Dru and Uncle Ernie in Styvesant Town in Manhattan. BIG FUN!

New York City

We made it! Sara's graduation was wonderful, super to see everyone. Both of the boys were great on the plane rides. Seeing uncle Ernie was so special, and seeing Ernie holding his namesake was really cool. We had a great time in Styvesant Town in the playground, and watching the garbage men and the men cutting the trees and the fork lift carrying the potted plants and eating at little belgium (complete with pictures of tin tin on the walls) and seeing the cabs and the no parking signs. ;) Dru is very into circle slash and understanding picture language. He wanted to know what all of the circle slash words were on the safety information cards on the planes in particular. And what the street cleaner circle slash meant. So many signs! He was in heaven!

We also saw the statue of Liberty on the way in -- to which he started singing "the great american melting pot" from schoolhouse rock!

I'll post some pix once I figure out how to get them from my phone to here. Perhaps Pete can help with that - he has the exact same phone as me and his girlfriend Kim drives the same car as we do! parallel universe!

the golf lesson. One of many.

feeding the little man was a family affair. Perhaps the most fun? hearing Dru beg me to pump so he could give the baby a bottle! (he has remained fascinated by the whole pumping thing since last fall's trip to the state fair dairy barn. Moo)

when Ernie was 7 days old. at Triangle Town Center in Raleigh.

Ernie, out for his first walk, Jan 30 2007 -- it was COLD that day!

Dru, the bandito drummer at shabashabu in Raleigh, NC in February 2007 with the whole gang.

this was dru's dinner on fathers day 2007 - lamb, rice, peppers, green beans. Yum. I'm in a food coma. My plate looked the same but it was larger with more lamb and rice and beans :)

Mmm banana bread. full-fat, none of those transfats or crisco. yummalicious. I made 3 loaves (I hosted a playgroup - the other two loaves are for us.) My secrets? 1. when bananas go black and no one will eat them, put them in the freezer. When husband starts getting pissy about the bananas falling out on him when he opens the door looking for ice cream, it's time to make banana bread. 2. Use walnuts AND pecans. 3. keep the butter wrappers and use them to grease the pans really well.

Dru and his cousin Tracey

Dru, at his home course, Heritage Wake Forest, Ja uary 2007. Dru, next time you might consider using a putter?

this was our announcement picture. Dru announcing his baby brother.

The Creator sure did make some tasty fingers for babies to eat. And hands, and feet ... :)

"waking up"

Dru, no surprise, has a fascination with my old camera. He took this picture! (taken 4-12-07)

January 8, 2006 outside the Museum of Science in Raleigh, NC.

ok. can we eat now? My fork is ready -- see? (thanksgiving 2005)

Dru and the piano man Papa brought at Thanksgiving 2005. "0h the weather outside is frightful " yeah right. It's 80 degrees outside, Papa!

Dru, contemplating his new reality. Brother and all. Taken at the Sara P Duke Gardens in Durham, NC 3-28-07

will this EVER start?

an uncharacteristically cold morning in Raleigh for the 2007 Easter Egg hunt.

4-8-07 one of ernie's first photo'd smiles. Note his eyes smilin' too!

trouble. that's what I'm in!

Yep, whatever it was Ernie started it. :)

Anderson Pauly turned 2 and Wendy had a terrific party. I love this picture!

Dru learning to hit a ball with Uncle Randy and Uncle Skip! What a phenomenal weekend in April we had. Dru enjoyed that visit immensely!