Braintree Photos, Potluck and More!

No particular news this week, just some more photos and video. Iris is walking up a storm - it's all she wants to do. The first day I tried to put hard-soled shoes on her, she threw a fit and screamed for 20 minutes until I took them off. So, I took the shoes into daycare, where they got them on her with no problem. She hasn't put up a fight since. Sigh.

She's added more facial anatomy to her repertoire: eyes, ears and mouths. We had the first potluck of the season last weekend. One of our guests was Hayden, Iris's birth buddy. 'Someone' has taught Iris to lift up others' shirts and point to their belly button. Hayden had just learned about his own belly. The ensuing scene was quite hilarious: Iris and Daddy reading on the couch: Last weekend we also volunteered at a local environmentally themed charter school as part of the Yale Day of Service. We weeded the blueberry patch and did other miscellaneous gardening tasks. Here Matt and Iris get ready: Iris really likes to try to put Mama's sunglasses on: Iris with Grandpa John in Braintree: Gwyneth and Heather with daughters Eleanor (2) and Iris: Iris really enjoyed playing with Eleanor's sunglasses: John and Matt battle it out with the Wii: Why choose, when you can have both milk and water: Why Choose, the video:


Iris dancing and asking for food:


Iris plays with her new toy car (thanks Mark and Florence):

Okay, this is a kinda long video, but it features Iris walking across our yard and showing off her new "shaking her head NO" skills (in response to Mama asking if she wants to play with the soccer ball):