los gardner: April 2006

Madi, Wisco

We trekked up to the surprising beauty of Madison, WI this weekend for Boonita's wedding and had a blast. We weren't too good at toting the camera on our many excursions, but here are some shots of the Madison Children's Museum and the reception. Rowan was a trooper of a traveller and had a blast crusing the town in her stroller, gawking at the cheese-ified farmer's market, and shaking her diaper on the dancefloor. We can't say much for the many cold days of the year, but April in Madison is pretty amazing. Who knew?

Driving the work jeep

Rowan the smiling blur

Excavating dinosaur bones

This is what they mean by "Children's Museum" in Dairyland, WI

Posing

Dancing

Rowan owned the dancefloor

She tried to take up whistling

and tried again

and she played crazy maracas.

She played maracas,

and the drums

Babysittin' Bridesmaids

Encore!

First Festival

We borrowed the RV, grabbed Sister Riley, Brother Jon, and Cousin Elly and headed out for the 19th annual Old Settler's Music Festival this weekend. We even got appearances from Mimi, Poppy, and Uncle Scott. Rowan was a trooper, and if the two thousand people who grabbed us are to be believed she's the cutest baby in the world. We, of course, would never say something like that ourselves.

Many thanks to the Stewarts for the exquisite accomodations and the Gerbers for the magic wristbands. Looking forward to next year!

Gearing up for the NBA Playoffs

Mama teaching a suddenly forgetful Rowan how to clap

Yeah, she's a good teacher

HUG!

Eating up the night life

Daddies do all the hard work

Mornings are rough on everyone

Talkin' it over with Cousin Elly

In the sandbox

Playin' hoops

Relaxin

In the tunnel with Cole

Having a ball

Easter and more

Easter at Mimi and Poppy's today. We fired up the traditional Easter sprinkler. Rowan moved into her own house this week too, but we were surprisingly okay with it.

Conejita Concerta

Prim and practicing

Rowan and Weston playing nicely with the bubbles--for the moment

Happy grandparents

I get by with a little help from my Papaw

Draggin the basket

Pretties in pink

Sprinkler time!

Coolin'

In the thick of it

Note the accusing hand in the background

Water babies

Taming the water beast

A new address

At my window...

Ridin'

Rockin'

Selfs Portrait

You still out there?

Oka, so it's been over a month. Part of it's just that we're busy, and part of it is that the Man blocked me from the blog at work. What, you thought this was all for you? Anyway, all apologies for the exhorbitant delay. Hope this flood of pics from recent excursions (most notably to Robbie's Rocky Roost in Rollinsville, CO) helps to make up for lost time.