So I put on my garden clogs to help.

They really are from 1996. I bought them in NYC at Smith & Hawken. I was really proud of them.

Jude liked the leftover tree stumps.

Then on Sunday, a walk to the park at the lake with Simon’s sis Carolyn and her sweet little baby Piper.

Jude met a new friend. With some pretty slick wheels.

We did an impromptu photoshoot with Piper. Sweet little doll.

Oops, these are out of order. Friday night, it was like the holidays all over again at my folks’ house. The only ones we were missing were Eric & Ben, who were at a campout all weekend.

This is cousin Luke (“Chuke”) and my sister Amy. He was a sleepy boy on Friday night at my folks’ house. He could not wake up for anything. This photo just cracks me up.

Eating pizza with the cousins.