fourth of july eve

summer is awesome. it's been super nice getting to hang out with dave and chloe every day....sleep in, sort of. :), lounge, eat, read, etc. have had a busy couple of weeks. summer is the best time to get all of my "errands" done...smog check, doctor appointments. feeling like i've gotten a lot done. PLUS...all the visiting. kiki, chloe, and i went over to santa cruz last weekend to visit catherine, carrie, and malcolm. had a nice little lunch. kiki took all the pics though. will work on that. visited with cousin tiff and syndey this week. can't believe how grown up sydney is! 3 1/2 already and in her big-girl room. the biggest news is that i've met my half-sister elisabeth. we started emailing about 2 months ago and have met in person a few times. we went up to my mom's yesterday and they got to meet for the first time. "e" is super cool, like me (ha!) and we have a great time together. chloe's 9 month checkup was monday...currently 19 pounds, 14 ounces. she's doing really well. we've been eating solid foods for a few weeks now. she's become OBSESSED with "o" cereal and likes eating from mom's spoon. she always makes a funny face when i give her something new to try, but so far, there hasn't been anything that she absolutely refuses. of course, now that i've written that down, she won't eat tomorrow. :) she's perfected the princess wave and is still super hilarious. she loves toys that make noise and we suspect a percussionist out of this girl. she's also been taking a few steps a day unassisted...mostly between furniture or parents. she's gonna be walking before we know it. for sure by the end of the summer. she's always smiling and mostly happy....except in the car for extended periods of time. here's a link for the whole slew of recent pics. the link is at the VERY bottom of this entry after all the pics...just cut and paste it into your browser to enjoy.

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