Today was an awesomely fun day. While Tom was helping some friends of ours get ready for an upcoming move, Rowan and I stopped by Erin and Brenton's house to meet the new arrival, Mirren, and to visit with Rowan's best friend Ander. Rowan has been absolutely fascinated with the idea of Mirren since he found out Ms. Erin had a baby in her tummy, and when he knew Mirren was born Rowan started making up all kinds of stories about what "Baby Mirren" will do when she's old enough (a favorite is that she likes to fly in hot air balloons). Today finally Rowan and I had both fully recovered from the head colds we've had, and he was beyond thrilled to hold the new baby. The sheer difference in size between them was amazing; I know from the photos that Rowan used to be that small, but my memory kept telling me it was impossible.
Later in the day, we headed out for a bike ride and Rowan explored his "favorite lake" a little differently than usual (usually we stand on the closest shore and throw rocks, or walk to the bridge and...you guessed it...throw rocks). This time there were people fishing in both our usual places so we walked down a trail next to the shore for a while, exploring some trees on our way. What an adventurous little boy this one has turned into!
