Rory was born at 5:22pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at Carroll County General Hospital in Westminster, Maryland. He was 8 pounds, 5 oz., and 20 inches long.

Rory is a bright little boy who says, "I love everybody! . . . Except bad guys." He's currently into Transformers, Power Rangers, and Spongebob Squarepants. He's getting ready for Kindergarten this fall, practicing reading small words and writing all his letters. He and Tibby are in SpiralScouts, learning about ecology, geology, birding, sculpture, and first aid, and doing community service projects.

Disney's Animal Kingdom, 8 April 2008. Click for a picture with Tibby and Haillie, a friend.

Rory's favorite part of Disney was the hotel pool. Click for a picture of Tibby and Rory drumming at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

School picture, spring 2008. Taken at the daycare center. Click for a larger version.

30 March 2008 we went to D.C. for the (click for) Cherry Blossom Festival.

Tom Sawyer's Island fort at Disney's Magic Kingdom, 9 April 2008.

Playground and (click for) Harper's Mill on Tom Sawyer's Island.

We returned to Humpback Rocks Farm Museum on 3 August 2007. Rory checks out a chicken. Click for an inside picture.

20 Minute Cliff. In June and July during corn-choppin time, this cliff serves the folks in White Rock community as a time piece. 20 minutes after sunlight strikes the rock face, dusk falls on the valley below. Click for picture with Tibby.

20 October 2007 Maryland Rennaissance Festival. Click for the face-painting itself.

We went to the Strawberry Festival in Sandy Spring on 2 June 2007. Tibby and Rory went on a hayride! Click for Rory in a little electric train.

We met a pirate on 9 June 2007!

Rory's 4th birthday party was held on 24 June 2007, more than 2 months late. The Cars movie was the theme. Daddy mowed a F1 track in the back yard, and the kids rode electric cars on the track.

Christmas Day at Bestamor's Rory, Cameron, and Tibby. Click for another view, showing Aunt Trish and baby Gabriel!

Opening a gift. Click for photo of Tibby and Rory on Santa's lap. He was at Greetings and Readings in Hunt Valley.

On 25 March 2007, we visited the Frederick Municipal Airport. Click for a close up.

Eating ice cream at the Ren Fest 8 October 2006.

Painted faces at the Ren Fest, 8 October 2006. Click for close-up of Rory.

Farm museum 4 November 06. Click for a photo of a cut-out face board. Farm museum trip was with Spiral Scouts.

Pony ride at the Maryland Rennaissance Festival, 1 October 06. Click for another photo, playing in the pub on 8 October.

Sherando Lake 13 July 06. Click for camp photo.

Humpback Rocks Farm Museum 14 July 06. Click for photo on cabin porch. There's a story about the pants.

Birthday party, 16 April 06. Click for candles-on-cake photo. Love the bunny ears.

Cherry Blossom Festival, D.C. 2 April 06. Click for photo in a cherry tree.

Cherry Blossom Festival 10 April 05. Click for photo of Tibby and Rory among the cherry trees.

Rory in his stroller with my Kerry/Edwards sign 4 September 04. Click for fallen adorably asleep after bathtime 16 November 04.

Rory peeking through a miniature golf course structure 28 August 04. Click for him with my baritone ukelele 11 August 04.

Archeological Society of Maryland workshop, 20 March 04. Click for photo of Rory on the library computer at my upstairs office.

Rummaging for canned goods 2 March 2004. Click for photo of extreme cheekiness.

About 7 months old here, so around November 03. Click for larger version.

Two months old, so about June 2003. Always was a smiley happy boy.