Six Months

Anna is now 6 months old. Here are some pics from September.

http://picasaweb.google.com/timandmelody/Sept2008#

So Says Erin

#1.
It's been a couple of weeks since preschool started and every time anyone asks her if she likes preschool she says, No. But then, one day, Erin whispers to Melody:

"To tell you the truth, I like preschool."

Finally, the truth!

#2
Erin asks Melody, "Do you know what I was doing?"
Melody responds, "No."
Erin says, "Then I wasn't doing anything."

Hmm, somehow I doubt that!

(Pre)School Begins

Erin started preschool at a local church last week. She really enjoys it, yet at any given moment, if you ask her if she likes school, she may say yes or no. She gravitates toward the dress up area. A popular game is pretending to be princesses who fly in a space ship!






This past Saturday, Erin began taking soccer classes. She wanted to be on the red team and we showed up and everyone got a red shirt! The classes are more about learning the skills. The picture below is after Erin dancing after she scored a goal.




Anna is now able to sit up unassisted for fairly long periods of time. But she still isn't fully versed in the art of sitting as the pics below show.


Sitting up


About to topple


The topple


The roll

Our New Kitchen

This spring we decided to add a dishwasher to our kitchen. After realizing that we'll be in this house longer than planned (thank you, housing market!), we decided we might as well redo the whole kitchen. So after several weeks of construction and waiting, we finally have our completed kitchen. We love it! And no more washing dishes by hand!

Here are some before and after shots.

4 Year Stats

Erin had her 4-year check-up today. She got 4 shots. She didn't like those, but she seemed more dismayed at the fact that she would have to take Tylenol when she got home. I guess she really hates that stuff!

Anyway, here are the current stats:

Height: 44.25 inches; 100th percentile
Weight: 45 pounds; 95th percentile

I don't know how long this "reporting of height and weight" thing will continue, but at some point I'm sure she will stop me. But for now, she can't read!

-Tim

The Nationals

Today, Labor Day, Tim's family came down and we went to a Nationals versus Phillies game at the new Nationals Park. It was our first time at the new ballpark and we had a really good time. Both Erin and Anna did very well. Plus the Nats stretched their winning streak to 7 games. The Pennsylvania folk were disappointed, though!

Here are some pictures from the day.