Live Truck Action!

Harry woke one recent morning to the sight of a cement truck, a dump truck and a skid steer outside his bedroom window! (Our neighbor is putting in a new driveway.)
This is how he spent the rest of the morning:

Hi!

Our new favorite store

Because it's an awesome store with fantastic gifts, home accents, baby clothes and jewelry...And eco-friendly!


Plus, look at these nice shopkeepers!


A shopper peruses the beautiful jewelry selections. (Doesn't she look a lot like the mom from Two Little Tidbits?)


On Opening Day, the hard-working duo is toasted with some champagne by thrilled shoppers.

You can see more of the new store opened by our good friends Jeannie and Mike at www.grasshopper510.com

Indy 500 mini-marathon

We headed to Indy a couple weekends ago for the Indy 500 half-marathon, where part of the race is run on the speedway track. We thought it would be a very appropriate first race to take little Harry to.


"I thought you said this was the Indy 500. Where are the cars? All I see are people running? If I don't see a car soon, I'm going back to my nap."


After the race, the runners -- Mom (who was extremely happy to finish), Uncle Jeff (who completed his first half-marathon just 10 months after donating a kidney. That's right, a kidney. We think we'll keep him around), cousin Randy (who was very fast, and shared the great tip that beer will help you recover from a long race) and Aunt Kathy (who was speedy herself despite an injury.)


"Mom, I was very nervous that you wouldn't finish."


"But you did! Yay! Is that salt all over your face?"


"Whatever...Look! There's an airplane!!! (the latest part of Harry's transportation-themed obsession)

Harry also got to hang out in cousin Cameron's room -- which is all about Thomas the Train and Bob the Builder.

"I did not know such a beautiful land as this existed."


"Syd, I am very busy playing Thomas right now." (he did say "Syd!" this weekend!)


"I'll be ready to run the race next year!"