Baby Gallory

Daddy and little J went on a 2-mile YMCA walk with Neal and Benjamin (aka "Benny" as Julian call him) on a fine Saturday morning. After the walk we went downtown to play a little bit. As you can see the leaves are starting to fall here...

Our yearly hike up to Glen Arbor was nothing less than perfect. For the 5 days we spent there we pretty much did the same thing each day: got up with Julian, ate breakfast, went to a beach, went back to the cabin for lunch and a nap, got up, went to another beach, grilled on the patio at the cabin for dinner, read, and slept. However, we did manage to slip in a few extra activities. Nothing too stressful of course... Throwing Acorns in the River Taking Pictures on the Beach Touring Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Goofing Around Stone Skipping Lessons Climbing Sand Dunes Looking Good Riding Bikes (Julian's Favorite)

It's amazing how they learn so early... Yes, that's his potty he's sitting on, which we have in case he wants to try to "go potty". We actually got a few drops, but we're wondering if he's starting to think that's just where you read a good book...

Dad went to a conference in Indiana for a few days so the fam stayed at an old farm house complete with a pony, goat, tractor, swimming pool, bridges over nothing, interesting inn keepers, and a lot of stuff that Julian shouldn't be playing with. Overall Mom and baby had a great time, but were ready to go home as soon as Dad was. "me, me - ne, ne" Julian calls most things by the sounds they make or he thinks they make...

J Man has been really into the arts lately. Sometimes twice a day he retreats into his "studio" to express his emotions in the medium of vivid non-toxic markers on reused office paper. He went through a brief Edible Crayola phase, however it quickly became apparent that Julian didn't like to draw with them as much as liked to well eat them...

Dad had a work meeting near Lake Michigan on an early Monday morning, so we made a short family trip out of it and spent a day on the beach playing in the water. Jules got a bit tired of the waves, but definitely enjoyed the action. "Nana?"

We visited the Detroit Riverfront recently, and Julian just went nuts about the fountain. It was a very warm day, and we were lucky enough to have a change of clothes on us.