Ren became "Mr. Airplane Man" on the recent trip to Indiana to visit the relatives.
We had a nice visit, and Ren was a real trooper on the plane with A+ performance!

Betsy got a birthday present from Japan which just happened to match *everything*. She even did the waist-band herself! She never took off the backpack...

Granpa Nolan Lackey with Betsy Avila, Thanksgiving 2007
He really thought that little girl was some thing special.
He always said "she is such a doll!" I can hear it now...

Here's grandpa and K, for Christmas, you can tell he was not feeling that great, and was not quite himself for that visit.

29 inches tall
21.72 pounds
17.5 inches around his head

Delicious!