Michael sports a drool goatee ...

... that he made all by himself.

Window-gazing.

Look where Michael entangled himself!

He wants Mommy to get him out.

Michael plays with his pasta stars.

He can pick them up ...

... but won't eat them.

The star hides from Michael.

Daddy helps with walking practice.

Michael is proud of himself!

Is that a giant turtle?

No, it's Michael!

A little more outside time.

Funny-face Michael poses with Mommy.

Michael brandishes his blade ...

... and examines it carefully ...

... until distracted by a bird.

Two more from Grace's birthday dinner on March 14.

Michael being charming for the camera.

Rolling around is still fun.

Someone needs a nap.

Michael's "I want!" motion.

Getting a head start on soccer practice.

Michael says "Bababa" to a sheep at Frying Pan Farm Park.

Melissa points out the peacock to Violet and Michael.

A better look at the bright blue peacock.

Mommy, Michael, and more sheep.

Easter at Grammy and Granddad's.

What? No more eggs?

An Easter wave.

Mommy and Michael read together.

Strangely, this didn't faze him at all.

Easter dinner.

Daddy, el Toro of Tickles.

Standing more steadily.

Look -- only one hand!

Mommy and Michael, impromptu.

Father and Son ...

... find their inner Sistine Chapel and/or E.T.

Pick me up! Pick me up!

Hello, world.

Investigating lunch.

Michael missed his mouth a couple of times.

Getting up on hands and knees for a brief second.

Checking out the ground.

So much blonde hair!

He wiggled himself into a tight spot.

Michael is eleven months old!

Having a pre-dinner dinner.

Michael checks to see if Daddy is still there.

Grace plays with Michael on her birthday.

Michael and Daddy.

We seized a rare warm day ...

... to get some fresh air.

Michael to a Lilliputian.

Trying to get the camera.

Such a good-looking boy!

Cute up close, too.

Look at all those teeth!

Couldn't resist another cute one.

Michael's newest pose.

Michael knows who "Daddy" is now.

In the hall with our beloved white-noise machine.

Oh look -- another speck of lint!

Mommy and Michael read a bedtime story.

Enough of that one -- Michael wants another.

Michael with his playgroup friends.

Violet is off to grab my muffin.

Mommy steals a few minutes for photography, ...

... not of the refrigerator -- of her flowers from Daddy!

Digital test photos taken ...

... to experiment before committing ...

... to the greater permanence of film.