Today's Toby

Not sure where Cotton, Toby, and Spencer were when I took this photo of the friends from Oz.  

We're off to see what magic awaits at the Oz playground.  

More of the museum. In the section about the US Presidents there's a spot for kids to get behind a podium and read part of famous presidential speeches.  Toby chose JFK's inaugural.  

We also saw the MLK Memorial, which was a first for all of us.  

Toby was disappointed that he couldn't take a picture of the flag thar inspired Thr Star Spangled Banner. But he did think it was fun to see his face in some money.

Way in the back, you might be able to spot the White House. Which was exciting to see, even though it was far away.  

Someday, we'll have to do a tour of the Capital. But for this trip, this was as close as we got.  

Visiting the Lincoln Memorial.  

Toby had a great time finding all the states and territories at the WWII Memorial. Naturally, he wanted a picture with Kansas. And then we managed to get a full family picture in front of New Jersey.  

Last week was Toby's spring break. So we did a quick trip to DC and Philly. Toby was very excited about seeing the sites. He took a bunch of pictures which he can't wait to have printed. These were some shots of him at the Washington Monument.   

In case you haven't read 'The Marvelous Land of Oz' the H.M stands for 'Highly-Magnified'.  

Yo! Adrian!!!  

In a slight twist of the lyrics from Wicked, we did "one short play in the Emerald City" at the Wizard of Oz playground. This is Toby doing his best impression of a grumpy, Emerald City guard.  

This is a tricolor of balloons. Naturally.  

Toby had the big responsibility of helping Dad blowout his birthday candles. (Spencer paid close attention since his birthday is next.) Happy Birthday Jason! We love you tremendously. Thank you for your humor, heart, and sense of adventure.  

Toby was less interested in taking pictures with blossoms, instead opting for concrete pillars. Eventually, I got him to admit that the flowers were pretty too.  

 We had a lovely spring afternoon checking out the Cherry Blossoms at Branch Brook Park.  

Popping around the corner to deliver a punchline.  

Apparently, this move is called a "cowabunga".  

What can we say? Some folks are just good Lucca'n. (Get it? Good lookin'? Good Lucca'n? Things are bound to get a little punny when you've done this many blogposts.)  

Pre-bed goofball.  

When you're dad is an excellent hype man.  

While we were only around 90% totality, we had a pretty good view of the show.  

It's like the Pisa picture, only in reverse.  

This one's been wiggling for awhile now. We think the earthquake must have helped shake it loose.    

When you're rethinking some choices...  

Enjoying the spoils of a successful egg hunt.  

Would you like mustard on your magnet tile sandwich?   

Cold, rainy days are good for Couch Parties! (And by "party" we mean "snuggle with a blanket, your brother, and all the stuffies".)  

When you've had a blog almost your entire life, you know a photo op when you see one.