a child with a book

We recently took a side trip to Southern California (a side trip from our house-hunting trip in the bay area) and visited with my brother and sister-in-law, many Adams relatives, my grandma, uncle, and our godson Thomas and his parents - all of this in three days :-D ...not to mention assorted friends - yay!...

Anyhow, we had a blast, although the visit was far too short. Thomas is now one year old - this picture was taken about a week before his first birthday. He had wedged himself partially under the front of the rocking chair, and he was happily "reading" to himself... He has a small pile of board/tub books in front of his dresser, so he'll occasionally make his way over there to "read". It's positively adorable!

We had a great time with everyone on our visit, and it was fun to see Thomas - he's a total people person...

...there's a shocker.

Look out for another post coming soon - baby Collin will make his debut here next time!!