Daddy's home!

Mommy and Jasper are always sooo glad to see Daddy when he gets home. Jasper saves his biggest smiles for his Daddy. Paul gets some quality bug time and they play classic games like "Oh no, I've got your nose!" and "Rightside up, upside down".

Camping with the bug

We took Jasper on his first camping trip last weekend. He's way too little to eat smores, but I think he had a good time anyway. We made him a cozy little nest in the tent and he slept very well. The massive redwood that Paul and Jasper are standing next to is estimated to be 1200 years old. Just think, that's about 7,300 of Jasper's lifetimes!

Smiles everyone, smiles!

Here, at long last, are the promised smiles. Enjoy!!

The best invention ever!

I don't know why it took us 8 weeks to set up the baby swing. That thing is nothing short of miraculous. Jasper is hypnotized into sleeping within minutes. And it also makes appropriate chirping bug noises. Very nice for mommy to have an extra place to put her bug down during the day.

Laughing bug!

Trip to the beach

We introduced Jasper to the Pacific Ocean today - a proper baptism for a 5th generation (at least) California boy! We've been having a heat wave (well, what we call a heatwave - apologies to those readers in Houston) so we figured a trip to the beach was in order. Jasper didn't seem to mind the icy cold water on his little feet. Maybe he'll be a professional surfer.

Jasper at 6 1/2 weeks