Car Show

Some of you out there will appreciate this (Denver auto show):(I like the scared M&M on the rear.. have you seen how those Nascar drivers drive??)
The big feature of the auto show was all the Ford truck with their extra steps and little bar to help you step up. I think the little bar looks like a cane. Jimmy demonstrated (you might need to click on the picture for the enlarged version, but note Ray and Eamon being "awed" by this innovation... hee).
The other highlight of the show was watching Jimmy measure all of the cars to see which ones could carry an 8' kayak inside. On that note.. I have fun videos of my roll if anyone is interested. :)

And if you're only interested in cute Eamon photos, well, I can pander to that, too. 

Eamon got a highchair via IKEA. We finally got it put together (a saga involving the fact that I probably left the requisite screws and allen wrench in the box in St. Cloud, but IKEA's customer service is actually more helpful than they pretend to be, and they sent me more), and while he's probably too small for it, he can hang out in it, and he was pretty content. Now, time for the gerber wieners (kidding!).

Taxes

Eamon helped Ray do taxes.

Seems about right. :)

And Eamon is discovering coordination, slowly. He invented the game "punch daddy in the face".  Ray decided that was it educational and he had to help his child develop..

Sacrifice.... :)

Trip Report, Part 2

I realized this trip gave both us and Eamon chances to find out new things. Eamon learned how to burp from the Lessinger twins (yay!), got pants, discovered the crib aquarium at Clarks...
...(note that he's talking to it)...

..and met lots of new people. We got to have dinner with Kristen and Dan, and Eamon found someone who not only wanted to hold him but was actually willing to change his diapers.
At the same time, Eamon brought a new theme to old things, particularly once we made it up to the Lessinger's.
Pretty much the same picture, just add a couple of infants. Hee. Bob and Ray managed to save some owls (or at least that's what we think they are) and Ray even used RockBand to keep the older siblings happy.
While we were with the Lessingers, Jen took some fantastic pictures of Eamon (link to come as soon as we get the announcements out!) And I got one that I love. Quinn likes to hold her brothers, and the twin in question here seems to be trying for freedom (and Jen is keeping it all contained), but I love her expression. So serious.
The trip home was interesting - it was nice and sunny in Iowa and we made it across Nebraska before entering a land of storm warnings and zero visibility. Somehow, it was warm in Minnesota, but we came back to 16" of snow!! Eamon's first real snowstorm (I don't count dustings... although this was too deep for him to try snow angels.)
All in all, a great trip, with much thanks to our hosts, the Clarks and the Lessingers. It was great to see everyone!!