Scaling, Scaling Over the Bounding Main (or crib rail rather)

It seems our pint-sized Energizer Bunny is working on a new trick: climbing out of his crib. I caught him today with both feet off the mattress, one leg kicked over, balancing on the edge of the railing on his tummy.


Places to go, people to see...


Giving Ducky a bumper car ride


"Dear" Blind: Andrew's secret way of not missing any of the action around the house


Grandmom and the Boy

The Constant Gardener

Andrew loves to lend a hand in the garden after seeing his daddy tend to it so often. Every time we walk into the backyard, Andrew points and grunts for the watering can.




He'll water anything: rocks, logs, a single leaf. Everything needs a drink. We put those logs there as a barrier, but we've recently learned that creatures live under them: We've been harboring the very same family of groundhogs that have been destroying Steve's garden!!! D'oh!


He chose to stand in the way of the sprinkler.


Neither playing in the sprinkler nor swimming in the pool EVER replaces an actual bath, Little Buddy.






Friend, Thy Name is Sprinkler

Choix du Roi

We had our ultrasound today. It's a girl! Everything looks great, and the due date remains the same (Nov. 25th). She was very squirmy but was cooperative during the ultrasound, letting us in to get a good peek. A beauty! (Thanks for the French term, Heather G.)

July Stuff

Hooray! We got our new camera (a Canon Powershot SD800 IS), and we simply love it. The camera that died was 5 years old, so it was time for a new one anyway. At last, we can photograph the boy again!




A nice father and son shot, save for Cassie relieving herself in the background


Picking berries




Both Andrew and Megan walk with their bellies sticking out these days.

Carlisle Summerfair 2007

Ack! Our digital camera died on us! While it certainly isn’t the end of the world, it does seem a little tragic when you have a little toddler running around and you have no way of photo-documenting his new talents, humor and experiences at this moment in time. We’re set to get a replacement (camera, that is) this week. Until then, words will have to illustrate the happenings of the Kretzing family. Anyone have a digital camera recommendation?

This weekend, we enjoyed the beginnings of Carlisle's Summerfair, a weeklong celebration that ends on the Fourth of July. On Friday evening, we watched the parade, and unlike last year when Andrew was too young to understand what was going on, this year he kept walking into the street, ready to get in formation with the rest of the parade participants. He marveled at the Clydesdale, the miniature horse, and the standard horse that clopped on by. He was mesmerized by all the fire trucks and their flashing lights. He waved his little American-flag-on-a-stick with the best of them. Saturday morning, Megan ran in the Summerfair 10K and earned an age group award, which will proudly go in Baby K #2's baby book. Andrew has his trophy from a 2005 Turkey Trot, so that should stop any competition between the kiddos if they should compare baby books. :-)

Steve has been HARD AT WORK (understatement) installing new wood floors in the downstairs living rooms. It's a lot of work, but there is instant gratification when you turn around to see the beautiful wood floors you just put down. At times, we wish the rooms were just perfect squares, which would be easier to work with, but Steve has done a great job working around our angled fireplace, bay window and stairwell. We've been lucky that the days he has worked on the floors have been cool and dry instead of warm and humid. That would make for an even longer work day.