Stef holds Lorelei at Sand Bar	Mike hold babe while..	Jess and Elliott enjoy the warm shallows
Elliott's not happy about leaving the water, and grumps as Lorelei gets a diaper change	At home, we open a package	Elliott's favorite part is the bubble wrap!
a rare moment - freshly showered Jess	By far, Elliott's favorite clothes	Elliott and Jasmine read a book about trucks
Jasmine expertly nabs it	Ryan enjoying a delicious snack	beautiful eggplant, destined for parmesany greatness
and followed by ice cream and Mike and Jess' homemade fudge sauce	the fish was THIS big!!	Paul charms Lorelei
busting out of her little suits (no dipe here)	oh - tummy time is exhausting	a face I could see less of - Elliott's going through a very whiny, emotional phase right now - sigh.
Boo!	Lorelei enjoys the best seat in the house	why won't she give me the ball?
sleepy babe	wakey babe	doing the doggy paddle
outside on the deck	Lorelei gets some laughing lessons from Dianne (she LOVED her and just cracked up laughing)	We went downtown and met Paul, Dianne, Vanessa, Rachel and her friend Jen for lunch and some sight seeing.
While waiting to meet, Elliott spotted the fountain. Not exactly the cleanest water.. across the fountain, some guy was washing his flip flops off in the water.. ick.	Can I just get my feet wet? yeah, sure..	Look what I found! (ick ick! I don't want to know! turns out it was just a penny)
"ooooh! ticklish!" (I did draw the line somewhere, insisting that he not stick his entire head under the water)	Who hoo! watch me jump! I do it myself! (he didn't want to hold my hand)	So much for "just getting my feet wet" - luckily I had a complete change of clothes waiting for him.
I don't need help! I climb this rock myself (Paul, knowing just how giving brick is, still spotted).	so casual about it..	Gotcha!
The sidewalk sale was going on on Church St., so Elliott of course had to climb into clothing racks.. "mama, find me!"	Glowing babe	Elliott sacked out in the car on the way home
Lorelei is determined to eat the turtle on her shirt	"just a fatty lump of babe", as Elliott says	Elliott visits with a little friend
Lorelei having her first geography lessons	"ooh! that's worth lifting my head for!"	loving those Mardi Gras beads
Mike made an exploding triangle out of popsicle sticks	an expert at fishy face	haha..
love those blueberries	whole wheat bagel and cream cheese - one of Elliott's current favorite foods	Lorelei: bubble blower extraordinaire
watching her brother - hope she doesn't pick up on his grumpy attitude!	poor Maze is lightly terrorized by our cats, who block her exit from the room and growl. She's such a good sport about it.	Lounging with a very tired dada
"Co-sleeping is great!" (then she thwacks him in the nose)	Elliott would live outside if he could	enjoying some swing time
that's that, off to other adventures	around and around - the grass was flattened in a spiral after Elliott was done	blue balloon flower from Dot
a tiger lily	another tiger lily	white balloon flower from Terry

Another fun and hectic week. We really enjoyed visiting with Paul, Dianne and Vanessa. The kids both loved the company, and we enjoyed a few very entertaining rounds of ping pong, Mike playing against Vanessa and Dianne. The trip down town was fun and exhausting. I was torn between taking pictures of Elliott bathing in the fountain, and having little pangs of "bad, bad mom!" thinking about the bacteria and other critters inevitably breeding in a shallow pool frequented by dogs and countless feet. We purelled his hands when he got out, and so far he seems to have survived. At least he had a fantastic time, and made lots of passing kids very jealous.

Another week, more window and siding mess. Our workers are doing a great job, but the piles of nails, chunks of wood, insulation and other debris all over the place are wearing on me. Not that I was ever a great housekeeper, but now it seems rather hopeless. We can only mow certain swaths of lawn, because the rest is taken over by equipment and piles of garbage. Oh well, we needed an excuse anyway. Luckily, nobody sees our lawn but us. We'll just be happy if the house looks good and doesn't leak this spring. The whole thing makes condos seem so much more appealing. I'm ready to sell and buy a boat. Sigh.