catch-up from the weekend

In which I leave the house for 2 days, to see my  newest nephew blessed (similar to a christening but without the baptism part):

the fog on my way home from a school drop-off

Thorin Oakenshield (the Hobbit) in yarn form.

Dinner out with some of my family on Saturday night.  You can see parts of all my kids: W is wearing the grey shirt in the top left corner- no face, just chest; H is hiding his face behind the menu, accidentally- he had no idea I was snapping photos; and M is at the end of the table, with the cute short haircut and the bright blue shirt.

Oh, and this is what I did on the drive there and back:

Well, this, and I read a book or two...