Happy Birthday, Linc!

Yesterday we celebrated my nephew Linc's second birthday at the Vilas Park Zoo in Madison.

The birthday boy liked to play with his mom's camera.

Grandpa and Grandma Big Truck.

Linc got a cool scooter. The boys got into a tussle over it. (Linc won.)

Nash got a present, too. It was called a Hover Disk.

The boys waited patiently while Grandma Eileen blew up the Hover Disc.

Little fingers pointing to the birthday cake (cookie).

Cut the cookie.

The blue frosting did a number on our tongues.

Linc took a bunch of photos of his own.

And the winner is...

...Pink!! My peony is a lovely blush pink.

And surprise! Earlier this spring I thought these plants couldn't possibly be the bellflowers that grew here last year. Amazing transformation!

I got these ferns from The Farm. I also put a few wake robins (trilliums) underneath. I should probably move those out from underneath so people can see them.

My poor rhubarb. Either it's sick or I over-harvested last year.

And my beautiful iris are in full bloom (or were when this picture was taken last week).

Happy Birthday, DJ!

I'm really behind on my blogging.

Last weekend I went up to Wisconsin. On Saturday night I went to see my cousins' band Rivalry. It also happened to be my cousin DJ's 26th birthday.

Birthday boy

Cousin Troy and Aunt Peg

Cousins
Me, DJ, Laurel (congrats!), Troy, and Katie

Laurel, Aunt Deb, Ma, and me