Happy D

Libba took these while she was sitting in the living room (that's her robe that D is grabbing onto). His smile in all these shots is pretty priceless.

Some random pictures

Declan is really lucky - he's had the best daycare teachers, including Miss Betty. Here they're sitting in a rocker at school.

(we love Miss Betty!)



The look of concentration on Declan's face in these shots makes us laugh:






Declan's original nanny, Shannon, is now in school down at Texas State. Here he's representin' for the might Bobcats in a shirt that Shannon gave to him:

Declans eats and sleeps. Sometimes simultaneously.

Grumpy Grumperson eats some pasta. But he's not gonna like it.



Declan's daycare teachers told us that while most kids his age are messy eaters, he's an exceptionally messy eater. We're very proud.




Here Declan fights sleep. And loses.

Mim's 90th Birthday (part II)

We went to Tulsa the weekend of March 11 to celebrate Mim's 90th birthday(for those of you who don't know, Mim is Declan's great-Grandmother). Ann - Declan's Grandmother - and Mim's husband Carl were quite sneaky and turned the whole weekend into a great surprise party for Mim.

After the Sunday afternoon party, we returned to Mim's house and relaxed. Here, Declan and Grandma Annie contemplate a nap. One of them is obviously comtemplating it a lot harder than the other one...



Declan and Mim in the living room.



On Saturday night, we had a dinner at a great restaurant in Tulsa. Declan is totally taken with his Aunt Jan, as you can see here.



I love this picture of D and his Grandma Annie.



Is there anything better than a smiling baby?


Declan has a suppy cup, a plastic spoon and a giraffe - what more could a little boy ask for?



Declan and Mommy....



Declan and Daddy.



Declan and his second cousins (or great aunts - I get confused about these things) Carol and Patty. Or Patty and Carol.

And his giraffe.

Mim's 90th Birthday (part I)

Below we see Mim with her brother David (left) and Carl



Family portrait, Tulsa style. Left to right, from Declan's point of view:

Grandpa Chip, Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Mike, Grandma Annie, Great-Grandpa Carl, and (seated) Mim.



More Hellers than I can shake a stick at.


All the Heller women...



David and Joy Heller.




Here we see Jill - an honorary Heller and one of Ann's best friends since high school - Ann, and Ann's cousin Lloyd, who was in from California.



Lloyd and his wife Debbie.



Declan munches on some lunch at the Sunday afternoon party.



Declan flirts with Jill. He's such the ladies' man.



After the party, Declan hangs out with his Uncle Mike, who was visiting from Florida.