Snake Shirt

Anybody with the name Grandma might want to avoid looking at these pictures (Grandma Olson, Pam or Betty) :-)

Iowa

We spent the weekend with Vince, Tracy, Alex and Tori in Iowa. We had a great time playing their new Wii game system with the Wii fit. Zion kicked butt in ski jumping, and Kristin holds the record for meditation (yes, there is a game for meditation!).

We got to see Alex dressed up for her dance rehearsal, and also release about 200 baby praying mantis from a cocoon into the back yard (so cool). We had a blast at the local Mexican restaurant, (although I think the rest of the patrons were happy to see us go, as the noise level went down drastically upon our departure). It was great to see the Welsh family as usual. :-)

Watch Me Crawl! (video)

Zion was triumphant that Zen didn't learn to crawl on June 1, as Zion's baby book indicated, but he wasn't far behind...here's a video from June 7. Time to put the baby gates up!

The Picture of Innocence

You'd never guess that as soon as they put me down, I'm crawling towards everything I can reach, but shouldn't...remote controls, paper products, Zion's tiny toys...it's like having a puppy all over again. I especially like sucking and drooling on things like the dog's nose and paws. Boy, am I ever going to have a well-developed immune system! If they put me down in the middle of the blanket where I belong, I simply cruise right back to the things they don't want me to touch. Good thing there are 3 big people around to watch me most of the time. My favorite and most vigilant is brother Zion :-)

Hoppy Frog Spray Pool

The water was a little cold when we tried the Hoppy Frog Spray Pond, so the verdict is still out. Zen seemed to enjoy himself despite the goosebumps, but we didn't stay in there for very long. Hope to get some REALLY hot weather here soon so we can try it again.

Mini Me

No doubt as to the genetics of this child! :-)

Zion Field Trip

Zion went on a field trip to Volkening Heritage Farm with his class here in Schaumburg. I went a long as a chaperone (apparently I was either the BEST chaperone, or the WORST one, depending on if you talk to the kids or to the rather uptight, joyless teacher who helped accompany my group (not Zion's teacher, thank goodness). Anyway, my group had fun making butter, milking a cow, doing laundry the old-fashioned way, ploughing the garden, and picking the dandelions. Here are some pictures!