Our St Patrick's Day photo shoot was the most challenging one yet - I attempted to get Owen to let me put a crown of shamrocks on his head while holding a shamrock cookie cutter in his hands and keeping a St Patrick's Day sign nearby. Thank goodness for digital photography. We got this one pretty cute shot out of many, many, many more that are funny in their own ways:

Earlier this week, our whole family came down with a 24 hour stomach flu. Luckily, it hit Nate and I at different times. I don't know what we would have done otherwise (as I commented on Facebook, I have renewed appreciation for indoor plumbing and laundry amenities). Owen got his first taste of ginger ale, and now we're all trying to recover and gain back the pounds we shed.

Here's a picture of our vegetable eater, prior to his unexpected weight-loss program.

And a video of some 'walker' action: