Our friend Heather had her first child just a few days ago. Everybody go visit her and tell her what a beautiful child Nora is! Congratulations Matt & Heather! Nora is such a beautiful little girl and is so lucky to have you two as parents. We're so very happy for you!

http://mattandheathersbabyblog.blogspot.com/

i've tried to film Aeneas doing interesting things now that he can walk, but it hasn't worked all that well. As soon as you start pointing a running camera at him he becomes more interested in the camera than whatever he was previously doing... I guess now would be the time for a poor Heisenberg analogy...

video dana made

Aeneas had his first birthday yesterday. We spent a very nice day together. It was cool enough and Aeneas was unusually tired enough that we could all sleep in past 8:00. We played and danced in the morning and then we took him to Toys r us where he could pick out is own presents (with a little bit of help). We had lunch at Red Robin where Aeneas was very enthralled with our waitress and the staff who came and sang him a birthday song. In the evening we had just a few of Aeneas's favorite people over for some apple cake & present opening. He got a wooden train set that mama & papa enjoyed playing with as well as a doctor's kit & grocery cart (that he helped pick out). From his Grandparents he got lots of clothes & a toy dog that runs its legs when you pull it by its string. Nana Sally also sent along lots of t-shirts that Emily & Carl wore when they were young which seem to jar loose forgotten memories for Emily. All and all a very nice day.

A guy can't even enjoy a bowl of preztels without being harrased by the boys (that's Aeneas, Cayenne & Cayenne's friend, Mr. Pickles)

Now that Aeneas has figured out how door knobs work we feel that he is officially more intelligent than Cayenne.