Say hello to Slider – our nephew. He arrived early to Amy and Tim on Christmas Eve of last year (12/24/2012). Even though he was early, he’s doing great now – as you can see in the picture below…

Ryder just told me about them.
I guess Maribeth told him about them.
They’re big and black.
Best guess: jaguar

This is a very old picture of Ryder, asleep on my lap. It’s from our first Christmas vacation to California (as in, first with any children of our own), when he was just a teeny tiny guy. Like many posts, this picture just came up on the computer background and had to be shared. Also, we’re headed to California for a visit starting tomorrow, so it’s fun to put this up here as well. He doesn’t do this anymore, and Maisy stopped sleeping in our arms quite a while ago. But, I think you’ll agree, this picture is rad.