Smiles All Around

Of course the biggest thing to bring the biggest smile to my face came from the other Washington this morning. Who knew that I'd be here today saying Way to go, Supreme Court!? But hey, I'll take it. Huzzah!

But if you're looking for something else to smile about, how about Franklin's second (maybe it was third) real laugh:

He sure seems to like that zipper!

Also worth a smile or two: colorful produce from the Farmers Market!
Potatoes:


And some rainbow chard, appropriately purchased and eaten after the Pride Parade:


Speaking of Pride, Bria took some great photos, including a few of a handsome young man named Franklin: take a look.

There should also be one parade pic in this slideshow of some recent photos of said Franklin:

Having a Ball

I mentioned recently that Franklin has really been enjoying the "Busy Ball" that our friend Wai-Shun got for him... Take a look:


In other news, summer's here! That means blue Seattle skies, long days, and lots time for me to hang out with Franklin while Emily is at work. It's been pretty cool so far—he's getting stronger by the day, and we have a decent system going: he's even been a good sport about sitting in a chair in the bathroom while I shower.

The only tricky bit, so far, is napping. On the one hand, it's adorable and endearing that Franklin will only reliably nap if he's in the Ergo carrier or I'm holding him. On the other hand, well, it might be a long summer... But hey, like I said, totally adorable, so I'm sure we'll be fine :)

And finally, am I crazy, or is it completely awesome that Penguin made a trailer to announce that Thomas Pynchon's books are now available as ebooks?

Thomas Pynchon. The Complete Collection. from CHIPS on Vimeo.

Photo Finish

Sorry for the lack of posts here lately—been feeling pretty busy having fun while staying home with Franklin... plus I'm trying to finish up all of the final grading of the school year.

Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately for my students), Emily was able to watch Franklin while I gave my last exam of the year. They had some fun with Mom's camera:


And as I said, I am grading. Can you spot something different on my desk these days?

Cinema, Sun, and More

We just finished (sigh) a wonderful weekend. Began with a date night viewing of the excellent, not-quite-released movie Lola Versus at the Seattle International Film Festival:


Thanks again to our friends Bria and Michael for making sure Franklin was happy and peaceful that evening:


Although we ducked out a little early to get back to him, we were able to enjoy part of the Q&A with the filmmakers:


On Saturday, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent the afternoon in Madison Valley and then at the Japanese Garden:







Thanks for the family photos, friendly strangers!

Sunday means farmers market, which means nice flowers and fresh foods:


And Franklin continues to grow out of and into various clothes. Here are some recent favorites:



Okay, in the mean time this is the last week of classes, so I'd better get going!
Cheers, reader.