The cousins

Zoey's birthday

The cousins (and their moms) all gathered in Lyons in March to help celebrate Zoey's 10th birthday:

Liverpool Legends

Coop and I went to see the Liverpool Legends in Topeka.  A Beatles band, naturally.

Coop down at the stage in front of Fake John:

Cell phone lights during Hey Jude:

Other stuff in Baltimore

We took short breaks from baby-holding to see a couple of other cool things in the Baltimore area.  First up, Bailey and Diego's Tesla car!

A giant peanut butter cup:

The museum of dentistry:

And the national aquarium:

Luckily for us, Diego's parents were also visiting during this week.  They made us empanadas!  So good!

NEW BABY!

Not ours.  He belongs to Cooper's cousin Bailey and her husband Diego.  His name is Dane, born Feb 4.  Cooper and I headed out to Baltimore over spring break to meet him.  We did a lot of this:

Oliver!

Cooper had a role in the Lawrence Arts Center's production of Oliver!  He was a workhouse kid and also in the general street ensemble.  Here he is (just left of center) in one of the promotional materials for the show:

With the kid who plays Oliver:

With his friend (and fellow Pet World worker) Andy:

What's with this gesture?  No one does this in real life!

The cast and crew after the last performance: