Back online!

Well, with the new laptop that arrived this week, we are all back and reconnected! Lots has happened since we lost our old pc, so now it's time to play catch up.

David's sisters visited us last week. It was their first time to see Ethan live and in the flesh! We had a great time showing them around town, talking over breakfast, lunch and dinner, and sometimes well into the night. It is not often that all four siblings are all together in one place, so it was a special time.


A few days before that Ethan learned to roll over! He has now rolled from his back to his tummy, and from his tummy to his back. But he has yet to do them in sequence! Here he is after just rolling on to his tummy.

"Lightning Crashes"

Here we are at the university's computer lab. About a week ago our house (or our street or our electrical box) got struck by lightning. We lost power in the middle of the night, but luckily were able to restore it by resetting our fuse box. But alas! When we went to my (Vicky's) office the computer wouldn't turn on, nor would the printer. I'm sure all of you are saying, "But Vicky, what about your power surge protector?" HA! I didn't have one. My laptop got fried!!! Good thing I've been backing up my hard drive. The computer place confirmed my suspicions, too. Yep, your computer is fried.

No worries, friends, as we speak a new laptop is on the way thanks to Homeowner's Insurance. Don't own a home without one!

South Haven, MI

Oh, we are beach bums! As a "last hurrah" of the summer before David starts classes, we took a short trip to the lake front in South Haven, MI. We were surprised to find it very much seemed like a beach town, and the beach itself was gorgeous! We'll definitely be back next summer! By then we'll have a little boy on our hands who can walk on his own and sit on his own, and we imagine he'll have a great time.

Eat up! Ok, maybe later...

With his 4 month birthday we decided it was time to start introducing Ethan to solids. We figure by the time he gets the hang of it he'll be nearly 5 months. Here he is in his high chair for the first time. Needless to say, he didn't like his cereal very much!

Super Ethan

We recently saw "Superman" in the theaters and made the mistake of bringing Ethan! We quickly left the theater when it got too loud, and the next week managed to get a babysitter while we finished the movie. It seems that our children truly are sponges and pick up more than we think they do!

We did not pose him for this shot! Honest!