Bugs

We went to the HMNS Butterfly Center to see 'Lois' the corpse flower. It was not nearly as interesting to Austin as these beautiful drawers full of specimens.

Lean Back, Lean Back

You Should See the Other Kid...

1st Shiner...a coffee table spill

Nice Pets

This guy (ex-pirate) had birds that he would put on your head, shoulder, hat, etc. Austin loved to look at the birds, but he was not keen on actually having them near his body. This was the closest he got...

The Sea Slug that Didn't Get Away

This was the second sea slug that Joanie and I caught. The first one was during Austin's nap time, and we had some little kids take him out past the first sandbar so that he wouldn't wash ashore. This one was munching on the goodies embedded in seaweed, and I wanted Austin to see him. I grabbed one of his "bathtubs" (his word not mine) and captured this little guy. After Austin fed him some fresh, shrimp-filled seaweed, we let him go--unharmed.

Cute Turtles

Annual Picture...

We have this same picture taken when Austin was 8 weeks old and one year old. Joanie is always the one to hold him. This year they moved the plywood cutout, and there was a moment of panic. We found it eventually!