God Willin & The Creeks Don't Rise

Utica is preparing for its worst flooding since 1997. The are sand piles blocking all the streets near the river and old man river has come over his banks in most places.








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Easter Egg Scramble

Today was the annuall Easter egg scramble. Last year Sam was still pretty young for it, but this year he had a lot of fun.

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Morning with Sam

Sam and I had a great morning today. Nice walk and bike ride. Sam loves to blow on dandelions and play in the little stream we found.








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Winter Spring

Sam's New Bike

Sam just got a new bike this week. It is a scoot bike, meaning it doesn't have any pedals or gears. He just sits on it and scoots along. Really it is still kind if big for him, but we take the seat off of it and he walks with it and loves it.

New Pics of Sam

It has been quite awhile since I put anything up here, but here are some recent pictures of Sam.









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Here is Kota, again sleeping, the only time I have to take pictures of him, it seems. He's sleeping now too, as I type this. We bathe him at nine, feed him after that, take him to bed and he sleeps till one or two. Then a meal and he sleeps till five or six. He's usually wide awake in the morning, but by ten or eleven he's alseep. Tomo's sleeping now too. They'll both be up in a few minutes for lunch. Everyone says babies change quickly and that you can't predict their behavior a week from now based on their behavior today. He might not always be such a good sleeper, but it's certainly made the transition to life-with-child easier that he has slept so well so far.

Babies are so amazing. They're cat-sized but human shaped. His little hands are beautiful and delicate. His ear is pointy and his hair is velvety soft. A beautiful little creature!