Yes, She's Alive!

It is an absolute travesty that we haven't posted anything in the past two months. It's even worse, as I'm one of those people who complains about others' infrequent updates. As so much has happened, at best we're playing catch up here, so I'm presenting an assortment of photos with what I hope is interesting and/or humorous commentary.

Here they are, in no particular order of relevance, significance or even temporality:

This first series is from a visit we made to the pumpkin patch in Clayton, California. As is typical of such patches, one rolls around a wheelbarrow and gathers punkins, which Violet enjoyed tremendously. The patch also had other attractions, such as the requisite wooden cut-out propped up for photos:
And an intriguing, actually downright confounding, haystack maze. With our combined intellect, however, we made it out:


Amy and I took a trip to Boston, Massachusettes (that's where Ally McBeal was set). While we were there, Violet hung out on the farm, and we joined her after about a week. We were then joined by Violet's cousins, Aunt and Uncle. Here's a picture of Violet with her cousin, Derek, who, truly, looks like a freakin' movie star in this one:

We've done a fair amount of yard work, given the child and all, and we've learned that we can rely on Violet to do a few things around the house. For example, as Amy and I were a little tired after doing the front yard, we asked Violet to clear the side of the house and water some of the bushes. Here she is near the end, not even breaking a sweat:

In addition to major landscaping, Violet has been improving her domestic skills. Here, she is displaying two of her choice cupcakes, concocted with just the merest help from her mother. Violet's pride of chefmanship is clear:

You know it's hard out there for a toddler. After such an intense day, who could blame a girl who wanted to take a little load off?

Signing off for now.