Hair net boy!
Cassie finally gets a chance to mow the kitchen when Takumi
isn't looking.
Happy Baby!
Cassie's signature smile which involves lifting her chin,
squinching her eyes and grinning.
Takumi is completely unable to copy it. He always raises his
eyebrows instead.
Here he has managed to get the chin lifting part, but as you
can see the eyebrows have gone up as well.
Fun in a box! However, Takumi does seem a little nervous
about where Cassie might kick him.
Boxes are good places for navel contemplation. Cassie is
pointing out Takumi's navel in case you can't find it.
Takumi considers the merits of boxes vs. cribs.
Happy Baby!
Finally some sun!
And Takumi wants to go shopping.
Takumi's hat from China was much too small, but it just fits
Cassie.
Grunde's hat is much too big, but I might have to let Takumi
have it and find a different present for Grunde instead.
Taking a break from speed racing around the kitchen.
Takumi's baby finally found it's way out of a box. Takumi
had a whole new bunch of baby tricks to try on him. Here
Takumi's helping the baby learn to walk.
Here Takumi is checking to see if the baby's diaper needs to
be changed.
Here he has enlisted Grandma for a second opinion on the
changing matter. Shortly after he was testing his play
hammer on the baby's head, so we've decided that he's not
really ready for a baby of his own yet.
The Front Garden - with two colors of poppies in the
foreground.
The front garden.
Japanese irises and peonies in the front garden.