The Professor's New Glasses

After about 7 years of wearing the same pair of glasses, Jason has gone for a new look. They have a hint of the nerdy scientist and the flair of a New York City hipster. So depending on his mood and choice in attire, the Professor can fit into most any social setting. Just add a short-sleeved dress shirt and tie and voila...chemistry conference lecturer! Or, throw on a ribbed black turtleneck sweater with dark pants and you have a sleek, Euro-intellectual look.

Violet's 2nd Birthday

Sorry about the poor picture quality...with such a large file, I had to compress it.

We had a party at our house with all the neighborhood kids plus a few from other places. The main attraction of the party was a puppet show put on by Violet's eccentric parents involving several bread-stealing animals who kept befuddling the well-meaning Prince Fance N. Pants. (stage build by "Pa" Perry for the occasion)

Violet Sings Her Ladybug Song

This is a song of Violet's own creation. The main theme is "Ladybug," but the song often ranges across the spectrum of monkeys jumping on beds to how much Jesus loves her. In this rendition, she calls for a little backup from Daddy.

Potty Update

For those of you who have been with this blog from the beginning, you may recall that we've been doing Elimination Communication (or Infant Potty Training) with Violet since we brought her home from the hospital. (see blog entry from August 21, 2006) It has been a learning experience for all of us and we are excited to report that Violet has been pretty much potty trained for the past month! We still put diapers on her at night, but she typically wakes up dry. We have no way of knowing if she would have potty trained this early without the Elimination Communication, but we are excited to have reached this milestone before her second birthday. We still have the occasional accident and we sometimes put a diaper on her if we know she won't be paying attention to her internal signals. (going to the Wiggles Park!) She has learned that if she announces "Mommy...pee pee potty!" while stuck in her carseat on a long trip that it is a sure way to get us to pull over.

The Week Before Sajini's Wedding

Laurel and Violet came up to NJ the week prior to Sajini's wedding (see previous post) to spend time with the Fergusons. We had a great time playing and visiting the Wiggles Park. Reagan, Jack, and Violet got along really well and had a great time....the grown-ups all got along pretty well too! It was hard to leave, but the Ferguson's are planning on coming down for Violet's birthday, so we'll have a happy reunion in two weeks time.

We also got to spend several days with Ray and Autumn that week. We went to church with them and went to the Cheesecake Factory, too. Violet is in love with her "Ockle Ray" and had to know where he was at all times. She wanted him to push her in the stroller, but she spent the whole time turning around to be sure he was still back there!

Sajini's Wedding

We Chrumas went up to Philadelphia for Sajini's wedding. Wow....it was amazing! Laurel was honored to be a bridesmaid and it was especially exciting because the wedding was on May 24th...our anniversary! (5 years!) Ceremony at Tenth (where we got married), Luncheon reception at the Union League, and a later dinner/dance reception at Lemon Hill Mansion! The whole day was amazing and beautiful. Sajini wore a western-style dress (with fuscia heels hidden underneath) for the ceremony and for the first half of the reception, but she changed into a traditional Indian gown part way through. She looked like a model.

Congratulations to Sajini and Josh Christman!

It's Been a While!

After some harassment by various family members, here is a new blog entry! The past few months have flown by, so here are pictures of some of the highlights.