With nephew Richard and niece Emma.  I can't say enough about these kids.  They are a laugh a minute, at least.




















Emma. . .with the best smile. . .ever. 

We recently had a family reunion in New Hampshire.  Emma thought we were in "Blue Hamster".





















Here's a more recent picture of Richard.  Nice rusty swing set, eh?  Yeah.  When you go to Uncle Doug's house, be sure you're up to date on your tetanus shots.  











 
  









With my brother Phil and my sister Marcia














Some of the folks from the Department over for a backyard bar-b-que.  From left to right:  Terri Albrecht-Schmitt, Zhaomin Yang, Me, Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, Vince Cammarata, and Andreas Illies.










Of course, we can't forget about Caesar.  I make it a point to introduce him to the students in my biochemistry courses, especially when we are going to discuss the regulation of glycogen metabolism.  As cats go, he is rather portly, weighing in at 15 pounds.  This prompted Neil Varnado (a grad student in the lab) to comment "I think Caesar could probably take down an eagle".  I don't know about that, but any paper object (paper towel, quiz, exam, bill, etc.) that hits the floor doesn't
stand a chance when Caesar's around.












Here's the tiger sleeping.  This is how he spends a good part of the day.