Ben helped me pick out some earrings for Kari and then Saturday blew our big secret, so she got those a day early. On the day itself, Ben seemed to get the concept and we did our best to be extra-nice to mama. We prepared some strawberries and yogurt for breakfast in bed, but Kari got up early and we missed our opportunity (plus we wanted to wait until Little Einsteins was over).

We spent the afternoon at Baby Julia's baptism party where Ben froliced with a yardful of kids. The parents mostly left the kids to their own devices, carefully managing the adult/child ratio. Adults rotated in and out of the play zone in the same way that control rods in a nuclear reactor are inserted and removed to maintain a chain reaction while preventing a meltdown.

The weekend began with similar romping as Kari and Ben travelled to PA on Friday to visit the cousins (which is always a blast). There are rumors that a picture exists showing Grandpa on the see-saw holding a half-dozen or so grandkids in the balance, but I haven't seen it yet.

UPDATE: In the comments, Julie informs us that the rumored pictures have been uploaded. Included is a bonus picture of a young Elton John impersonator.