Edison Wishes He Had a Big Sister

Good friends of ours, Steve & Erin, came down to visit this weekend. They brought their four year old daughter, Liv with them and we were so happy they did. She and Edison got along famously. Note the handholding on the slide in this picture. She watched out for him like a big sister and he, in turn, worshipped her. Too bad he never was able to say her name. He called her "girl" all weekend. Oh well - it was still cute to see how much they enjoyed being playmates. I am hopeful that Edison will get along well with baby #2 in the same way - but of course he'll be the older one in that relationship.


This has been a beautiful weekend- 75 and sunny. Yesterday we all went to the beach. Though we didn't actually get in the water, it was a fun outing.


Today we went up to the zoo in Providence for the first time. It is a smallish zoo, but in a wonderful setting - part of a larger park complex. The animals looked healthy and there were great trees too provide shade. Edison encountered a roaming chicken in the zoo and gave it chase. He never actually touched it though, but it was fun to watch.


The animal that fascinated him the most were these tortoises. They were surprisingly active.


Family portrait on the camel. Yes - Eben has a black eye. He got it playing basketball last week (so he says...). I am ready to pop - less than one month to go (at 36 weeks in this picture).