spring is (basically) here!

it is what i have been waiting for... the weather to turn pleasant. it is hard for a baby and his parents or grandparents to be cooped (is that how you spell cooped?) up in a house when he wants to explore and the house is only some small number of square feet and half of it is behind closed doors or baby jail (the baby gate that keeps him from tumbling into the kitty's lair (the basement)). yesterday we went to the zoo. it was... well... an eye-opener... do you know they keep animals in cages?! just kidding... that, for better or worse, was not the eye-opener. the thing which made us that much more wise about the world, was the realization that we are not the only parents out there. not the only ones who take their child or children to the zoo on the first decent saturday of the year... oh no... we are certainly not the only ones... far from it... do you know that there are thousands... probably millions of us, walking around, mostly with strollers (we had the little guy in a backpack, so somewhat distinguishable at least), pointing at animals behind cages and glass walls... oh the humanity. i'm still feeling at odds with the whole concept. but of course, that concept was so comforting when i first learned i was pregnant... that this sort of thing happens everday. well, my... oh my... does it. children are everywhere. if you don't realize that, then you are not hanging out in the right places... or... maybe you are hanging out in the right places.
cleansing exhalation. okay. this new knowledge does not diminish the fact (and really, just enhances it) that to us, william is the best little guy around... completely unique, wonderfully clever, and infinitely special to us. here are a couple of photos for those who feel similarly about him:

he loves the basketball.

and playing in the lazy susan, which he has claimed ownership of and we have removed all glass from!

enjoy the rest of your weekend! take a trip to the zoo... or maybe don't!