Sleeping is serious business. 

Life is good...in Vermont! 

Our little catepillar keeping warm. 

MB and Papachino build sand castles with our friend Linden (well, Papachino builds them, MB knocks them down!) 

Spiral throw to Mama Latte. 

Future Farmer of America with one of his biggest fans! (August 18, 2005) 

Playing "one-on-one" with Mama Latte (August 18, 2005) 

Alone at last with a good book... 

MB has become quite the pancake maker--not to mention a tremendous pancake eater! (August 14, 2005)  

Sleeping through breakfast.... (August 14, 2005) 

Our serius 4-week old. 

Talking on the phone with Papachino. 

Do we look exhausted or what? Two miles straight up. All for Fisher's first hike. 

MB & Wayne enjoying the music at the Mozart Festival...what a night! The Inn that hosted the evening is literally unbelievable, with gardens straight out of the Great Gatsby, the music was wonderful (MB was taken by the bass and the big drum) and we packed a yummy picnic dinner that ended with a pint of Ben & Jerry's while watching the sun set of the Adirondacks.... 

Half asleep before our walk home.... 

What can we say? 

Already a thinker...hopefully the world won't rest too heavily on his shoulders! 

Do we need a different digital camera or what? The coloring is awful, little Fisher is thriving with lots of attention from MB and us (not to mention a ton of nursing!) 

MB on his way out to the Farm to pick up fruits and veggies with Wayne...it's very possible that the Warnken farming gene landed squarely in our firstborn.  

Two honeymooners with two of their nephews at Shelburne Farms. MB could not get enough of Aunt Nellie and Uncle Wally! 

We took MB and Fisher to their first Expos game (the Expos are our local minor league baseball team, only the worst in their league!) MB loved watching from close up and most of all loved "Champ", their mascot, our Lake Champlain version of the Loch Ness Monster. Champ danced with a child on top of the dug out and MB had a fit that he wasn't the one chosen from the crowd...he did get to hug, kiss and give a high-five to Champ after the shenanigans were done. When we left after the 4th inning New Jersey was ahead 12-1 (baseball is certainly no reason to move here!)