so that I can give input on which frames to choose. I always choose one and she goes with the one that she likes anyway! Why do I do it?

Well, Watson was sleeping in the stroller and Anna, Owen, and I were walking through the mall. I could not bare to sit and watch all of the children in that play area today- so we kept walking.

As we passed the GAP, I noticed that it has a new ad scheme which includes a number of Warhol prints and one giant self-portrait of him. I love Warhol! He was absolutely crazy and eccentric. Now if you know anything about his form of art, his prints often began in one of those photo booths. I got to thinking about all of the ones that I know are attributed to Warhol. There are many!

As we were walking and thinking about pop culture and overly commercialized art we passed a photo booth! I could not resist (and they take debit cards)!

Since Watson was sleeping I let him sleep. Anna and Owen had no clue what this thing was, but they obediently got in.

The first picture was a stunning experience for them- they laughed and laughed. It seems that the next three are the natural human response to the photo booth. Silly faces and kisses... is there anything better than that?