Bon Voyage!

Our good friend Nekesa just moved to Chicago. The kids still ask when Auntie Kesa is coming over - hopefully soon, I tell them!


Uncle T'Errance also just left but he's moving to Saudi Arabia and then to Jordan. Ava found his boarding pass and was very concerned about him not having it.  She said we better take it to him in Saudi Arabia but I think we'll just hang on to it until he gets back! 

I can't even explain how sad I am about all these changes but we are thankful for all of our great friends from NY and from CO.  We are very lucky!

Eli caught the monkey!

Ok, I'd love to create an awesome 80's style video montage for Eli, but let's face it, I have neither the time nor the skills for that! So here you go, Eli laughing and Eli catching the monkey. For those of you who have followed our blog at all, you know that the monkey catching is a developmental milestone in our house, so good work Eli! We are so proud of you!

A wardrobe fit for royalty

We are very lucky to have friends that travel the world. They bring back amazing stories and amazing gifts that we get to play with and talk about. It's such a neat way to start exposing them to different cultures.

Ava's sari and Noah's sherwani were brought back by Uncle Daniel when he did Semester at Sea. They fit perfectly right now but they did not seem to understand the idea of just sitting still and taking a picture... I guess they never do...! But either way, it was a lot of fun! Thanks Uncle Daniel!



*Noah had a scratch between his eyes... we weren't trying for a bindi! :)

The end of an era - almost

You may not be able to see them but Noah is wearing big boy undies now! Two down, one to go... altough that still means we have at least 2 years of diapers a head of us! :)

2 Months old

Eli has grown so much in two months! At his 2 month check up he was 13 lbs and 23 1/2 inches long! So he's put on 4 lbs, 12 oz since birth and grown 3 1/2 inches! He is such a happy baby and loves loves loves to be anywhere near Noah and Ava. It's so funny - when Ava's around he's all smiley and "talkative" and when Noah's around, he is calm and focused. It's funny what they bring out in him. We are trying to get him used to not being held all the time (the double edged sword of having grandparents come help ;p) but as long as he's near the action, he's usually ok. And he's got the best smiles and giggles!

Summer Fun

It was really hot here for a few weeks so we tried to cool down in the pool. Noah and Ava spend most of the time getting the water out of the pool but at least they are having fun!

A real photo shoot!

Our friend, David Pe, always takes amazing pictures so he agreed to take some for our birth announcements. Here are a few of my favs: