Eliza's First Swing

It has come to our attention that the bulk of our updates of Eliza are related to her eating. While Eliza does spend a good part of her waking hours filled with the anticipation of eating, actually eating, or upset that she is no longer eating, we do other things with her, too. We've been hitting the Madison beaches pretty hard these last couple of weeks: playing in the sand or splashing around in the water during the day, firing up one of the beachside grills for dinner. The Surf Club has a little playground that we noticed had some swings that may or may not be appropriate for an 8+ month old. But we thought that Eliza would enjoy the ride and risk, so away she went on her first swing. Here is the video evidence - housechapin.blogspot.com if you're reading this on Facebook.

Also if a member of the Madison Public Works reads this blog - and I'm pretty confident at least 3 of them do - if you could shoot some WD-40 on the swings at The Surf Club that'd be swell.

We Never Did Get The Picture

I didn't get the exchange between Michael and I where we agreed that this photo op would never happen, so you'll just have to take my word for it. But no one listens to ol' Deacon and Michael. Personally, I think the attempt of getting 3 kids under 2 years old to remain still for the 1/30th of a second it takes to snap a photo is asking a lot. Now, the ultimate result - that is, the attempt of getting these three bundles of unbridled kinetic energy to remain still for a moment while singing "Tomorrow" - was a noble attempt, to be sure. I'm just glad I got it on film.

Video @ housechapin.blogspot.com.