Eric's 3rd Birthday Party

We had a big party for Eric on July 5 to celebrate his third birthday. With friends and family filling the house and backyard, the kids (and adults!) played with punch balloons, crawled through tunnels, climbed the structure, played with toys, made foam gliders and pin wheels, designed dinosaur sticker sheets and ate plenty of pizza & cake!

Rose Garden 4th of July Parade

Our friends invited us to join them in their neighborhood for the 1st Annual Rose Garden 4th of July Parade. It was a small parade with local floats, bands, etc. Eric seemed to enjoy himself a lot - he got a little American flag; red, white & blue beads and his very first Otter Pop!

First in-home photo shoot

Using the black material I bought way back when Eric was a baby, I gave Talia her first in-home photo shoot on the first of July. This is by far the best one of the day.

He's such a big kid!

You may want to click on the "August 2007" link under archives to really see how much Eric has grown. It still amazes me...

Family Time

It seems like we've been spending a lot of time on the couch lately -- with breastfeeding and Family Reading Time, it's been a constant backdrop.

Check 'em out

It's hard to believe Eric was as small as Talia once upon a time. He loves his little sister a ton and is always looking out for her.

Lynn visits

Our friend Lynn came to visit and meet Talia for the first time on June 8. She joined us for dinner -- burgers on our new grill. She sewed Talia a beautiful quilt that she'll be able to use for years.

At three weeks

Here's Talia at three weeks.

At home with Talia

Here's a picture from Talia's second week.