Gage Park II

And here are a few for Andrew and Duncan:




The paint was a little fresher in '77, but she's still a mighty fine vessel:

just saying

My daughter is happily dozing in a zipper-front sweatshirt I spent half an hour insisting was "not pajamas." If it's a battle of wills, the smart money is always on Sage.

sounds like a plan

Evan: "Hey, Sage. How about we're famous actors, and you're the cutest one and I'm the awesomest one, and we have to wear disguises wherever we go, and..." [moves, sadly, out of earshot]

Sage advice

things you should avoid in the woods:

1. poison ivy
2. a moose


things you need not avoid:

1. a nice moose

hall passes

Reasons Sage got out of bed last night, in descending order of legitimacy:

1. to use the potty
2. to get a drink of water
3. to give Mommy another kiss
4. to find Penguin
5. to tell a secret to Franklin

wishful hearing

Evan: "Mommy said I could have this piece of candy -- the one that's in my mouth."

Eric: "Hmm. She did?"

Evan: "Yes."

Eric: "And if I ask her if that's true, she'll say 'Yes'?"

Evan: "Yes. Well, I may have misheard her."

pics of the litter

Gavin insists he's still learning how to use his new camera; he got some cool pics with it, though: