Katie on the Move..

This has been quite a week for Katie! She had her first taste of baby food this week. We gave her some banana baby food. She wasn't so impressed. We later tried pear baby food. Again, not impressed. I'm sure it won't be long before she changes her mind.

A friend of ours gave us a great idea in the way of starting babies into the world of eating real food. She said she gave her daughter pieces of food that she could hold, like sweet potatoes sliced thick, pears, etc. That sounds like a winner. It seems babies are just as interested in holding things as they are in eating things. And we all know where things immediately go when babies are holding them.

Katie also had another first. Judy was home with her today, playing on the floor. Katie made it up onto all fours (body off the floor) and made a few small movements. Wow! I don't think it will be long before she is mobile.

This is a great picture of Katie doing what she is always doing--two fingers in the mouth.

Don't Mess With Texas!

Judy's grandparents were in Jacksonville for a visit from Tuesday night to Saturday morning. They drove in from Ft. Worth, Texas. This is a photo of us at the River City Brewing Company. It's funny how quickly the kids warm up to grandparents and also how quickly the grandparents' love for their grandchildren is visible. In accordance with tradition, they brought tamales and tortillas for all of us. It's funny how an ice chest full of tamales just doesn't seem like enough. Grandma cooked several meals for us. There is nothing like a home-cooked meal from Grandma! Having them here with us makes Judy and me want to visit them in Texas all the more. Perhaps we need to find a way to work that into the budget!

Bicycle! Bicycle!

Yesterday, Micah pulled something out of his hat that we didn't see coming. As you know, I'm doing a little bit of cycling. (..or maybe I'm still biking. I don't have one of those skin-tight jerseys yet. I think once I get one of those, then I can say I've been cycling.) Part of the fun included taking a song from Queen and making it a ringtone on my cell phone. I set it to a few of my cycling buddies and when they call, it plays.

So, we're all in the truck, things are quiet, and my cell phone rings with this Bicycle song from Queen. Micah immediately started singing, "Bi-cycle! Bi-cycle!" from the back seat. If this doesn't strike you as funny, go listen to the song. It was very amusing.

Period of growth and change..

It really seems we are in one of those especially fast-changing times with Micah and Katie. Here are pictures of each doing things they enjoy. Micah looks to be pondering the giant elephant statue at the Jacksonville Zoo. He loves the zoo. He enjoys seeing all the animals and being around all the other kids.

Katie is jamming out in her exer-saucer. She's starting to become very mobile; she is rolling over to get places, getting up on her knees, and also started scooting backwards in the walker. Just for the record, Micah is 2 years old and Katie is 5 months old.