Outside with Lorelei and wrapping up the Fall Semester for Mommy.

Here is another post that I MEANT to post in May, but got delayed. :)

Since the weathers been getting warmer, we've been taking Lorelei outside more often.  Here are some pictures from her first play times out side.  The first day we went out on Pappa Harvey Lonsbary's old quilt it was cool and windy so she's wearing the yellow sweater Gammy Tolton knitted for her and the little white eyelet sun hat from Tutu Wendy and Tutu Richard.

 Here, Daddy is helping Lorelei have her first leaf ripping experience!

Here Lorelei is snoozing in one of her first stroller rides.






She seems less then thrilled about the walk being held up for picture taking!

On Saturday we took Lorelei to her first Farmer's Market.  It was the first day it was open so there were only 4 vendors and no produce yet.  But, one vendor was selling plants and I got a VERY healthy tomato plant for $1.25!  Andrew had Baby Girl in the baby carrier and she fell asleep on the walk home.  When we got home, Andrew and Lorelei studied tree leaves again while I repoted the tomato plant into a big container for the patio.  She *likes* the carrier when Daddy uses it. Hmph!

The weather is finally feeling summer like.  It was sunny an high 70s today with 80s possible this week.  Last summer Mom and Dad Tolton gave us a gift certificate for a window air conditioner, but they were always out of stock!!! So earlier this spring, we snapped one up as soon as they went on sale.  After we all went back inside, Lorelei and I washed up and changed into comfy cool clothes and made lunch for the grown ups.  Then while I fed her, we watched Andrew put in the air conditioner, not an entirely easy job with the style of these windows, apparently, but he figured it out.

This is the last weekend of the Fall semester for me.  Friday night was the Commencement Ceremony for JCC which was very nice.  It would be nice if they could have it on a Sat afternoon instead of from 7 - 9pm on a Fri, but it's tradition.  I sang with the Faculty Staff choir again, which is always fun.  We sing the National Anthem at the beginning and the Alma Mater at the end.  Lisa, the director and I were talking at the end of the evening about how it would be nice to sing together more often... wouldn't it be fun to sing something to open the first Senate meeting?  Hee hee... I'll have to suggest that. :)  In the meantime I have to get the rest of my grading done by noon on Mon.  Then there are 2 days of meetings and 2 days of advising new students and then I'm free!!   I'm teaching one online class this summer, but my face to face class 2 evenings a week at Fort Drum has been cancelled.  Only 1 person signed up.  I don't mind too much because it will give me more time to spend with Andrew and Lorelei and more time to visit friends and family.

That's all for now! Stay Tuned for the 4 month update.