Artistic constraints

They say art can take on a limitless number of forms, but sometimes we must constrain our our work. Like taking the option to color on the wall out of the equation.

More fun at the zoo!

Dad and William enjoyed seeing another favorite animal at the zoo. Do you see it?

Elephant

Made an afternoon trip to the zoo, discovered there's a bird section we had never visited before, and checked out one of William's favorite animals!

More stories!

William enjoyed a little bird watching with Moppin in his animal book during our trip to Texas!

Story time

William loves when Auntie Molly reads to him.

Laughter

Jessica can make William laugh no matter what position he's in! Also, if you haven't already seen them on Facebook, make sure to look at the links under our twitter feed on the right side of the page for more photos of William!

Visit the Zoo

Took William for another visit to the zoo, and he was super excited to see all the animals from his books!

Part 3: Tarmac snack

Stuck on the Tarmac at DCA for 45 minutes? No problem if you got blueberries!

Part 2: Yogurt Face

If you missed it on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram - William loves his yogurt!

Part 1: can't stop, won't stop

This is part one of a three part series on William and eating. We'd like to make it official. Everyone who had "blueberry" as William's favorite food should go ahead and collect, because if there is one thing that he will eat and eat and eat it's blueberries. He even figured out how to open our hotel mini fridge so he could get them out.

Playground champion

Not even the Houston heat and humidity could keep William from enjoying the playground!

Walk in the park

Took William out to the park by our house. He had fun running after the birds, although the jury is still out on mud.

Coloring with Mama

William and Jess busted out the crayons and did some reusing of a cardboard box that was about to be recycled, thereby reducing the amount of coloring paper they used. Got all three Rs in there!

Aquarium visit!

It was our first time back to the aquarium in a while, and William was super excited to point at everything!

On the mall

William in our nation's Capital, checking out our nation's Capitol.

Wheel Watcher

William, sitting cross-legged, eating a cracker, watching the traffic.

William's first time in the ocean

The story of William's first time in the ocean, as told by William.

"Okay, so here we are at the beach."

"And that is the ocean right there?"

"That massive expanse of blue as far as the eye can see, where anything could be sitting just under the surface?"

"That's the ocean where you want me to go?"

"I'm not so sure about this..."

"Gigi, what if instead we just go in the sky?"

"Okay, that's way too high."

"Let's go in the ocean!"

"This isn't a trick is it? You're not gonna turn and run when the first wave comes, are you?"

"Look, here comes a wave."

"Maybe I can just lean over it instead of stepping in."

"This isn't so bad."

"Oh, wait, yes it is."

"Great, I'm done. Been in the ocean. Big check on my bucket list."

"Thanks Dad for just standing there and taking pictures while I risk my life."

"Maybe next time put down the camera and help. I am definitely returning that "#1 Dad" mug you got for Father's Day if we ever get back to DC."

OBX Group Photos

 We tried taking some group photos while at the Outer Banks, and these are probably the best of the bunch. In case you're thinking, "Hey Justin, don't you usually take better group photos." I've included an outtake at the end so you'll understand just how difficult these were to get.

Outer Banks Beach Family Photos