Speaking of fickle weather, a few days after the snow melted, Dallas saw some gorgeous weather up in the low sixties. I took L outside for a walk while E had a few go-rounds with the camera.

Having been let out from work early to get home safely, I picked up L from daycare and went home to the warm house. We played in the living room for most of the afternoon, but I couldn’t resist bundling him up for a few minutes outside in what was then roughly six to seven inches of snow.

The week before Christmas it was a balmy sixty-something degrees in Dallas. My mother and sister flew in to spend the holidays with us.

Last Tuesday, E decided it was time for L to undertake the rite of passage every child embarks on during the first memorable Christmas holiday of their lives. It was time to meet Santa.

It took us all of four seconds after the artificial tree debacle to pendulum swing all the way back to wanting a real tree. E said she knew of a tree lot near our house, so last night we packed up the car and headed over there.

L started daycare a month ago, and was sick within two days. Since then he’s been ill twice more, each time with bilateral ear infections, vomiting, and enough dripping mucus to flypaper the kitchen at a fast food joint. This afternoon, daycare called and (big shocker) he had a 103.5 fever, was hoarse and congested.

It’s been great messing with the new camera since it’s arrived in the post. With help and recommendations from friends, I was able to start shooting all manually, and have been pleased with the results. I scored a manual focus non-metering 50mm prime lens from the 1970s on eBay for $26, and shooting photos with that has been a lot of fun. Set manually, it’s been a hell of a lot easier to get non-blurry photos of L and the animals.

It’s been a little over a month since I’ve last posted, and with good reason, everything’s gotten hectic.

We headed down to Austin for Halloween, as our friend got married to his longtime girlfriend on Halloween night. I was asked to be in the wedding party, an invitation I was honored to accept.
L and E spent a lot of time in the hotel room, L unfortunately came down with an ear infection [...]

We had a small party for L on Sunday, some friends and relatives came, most with their children. The party was a resounding success, and what really struck both of us was what a great home we have now that most of the construction is finished.