flowers, plants and animals

Grandma Lipsey came to town last week to spend some quality time with our extended family. Here we are on Saturday at the Farmers' Market.


Mom and Dad's new faster, better camera also arrived last week. Which means you'll be seeing even more adorable moments like this, right here. Yee-ha!


As if that wasn't enough excitement, Aunt Melissa Alex Moosow Moosaw also flew up for a visit last weekend. Here we are at Niki in the Garden at Garfield Park Conservatory. It rocked.


Look out for the giant alligator!


Watch out for the skunk! That's right, Wynston was a skunk for most of last week. Unlike most skunks, he liked to be held. And as he told everyone repeatedly, he was "sooooo soft and soooooo fluffy." Who can resist holding a soft, fluffy, relatively-stink-free skunk?


"Woe is me, what will I do when both Grandma and Aunt Melissa Alex Moosow Moosaw are gone?" We love our family so much. Come back soon!