(June and July) Mitchell has been a bit slow to embrace the whole eating-solid-foods-thing. Instead, he rapidly adopted the food-as-beauty-treatment approach to nourishment, and managed to become the messiest eater I've ever seen. He's always had a hair fetish, so the hair rarely escapes a meal without needing a washing. The bottom picture shows the after-meal cleanup ordeal.
I do have to say that since we returned from our trip to Omaha, Mitchell has had a much greater appetite and has stayed relatively spotless during mealtimes--relatively. . .
July was filled with family events, several of which were held at our house. The first picture shows part of the crowd that was assembled in our family room to celebrate my Mom's 70th birthday (She definitely doesn't look/act that old), and my niece, Kalen's 18th birthday. It was the first of several such gatherings. The second picture shows all the Hansen grandkids (except for Kendra's 2 1/2 kids who'd returned to Arizona) after playing in the pool in my parent's backyard. It can be a bit chaotic, but it's so fun to have people around.
