Zachary's Birthday

This past weekend, The Tim and I headed to Baltimore, so that we could attend my great-nephew Zach's 2nd birthday party. One of the best things about it was the chance to see my sister and brother-in-law (Zach's grandparents), Liz and Greg (Zach's parents), Amanda and Patrick (Zach's aunt and uncle), and Michael and Virginia (no official relation, but always present at family events). But most of all, it was fun to see Zach, who now looks like a little kid instead of a baby:

The guest list was a combination of friends, family, and neighbors, including Zach's next-door friend, Kaylee, who as it turned out was in nearly every picture we took! For instance, this one:

We don't see Zach all that often, but for Christmas, The Tim had made him a copy of the "Shaun the Sheep" series from the BBC. This was a BIG hit, and from what we have heard, somewhat of an obsession ...

Well, for his birthday, among other things, we gave him a copy of season 2 (I may have mentioned before that we are not above buying the love of nieces, nephews, and their children). But the funniest thing was on Friday evening, when we stopped at their house. At first, he wasn't too sure who we were. Then my sister said, "They gave you Shaun the Sheep," and we started to sing the theme song. His eyes got really wide, he smiled, and started dancing to our [poor] rendition of the song. It was really funny, as if he was thinking, "Oh they are wise people, those who know of Shaun the Sheep."

Before we left though, Zach gave us a present, which is now proudly displayed on our refrigerator:

It's Shaun the Sheep, it's Shaun the Sheep, he even mucks about with those who do not bleat ...

In other news, I may begin to experiment with the look of things here, so don't be surprised if you check in one day and things look different the next day. I have a long weekend coming up, and what better time to fool with things on the computer? Hopefully, I will not get carried away, and suddenly end up losing things without any idea what I did or didn't do. But don't be surprised if that happens too!

I didn't see the Westminster Dog Show on television (we don't have cable), but I had a good time reading about things, and got a charge out of reading about the beagle who won Best in Show. Mr Puffy must be so pleased! I like it when it seems that the dog is as happy as the person when they win.

Tomorrow is a big day at chez Ravell'd Sleave - it's Valentine's Day, and the birthday of our two boys, Garden Kitty (he'll be 9), and Jetsam (he'll be 2). I'm certain a good time will be had by all ...