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Nik just started walking! We've been taking him down to the lake to get him lots of extra practice.
Struttin' around in his little tracksuit like a giddy retiree.

Slides go by too fast when you're an adult. Luckily it's plenty long enough for him.

We went apple picking and if you look closely, you can see that Nik thinks the baby to his left is totally suspect. Since Nik is walking, we've had to make some "modifications" to the living room.

This face is an unfortunate byproduct of this situation.

As you can see, the downturn in the economy has stripped the shirt off of Nik's back and turned his pockets inside out.

Nik's First Birthday!!

We had a great time at Nik's birthday. This is Cash sneaking a quick ride on Nik's new Radio Flyer
The irrepressible Miss Kamn Shaver. I think she's reacting to another of my mother's dirty jokes.

These are our neighbors the Cranes. Their daughter Catherine is one of Minidhingra's most popular subjects.

Another of our favorites, Miss Josephine Rose. Scientists estimate that she is 98% cheeks.
And the birthday boy. The croquet wickets turned out to be a fantastic steadying source for his newest talent, walking.

Catherine gave him some help with the pinata. Which was filled with....


.. hand puppets and candy.


Our resident landscaper extrordinaire was imparting some advice on how to properly operate a toy lawnmower.

" I love this party!"


Cousin Emma made the trip down from Maine for the party.

And with cakes like this, who could blame her.

" Ok, I'm not so sure about this anymore."

Once he started in on the cake, his mood changed considerably.

100% Dhingra.

This is Nik and I playing a song called "I got Six strings and no pants"


I'm never buying him another toy. From here on out, it's just gonna be balloons.

"What? Is it someone's birthday or something? "

See you guys later!