A “good” family picture these days is one in which 2/3 of the participants are smiling at the camera and there are no tears involved. This one qualifies:
Playing “catch the monkey” with Greatmama:
Riding his “new” scooter:
Liam shows us “upside down:”
Reading with Gran, Greatdaddy, and Monkey:
Upside-down Boy strikes again:
There’s no guesswork involved when we’re discussing just how Liam happened upon his current response to the “Smile” command…
As the teaser post indicated we have had quite a time getting ready for Halloween this year. Everyone at the Connolly Ranch had a costume and a great time, even if the party we were supposed to go to was cancelled and Liam’s stomach issues meant he shouldn’t eat any candy (not that he knows what candy is at this point anyway). But the preparations started long before the big night.
First, Gran made Liam the best cape any boy could hope for.
So awesome that it even worked with his mini-golfer gear:
But (apparently) not quite awesome enough to distract from Gran’s fascinating elbow skin:
Still awesome enough to fly:
Up, Up, and Away!:
This is what happens when Superman’s pants are three sizes too big:
Now with his shirt (sans chest patch):
Even Superman goes Krogering:
Faster than a speeding bullet:
“Won’t you be my neighbor?”
Ready to leap tall buildings in a single bound:
Off to save a damsel in distress:
“Hey guys, can you tell that I’m Superman?”
Superman loves a good kitty cat:
Superman, his uncle Fred, and his favorite toddler:
Superman and Wonder Woman:
“Oh, wow!”
“Look at that, Mama!”
Superman and his Grammie:
Superman and his Pop:
Superman and his uncle Fred:
Waiting patiently for Granddaddy:
There he is!:
Being more powerful than a locomotive is exhausting for anyone:
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?
Like Superman:
Like Fred:
Superman gets down with his cane and a little football:
Trying his first bite of banana pudding:
Apparently he’s related to his mother…
A good time was had by all and we’ve got our fingers crossed that the time change makes up for Superman’s incredibly late bedtime…
Happy Halloween, Y’all!
This is what happens when you put my husband and my son together with foam stickers:
And to think that I just stuck the things on construction paper. How boring!
Tonight I was craving comfort food. The result was something called “Dressed-Up Bacon Mac and Cheese.” I got the recipe here. I made the following changes:
Here’s a picture of the package:
Here’s a picture of that package as well:
Here’s what the finished product looked like:
The house smells like absolute heaven and it wasn’t completely impossible to complete on a night when Matt had softball after work (albeit not in time for Liam to have any — but we’ll have plenty for him to try tomorrow and he seemed very happy with his leftover elbows covered with parmesan cheese). Plus, it has my aforementioned favorite ingredients: cheese and pasta, with surprise appearances made by both bread and bacon. How could you lose? The bread/crust/topping was absolutely fantastic. I might have enjoyed either mixing bacon in with the macaroni itself or using a more sharp cheese blend, but then I have a definite affinity for the sharpest cheeses around, so that may not be a universal opinion. Bon appetit!
We went to the Gardens again today, but this time we took Gran and met up with Jessica and Walker. Here are a few pictures from the day:
Inspecting the square puddle:
Walker and a scarecrow:
And they’re off!
The Lollipop Guild:
And, he’s off!
The world’s slowest slide:
And, they’re off…
…to the world’s slowest slide. Again.
And again.
Practicing his levitation technique:
And yet again:
Copping a (brief) squat:
And, they’re off:
There they go:
Oh the water…Oh, the water…
Let it run all over me:
Sliding (a bit faster this time):
Checking out the scareroach:
Mother and son:
And we’re off:
Mr. McGregor’s garden:
More cowbell:
“Are we sharing…?”
Peek-A-Boo!
Checking out the flora:
“Reading” a sign in a whole new way:
Little boy, big railing:
This is what happens when we try to get Liam to smile for the camera these days:
Take 2:
Take 3 (gotta break out the tickle):
Matt swears he didn’t remember this picture when he helped Liam with his “shell.” I say it’s another case of DNA overpowering the conscious mind.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
It’s all in the DNA.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B-1:
Exhibit B-2:
Exhibit B-3:
Exhibit B-4:
Exhibit B-5:
Exhibit B-6:
Exhibit B-7 (aka “Learning from the master”):
And those are just the ones I have on my computer. Crazy.
