We're going dark...

Okay--just a note to anyone trying to get in touch with us for the next few days. We're not ignoring you--just in the process of moving. I'm not sure when we'll have internet access (so that means my phone is down too). If you need to get a hold of us, call Dan's cell. Love you all, wish us luck!

Time slips by....

I am ashamed to say that I didn't even blog Truman's first birthday. Before I do anything else I must do a Baby Tru update:

Our Trubador began walking several weeks before his first birthday. He's quite proficient by this point and he's a rock star on the stairs. He's way smaller than H-man was at a year, so it's funny to see me keep trying to put these clothes on him that I know Harrison was wearing at his age and they don't fit at all. Sigh. Just trying to make him grow up too fast I guess.

Tru is great at giving love and kisses--he's not great at feeding himself yet, though he throws a tantrum until he gets his own fork and spoon and makes a grand mess. The Trumantor is a climber and is built like a monkey. He's already getting up on just about anything he wants to. Refer to picture above if you don't believe me. I think he honestly believes that he can go make himself a grilled cheese sandwich whenever he has a fancy and it's just Mom holding him back.

It's been totally hilarious watching his teeth come in. They've been pretty late and just within the last few weeks he's finally started getting some upper teeth (he's had two bottom ones for a few months now). The first one to break through up top was a side one and the front one next to it has just popped out too, so he's very lopsided in that department. It makes his ginormous open-mouth grins that much better.

Verbally--we've got mama, dada, nana (this is his most passionate and frequent word--he honestly loves bananas more than he loves me I think), car, and all done (it sounds a little more primative than that). He's an emotional boy and is wonderful at conveying his happiness, fury, and broken-heartedness.

Overall--he just wants to be in the action. He likes to stay busy and get in trouble with H-man as much as possible.


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Harrison Update:


I decided to just throw one pirate themed birthday party for both boys this year because I'm lazy. Due to the fact that Truman napped through most of it and it catered to older tots, I completely admit that Tru got shafted. But it was a fantastic party nonetheless. Here are the highlights--

• cool facial hair was drawn on most of the party goers to get them in the mood
• we had a scavenger hunt that involved everyone getting their own pirate bandannas, spotting scopes, eye patches, earrings, swords, and then of course they used the treasure map to find goodies in the treasure chest.
• the kids "walked the plank" off our deck and played an "X marks the Spot" game.

It was fun and good to see so many of our friends because we'll be moving to Atlanta in a little over a week and I'm glad we got to do something like that allowed us to use our huge backyard before we move to our little patch-of-grass townhouse.