Erin is a little overconfident...

Erin has decided that holding on to things when she is standing up in completely unnecessary. If she didn't come crashing down every time she lets go that would be a good plan, but of course she isn't able to stand without holding on to something. I am sure she will figure it out soon enough.

The other sad news is that her bottom teeth are showing now. My favorite thing about a baby is that toothless smile they have before they get teeth. It broke my heart when this happened with Rachel too, but I guess I just have to get over it...

Erin Update

Don't know how I managed not to post this, but in a time period of about 2 weeks starting at the end of August Erin began crawling, eating solids, pulling herself up to a standing position, cruising the furniture, and her first two teeth broke through.

She loves eating food, here is a little video evidence.



Some more video of Erin showing her love for food.

Soccer Rachel Style

Only Rachel would play soccer dressed like this...

New Photos Added

I finally uploaded some recent pics of the family. Take a look in the Summer 07 file to the left...

Vacation is over

We arrived back in VA on Sunday and we had a great time with my family. It was especially nice to spend time at my Mom's house and see the girls spend time with their grammy. Unfortunately I was bad with the camera so no photos...

Vacation Time!

We are in scenic New Jersey for a few days. It is nice to get away and visit with my family. Rachel particularly enjoys being with her Grammy and swimming over at Aunt Lu's pool. I don't know if we have any plans for our time here, but if we do anything interesting I will take pics and post them here.

How Quickly I Have Been Replaced

I think every Dad secretly enjoys it when his little girl says that she wants to marry him. It is one of those things that I always thought was strange before having children but when Rachel first said it to me I nearly cried. It was just that sweet.

Well fast forward a year or so. Mindy decided to show Rachel pictures of Princess Diana and her wedding (princess research?) which naturally led to Mindy showing Rachel pictures of Prince William and Prince Harry. Apparently Dad can't compete with Prince William, which is ok, and now I have been replaced.