DAX! FINALLY!

We finally got to meet Baby Dax, Darren and Liz's little boy. I have to say, and I may be biased, but he is darn cute. Remind you of anyone else?

 Ernie had heard tell that when Uncle Darren finally visits, he just MIGHT let him play with his old Star Wars toys. So that's pretty much what the kids did every spare moment. Gave us more time to play with Dax!

 Here's the balancing baby trick to give you heart palpitations:

Grandma prefers him close and at eye level.

Ernie brought Star Wars ABC to help educate his young cousin.

We had a mini-post-Christmas exchange. Grandma Chris made aprons for all the girls - the Verna Apron! Adorable and useful! She made the pattern for the Len-sized one herself!

And Jeremy finished assembling the quilt for Dax, which has an embroidered panel from his g-rents Mohrs and his Mohr Aunts. He's got all these children's books, so the images should be familiar to him someday.

Here's the finished work. The center panel is Jeremy's, an applique of the last scene from The House on Pooh Corner with an embroidered quote from the book. Embroidery clockwise from the top left: Grandma Chris The Velvetine Rabbit, Aunt Amber The Giving Tree, Grandpa Darrell Paddle to the Sea, Aunt Laura Where the Wild Things Are.

Zoo trip!

Monkey Ern.

Humid cuties.

We had a party at Fernandos so all the family and folks who haven't seen Darren in a while, maybe haven't met Liz, and mostly haven't met Dax could get together. It was PACKED! And very hard to get pictures. But the kids enjoyed the red velvet cupcakes!

I think this was a reaction to the balancing baby show.

It was lots of fun, and just lovely to be able to get to spend lots of time together. Miss you guys, Dax, Darren, and Liz!