Old Construction Pics

This is the destruction - taken on Aug 6th, upon our return from London.
  

Yard

So we haven't said much about the house part of this blog in a while. We finished a major project last fall that involved the destruction and recreation of the end bit of the house (remember that old, poorly built porch - and the stairs). This also required the whole house to be re-plumbed, and the two bathrooms to be rebuilt. After all that (there will be pics following), the backyard is finally starting to look like a back yard. Here it is before: 
And after:
 
Notice: there is actual grass growing on much of the yard! This is a huge step up: the green things in the before pic are primarily dandelion sprouts. 

BIG Little

 
Dex reading his favorite book: BIG Little. Please excuse the expression - I caught him by surprise! 

What a weekend!

Whew - we're tired. Dex got sick on Saturday afternoon with what we now suspect is the Rotavirus. He was hospitalized for IV fluids at about midnight on Sat (after projectile vomiting his lunch at 3:30 and being unable to keep anything down since), and is still (as of 12:33 PM on Monday) on the IV. His fever has disappeared, however, and we expect him to be discharged at about 2 today.
Thank you all for your support over the next few days, and we're very, very sorry if we passed this on to anyone.

By the way, if you want to read about the virus: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/rotavirus.htm

Walking!

Yup, that's right. I started walking the other day, just in time for Dad to see me after coming home from Seattle! unforunately no pictures, however ;(
-Dex.

Playground!

 Mum and Dad-dad and me in the park.
 

David and Declan

 I can't believe that David helped me push this thing around and around and around and around... He's so cool!
 

A Break from the Baby pics

One of my Jan Term students photoshopped this from a pic of me on the Inquiry site - rather impressive, I must say:

Here's the original: