last day of julie and tova's visit

today we ate lunch at all aboard diner where our food was delivered by train!

next, we visited the dupage children's museum.

finally, we ate "really reese's" frozen custard at culver's. i didn't get a photo with my chocolate mustache, so instead, i'm sharing this winner of me with aunt julie. i hope she and tova visit again soon!

bahai temple (II)

daddy and i had so much fun posing for mommy.

bahai temple (I)

saturday morning, we drove to the bahai temple in wilmette. unfortunately, the visitors' center was closed due to construction. fortunately, it was a gorgeous day, so we played outside.

tova

mom's friend julie traveled with her beautiful daughter tova, whom i tried to convince to like younger men.

julie

mom's grad school friend julie visited from ohio this weekend.

my gunga din

look what mom just found on her camera - photos from great aunt dina's visit last week!

me

i had a good time at the BBQ today (see prior posts).

i'm getting more used to my froggy pool.

i got this cool towel that expanded in water from a tiny square.

dad pointed to mommy with the camera, but i was interested in something else.

jacob

i hadn't seen my buddy jacob in many moons. i hope to see him more this summer now that his mommy and mine have lighter course loads.

olivia

this is one of my girlfriends, olivia.

she's a month older than i. she can stand unaided (not pictured)!

mommy and sherilyn know olivia's mommy evelyn from medical school.

neighbor tom the baby holder

mom and dad call tom a baby holder. he loves to hold babies. i always enjoy being in his arms.

great day for a BBQ

mom and dad hosted a BBQ in honor of sherilyn and david, who are getting married in august.

they invited sherilyn's friend evelyn and her daughter olivia.

they also invited several other friends, including neighbors pam, chuck, tom, connie...

...sherry and amy.

my friend jacob came along, bringing his mommy susan...

...and his daddy, bob.

great aunt dina is visiting, so she came too!

it was a really fun afternoon.

be true to your school

doesn't this hat auntie meeryo gave me at reunions last month

make me look really, really smart?

posing with my girls

all the women adore me, not least my great aunt dina and grandma!

fun with my great aunt beth

i was glad to spend time with my great aunt beth.

she and i practically share a birthday (a day apart, i believe).

invasion of the great-aunts

two of my great-aunts (grandpa's sister dina and grandma's sister beth) are visiting right now. my third great-aunt (grandpa's sister lesley) visits in august.

visit with sherily and david from LA

sherilyn and i are twins in our shirts. david should get one to fit in, don't you think?

9 month photos and check-up

my great-grandma visited over memorial day weekend,

so we went and had some portraits made.

that's four generations in the big family shot!

just back today (6/18) from my 9-month check-up:

height: 29 inches (75 %ile)

weight: 19 lbs. 10 oz. (40th %ile)

lookin' good!!!