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!