Leaping Lena and the Amazing Riley

Lena and Paul discovered a new way to enjoy the exercise ball this weekend. Lena has also been pretty into banging on it like a drum. In other news, Lena has been crawling up a storm and is busy cutting some more teeth on top.

Whether it was Lena's antics or Paul's invertebrate biology course, Riley was inspired to impersonate a hermit crab. Here is the footage to prove it.

Farmer's Market & Fearless Appendage-Chewer

This past weekend we went to our first farmer's market of the growing season. Here is Lena cruising at the market in Madison, Wisconsin.

Lena playing with her horseshoe crab. Apparently at 8 months kids have yet to develop a fear of animals with many legs.

Hmmmm.....

Rocking out

It's a beautiful spring day and we've been rocking out here at home and around the neighborhood. Here are a few photos of Lena from earlier today.

Lena has gotten very into peek-a-boo of late (or 'where's lena?' as we like to play it). She's a pro.

Sometimes having fun looks scary.

And sometimes it looks serious.


A short movie of some goofing around.

May day

Here are some photos and videos from the last few days. Here Lena is playing with a fantastic toy she received from her aunt Lois.

A video of Lena standing by the couch.

Another video, this time of Lena sitting and giggling.

One more video of the increasingly mobile critter.

This past Sunday we went to a backyard birthday party for our friend Mark.
Here Mark, Becca, and Lena hang out.
Morgan and the babe.

Goin' back to ol' Baltimore

This past week we spent several days with Paul's sister and her family in Baltimore. Morgan had a conference in D.C. so Paul and Lena spent a couple days cruising the Smithsonian. Here are Paul and Vanessa and the cousins.

Lena was needless to say completely enamored with her cousin Izze. How could one not be. She's almost three years old, knows how to bake muffins, and dresses herself as a dog ballerina! Here we are in awe (with Lena tugging on the tutu) while Izze bakes.

Here are a couple photos taken in the backyard.

The cousins with Paul & Morgan.

Our little monkey earlier this evening.

The Gymnast

Lena is becoming quite the gymnast (taking after her cousin Izze!). Here are a few photos of her tumbling on the rug accompanied by a very patient cat.

Yams!

This weekend we had a visit from our friends Ben & Crystal and introduced Lena to her new found friend, yams! P.S. Check out the fabulous bed head.