Video Of Connor On His Play Mat (8/25/2007)

Video of Connor (Early Aug. 2007)

More Video of Connor (Early Aug. 2007)

A Sideways View of The Little Dude (8/26/07)

Check out the comb over, the size of his paws, and those forearms. Moreover, check that face! Connor is tougher than nails and wants people to know it! This particular photo is of Connor staring down a teenager 30x his size. Mindy had to Connor back. (Click on the image to see the photo in full size).

Play Time! (8/25/07)

Connor And Mindy (8/26/07)

The Big Boy Seat. Connor's Favorite Chair. (Mid-Aug. 2007)

Connor's First Hike. He Was So Excited He Fell Asleep (8/3/2007)

Connor Hanging With Dad, Literally (8/2/2007)

Connor All Bundled Up (1st week of Aug. 2007)

Connor Having Fun With Mindy (8/2/2007)

Connor Cooling Off In The Lake (8/1/2007)

Connor's First AND Last Exposure to Television.

Well, Connor was a luck little guy last week. Connor was visiting a friend who has a TV. Without much surprise he was mesmerized that such sights and sounds exist! Connor has that same glazed-over look his father has when watching TV. Mindy put Connor down for a moment to collect her belongings and... BAM he locked-in on the the TV and wouldn't let go. Click on the image to see it in a larger format.

Go Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here it is. Mom's new car. No one believed it would happen so quickly! Just soak up the image. 2006 Nissan Altima.

It's Not a Cardboard Image of a Nissan.

Christine and Susie have confirmed that Mom wasn't just "making this all up." All four sides of the car were photographed and verified for authenticity in order to provide evidence for us out-of-towners who are still stunned by the speed and decisiveness in Mom's most recent purchase. Mom, from all of us who know and love you congrats and good luck. We all hope it lasts as long as the others.

This is no Hornet!

I think this is a fair time to recap Mom's car ownership history (dates and models are estimates. photos are renderings only, not the real McCoys).

First, the 70s: the famous, the slow, the stylish, the timeless, you know it folks: the 1973, pale yellow, two door, AMC Hornet. a/k/a God's gift to automotive craftsmanship and rounded styling. (for you Hornet junkies: go to http://www.amchornet.com/ to relive the golden days). If it wasn't for Sean's well-documented chainsaw massacre of the Hornet's roof, the little bug (I mean bee) would still be in Mom's driveway today. Remember those plaid covered, rough seats? Who could forget piling a family of six in there, all the gear, plus Fay and Grandma, and sometimes some friends and heading off to Cranford pool. God bless the state's lax safety laws of the 70s. Who was cooler than us?

Next up, the 80s: the powerful, the iron workhorse of Mom's collection. This grey on grey beast transported all of the kids to and from for all those neon, big hair years: Oldsmobile's Cutlass Sierra.

Lastly, the 90s: You know it well because it almost carried Mom into 2010: continuing with the grey, four door theme: the Chevy Lumina, faster than sin, exhaust sounded like something that should be on a Harley, red interior, and despite the long and gruelling commute to and from Union Hospital, it only had 12,000 miles on it! It's life and legend cut down too early and snuffed out by a gentleman not paying attention while trying to figure out what kind of car Mom was driving, and then SMACK! (no injuries). The kind gentleman was nice enough to pose in front of the car's undamaged side. He wanted the photo for Car and Driver's archive collection. Thank you sir and let the legend live on. No hard feelings.