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Just thought I would share some cute pix. Hopefully we will use these to torture our child later in life...

Uh-oh.

He can say "uh-oh" and use it in the right context! Actually, he'll even say it and then drop something. He gets it!

My friend also swears that he said "hi" at her house the other day. I'm still not sure. I'm guessing more cool language to come!

Settling back in

We are getting settled back into a routine. Nico goes off to work and Ronin and I do our thing during the day. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday's we hang out with our friend Julien. If his momma doesn't mind I'll post some pictures of the boys playing together.

Last Sunday we both got talked into volunteering for the church this upcoming Sunday. I guess we'll be busy this weekend.

Ronin is into everything. Our living room is starting to look scarce from all the items removed.

Here's some cool news... they are filming a remake of Red Dawn and some scenes are being shot on the main street outside our neighborhood. It's going on a block away from us. The police have everything blocked off. I had to show ID to get onto my street. I guess this explains why I kept hearing helicopters. We took a walk down there tonight, but couldn't see anything cool.

We got a new car!!!

That's right. We traded in the '97 Malibu for a '03 Pontiac Vibe. More later, but we got a good deal and seem really happy.

The job starts Monday!

This week wasn't nearly as exciting as they normally are. I've been a little concerned about my car, so we haven't ventured out much.

We have been visiting with Mr. Julien (i.e. my little child care job) three times a week. It seems to be working out great. The boys are the same age and interacting minimally, which is to be expected of babies this age. They are so different, yet so similar. Ronin seems to be a little more ahead in his fine motor skills and Mr. Julien is ahead in his gross motor skills. I'm thinking that he will be walking in the next month. Ronin is nowhere near walking.

We play, sing songs, read books and go for walks. So far the weather has worked out really great for us. We have been able to go on hour long walks, both boys seem to enjoy the fresh air and so do I.

This morning Ronin and I made it to a library play group. Tomorrow we are going to a mom to mom sale with our other friends. I don't really need anything, but it's so fun to shop and chat with other moms.

As you know, Nico returns Monday night. We are really looking forward to spending time with him. We also have a "to do" list for him that is like a mile long.

No new pictures, guess I gotta remedy that. Maybe when Roni is back on his schedule (he's still messed up from our trip to KC) I'll be able to upload.

Back from our trip

We are back from our whirl-wind trip to KC. We didn't get to see everyone that we wanted, but overall we had a very nice time.

I'm busy dealing with car issues (check engine light) and planning the birthday party. October 24th is the big day. Roni-baloney turns 1. (The next day I turn 30, but that's no fun). Put it on your calendar and plan to be there.

If you want to get the Roni something we have wish lists at amazon.com and at One Step Ahead.