Jude Walks

First steps: Early March, with Oma Klooster at the park

Actually walking: Late March, 16 months old

Best part, I think: "COME TO GRANDMA." - in an urgent, crazed voice...
Jude loves my mom, but is fully aware of his ability to tease her by refusing her advances and playing hard-to-get. He walked by her about five times with a smug look on his face, sneaking a peek at her out of the side of his eye :)

P.S. Sorry about the baby talk. We've waited awhile for this and are a wee bit thrilled.

Broseph II

My brother just came out with his first album, "It Took the Fire". He's put out a few EPs, but this is his first full-length record. I'm biased, but it's quite lovely if you want to take a listen. You can order it from iTunes, or from his website. He'll be playing some of it at South by Southwest (SXSW) soon with artist collective Ten Out of Tenn.

A while back I posted a link to his blog that documented the process of making it. (This is the second shameless plug that has appeared on this blog, in case you're keeping track.)

He's touring Australia soon and playing Sasquatch and Bonnaroo as keyboardist for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, a bunch of hippies that make crazy acid music videos and actually play decent music as well. They're big on the college scene right now and played Letterman recently. Here's a video of that performance if you want to watch them float around the stage in super happy fun land.

I think I like them, and may someday join their utopia as long as I can be high solely on endorphins.

I'm happy for you Ty :)

[Michigan Awesome]

In honor of this year's family stay-cation (about to begin), I send you some love from Michigan. Awesome.

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