Miscellany

Since nothing terribly exciting has been going on around here, I’ll share some pictures!

Jeremy, just in the past two weeks, has become scarily proficient at walking.  He has also seemed to grow a bit, as he can now snag things left too close to the edge of the table.  This is what he managed to snag on Saturday.

Yes, that would be a half-full bowl of sticky rice cereal.  He was having a marvelous time wallowing around in it before I caught on to what he was doing.  I figured that, since he had already gooeyed and stickied himself up, I might as well take a picture.  I ended up stripping him down and rinsing him off in the bathtub.

Lesson learned.  Push things back…way back…from the edge of the table!

Elijah, who is nuts about Star Wars, somehow ended up with a Darth Vader cape and mask.  He thought it would be cute to dress Jeremy up as Baby Darth Vader, although he was wise enough not to insist on the mask.  Here is the result.

One day, I’ll probably tell Jeremy to be grateful that his sister didn’t paint his toenails, put bows in his abundant hair, and dress him up like a baby doll.  All things considered, Baby Darth Vader isn’t so bad!

And, believe it or not, Jeremy will be 11 months old tomorrow.  I can’t believe that he’s only a month away from his first birthday!

In other news, Charlotte is almost done with basketball season.  She had another great game this past Saturday, with one basket and multiple steals and rebounds, and has her last game this Saturday.  Afterwards, Jeff is hosting a party for the team at a local Italian restaurant, so that should be pretty fun.  I will be glad for the March-long break between sports seasons!

We also found out this morning that the negotiations between Caterpillar and the union resulted in a tentative contract agreement.  This is excellent news for us, as it means that Jeff will not have to work second shift in Decatur, Illinois, during the week, instead of being here at home.  It also means that we can plan a vacation.  Up until today, no salaried folks were supposed to make any plans that couldn’t be changed or refunded.

And that’s what’s going on at Chez Wilkes.  Hope things are good wherever you are!