April 2005 Photos
I have just finished building Berkeley's and Eliana's April 2005 media galleries using pictures and video taken during that month. I'm very close to getting caught up. My goal is to actually post pictures in real time (i.e. the day or the day after they are taken)... only a couple more photo albums to go, and then I'll be right there.

There were some excellent pictures taken in April... most notable among them is the Kristy/Berkeley picture. Very nice. Here are some sample images:

You can review the full galleries either by accessing the "April 2005" links on Berkeley's web site or Eliana's web site or you can access the galleries directly:

Berkeley's April 2005 Gallery ... (2 years, 9 months old)
Eliana's April 2005 Gallery ... (1 year, 1½ months old)

Product Review: Stonyfield Farm YoBaby Yogurt
After I posted my raving review of Li'l Yami yogurt, Jess recommended that I try Stonyfield Farm YoBaby yogurt. I found the yogurt in the organic section of my local grocery store; I purchased the peach/pear pack. (Why do they separate all of the organic food into its own section anyway? Do organic shoppers really smell that bad?)

One thing I failed to note about the Li'l Yami yogurt in my previous review is that its consistency closely resembles that of a whipped mousse. The kids can scoop it out and hold the spoon upside-down and sideways and the stuff will not fall down. However, the consistency of the YoBaby yogurt is just a tad thicker than runny. This makes the yogurt quite unsuitable for self-serve. For example, during Berkeley's breakfast this morning, approximately one half made it into his mouth, the other half ended up on the table or in his lap. After he "finished" his YoBaby he asked for a "more yogurt... a round one" (Li'l Yami's are packaged in a small round container, YoBaby's are packaged in a rounded square).

"Do you want another one of those?" I asked, pointing to the YoBaby yogurt.

"No, not the oval one, the round one," Berkeley replied.

Now I'm not just going to take Berkeley's preference without a heaping grain of salt (after all.. he does thoroughly enjoy canned green beans straight from the can), so I tried the yogurt myself (both the peach and pear). I must admit that it is very tasty, but just not extraordinary - at the very least, it is on par with Yoplait.

Summary: Barely above average (sorry Jess)

Jog Strolling
For the past two or three weeks, the weather has been quite nice (70s). So I've taken some opportunities to go jogging with the kids (like this evening while the wife was at the Wednesday night Young Ladies activity). We don't have a fancy twin jogging stroller, but the twin stroller we do have (the Peg Perego Aria Twin) seems to get the job done.

Tonight I ran with the kids over to the location of the service project Kristy and the young ladies were doing... probably about a 3 mile jog round trip (I'm guessing). I usually give the kids a lollipop and then set out down the road. Tonight, Eliana fell asleep about 10 minutes into the half hour jog... still clutching her Cream Soda Dum Dum lollipop which was stuck on her new pink coat. Other than stirring just slightly when we passed a barking dog behind a fence, she remained totally zonked for the duration.

Berkeley pretty much does the "What's that?" routine on any jog stroll, and tonight was no different:

"What's that?", Berkeley asked pointing to a man walking on the other side of the street.

"A man," I replied.

"What's that man doing?", came the follow-up.

"He's walking," I said, in-between breaths.

"What's that man's walking name?", Brekeley pressed.

"Um.. I don't know buddy.. let's call him 'Bill'."

"Hi Bill." said Berkeley while waving, but we were already well past the man.

Berkeley is quite the chatterbox on our jog strolls. Hopefully, the weather will contine to stay nice and mild.