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Catching up on the past 3 weeks...

At the Erie Zoo:

Ajay and cousin Anne Shirley cruising in the wagon. Anne reached back and patted Ajay's leg and he patted her back. So sweet.
Paps and Anne Shirley feeding the bear some leaves.
In the messy tables full of every animal and critter known to man, Ajay manages to point out the only thing with wheels.
Anne Shirley and Grandma carefully checking out the tame ducks.
"Clip clop clip clop," goes the giraffe.

Thank you Marianne and Jerry for the lovely day together!

At the Monde's Home:

Evan and "Unk" have their own universe to rule and reign.

Sometimes they're mortal enemies and other times they are on the same team.

Regardless of rank, they are the best buds.

While Chris and Evan climb the tree's highest branches,

Ajay inspects trailer wheels,

bike tires,

spoke beads, and "motors," which are UNO cards attached with clothes pins to the rear axel).

Chloe is a great cousin and permits and even encourages Ajay to get a closer look.

She also tries her hand in some of Ajay's games too.

And to finish off the day, a comfy wagon ride with a mud-caked monster truck.

Oh yeah.

Uncle & Bud

What's better than having a nice swing into spring with a good buddy?

What's in a name?

"What are you gonna name your kid?" My 6 year old nephew, Evan, asked walking toward me.

"Well, I like the name Levi for a boy."

"Why?"

And here I sit in the 21st week of pregnancy and Chris and I have not agreed on any names that we love or that Evan loves. Here we are when he was about 18 months.
We like original, artsy names, but not old fashioned ones. We like 'L' names and 'J' names and names with letters like, 'v' or 'z' in them. We have a very hard sounding German last name, so a softer, but not wussy, first name is something we're considering. But at the same time, for a boy, a masculine name is a must. Thankfully we have 40 weeks...nope, 19 weeks to decide.