A NEW GRANDSON! 12//09/2010

Oliver August. Little Ollie Augie. Lil' Ollie Augie. Augie Doggy. Doggy Daddy. Or, just plain Gus. Stay tuned!

Bennett Shows Off His Grandparents

Poo Poo

Poo Poo from Kenneth Casey Swoyer on Vimeo.

"Being naked approaches being revolutionary...

...going barefoot is mere populism."
John Updike

With his back to the camera....

and in his mother's arms, little Bennett Reid is admitted to membership to the church on a very special day with a very special family.

Hard at work

"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."

"But, Mommy, it's Henry G, not John D!"

This is the summer of the Gentleman farmer. Mom and Dad learn the importance of soil preparation. Henry learns how to drive a tractor.

"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done...

... she becomes a grandmother."

Grandma Bohling Comes for a Visit

Henry, Daddy and Grandma share a good time at MeMe's.

Elliot Arrives At Wrigley Field.... Asks, "Where's the Cubby Bear?"

Elliot Attends His First Cubs Game... Takes Train

Happy Birthday Elliot!!

You were 2 on March 18! Hard to believe. Yesterday, mommy and daddy threw a swell party at Kid City just for you and some of your best friends and favorite family members.

Look in the background there, and you'll see your cousin Henry. Lots of toys. Lots of food. Lots of runny noses!

Here's to McKenzie, Our Wonderful Cat

Our wonderful calico cat, McKenzie, passed away recently. She lived with us for about 14 years. Uncle Casey was 10 when we got her at a shelter.

We've had lots of cats, but McKenzie was one of my favorites. In her larger days, I'd call her Jabba the Cat. This is the first cat Henry and Elliot really knew. And everytime you boys visited us, you looked for the kitty.

Uncle Casey took these photos. He says these are the special "modes" to remember McKenzie by -- warming herself on the heating vent; sitting on a box of food, or swatting at bugs here and there. We'll miss her.

Bennett's first "hello"

In his Mommy's arms, little Bennett Reid gives a hardy wave to a New World.

IT'S A BOY! Bennett Reid Struckmeyer....

Ken and Ben

Born Jan. 19 @ 3:15 a.m.
8 lbs 3 oz.; 20 inches long

And grandpa didn't even get his holiday photos posted yet!

Oh, well. I'm sure there's more (of everything) to come!

Happy Birth Day, Ben!