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This is a picture post. I finally organized and backed up recent photos, which I hadn't done since Eli was born. So here's what I would call too many pictures.

This first one is Jay, during our father and son outing. He had a great time. He wasn't much of a hiker, and I carried him up most of the hill we explored. He loved his "light-saber" glow-stick flashlight. 

This was our family picture from Mother's Day. It's very professional: five out of six of us are looking at the camera, with no crazy facial expressions. 

On the Saturday before Memorial Day, we went to the Springs Preserve. Jay needs a haircut. 

I'm not sure this is a good picture at all, but it illustrates how family outings go. Holly is very attentive, Mia stays close, and Jay gets distracted easily. Eli won't carry his own weight. 

Also at the Springs Preserve. The curbing in the parking lot is one of their better attractions. (Not really; they have great exhibits and trails.)

On Memorial Day, we went Sunset Park, and noticed a few native birds and plants. This quail was just outside the park boundaries, on undeveloped land that was pretty similar to the desert-landscaped park. 

The new part of Sunset Park has some unique playground equipment, including this lopsided spinning seat. With Jay in my lap, I could control how fast we were spinning, and I was able to stop. When I sat in it by myself, I was spinning literally out of control until I reached my foot to just barely touch the ground to slow me gradually and keep me from getting ill. It was pretty fun, though. 

In organizing our pictures, we saw Jay's first Halloween, where he was a skunk. Eli will be too big by Halloween to wear that costume, so we tried it on him now. It was a perfect fit.