June 1st

Susan and I have had many important dates in our lives lately, and June 1st is up next. June 1st is actually the target date for our next child. Even as I type, Susan is eleven weeks and three days pregnant. Here are the answers to some faq:

1. Did you do this on purpose?
   
   Do we do anything on purpose?



2. Are you going to find out the sex?
   
   Probably not, but you never know.



3. How is Andrew taking the news?
   
   Sitting down.

In other news, Gary and Kathie are visiting right now, which is always a pleasure. Kathie spent more time cleaning the first day than Susan and I have since we moved in.



We have purchased some new living room furniture.



I am about to put up some new pics on Andrew's picture site. Do you think I need to create a whole new picture site for the newbie, or maybe just change the name?



Andrew's first birthday has passed us by and he has now entered the beginning stages of walking. He will take a few steps, but then he sits down. He is really into books at this point and has already finished the next selection for Oprah's bookclub (which may actually be defunct at this point, which also makes that joke defunct).

The Latest News

It has been a while, with nothing major to report, so i thought I would just give you a little update on what is going on. We have been pretty busy since Mary visited two weeks ago.



Last week we flirted with buying some new furniture, but that may have to wait a bit.



Andrew has been good, but he has an ear infection again and he has been a little whiney. Hopefully it will pass soon. Here is a link to some pics of him: Andrew Pics. I have added some new pics recently, so check them out.



We had a brief visit from our friends Nick (from St. Louis) and Jeff (from Alaska) last week, which was great. It was a great opportunity to hang out with some great friends.



After our last pumpkin was destoyed Susan carved another one at B.Y.O.P 2004. We left this one at Simon & Rachel's so that it would be safe from harm. Also, it was nice to hear from Devon, who reported that their pumpkin met a similar fate to ours.



I think that is it for our lives. We have some fun weeks ahead, including halloween, a visit form Susan's parents, and a trip to Des Moines at Thanksgiving. Don't worry, I'll keep you updated.

A Visit from Mary

Mary and Luke came to visit this past weekend. It was a good time for all. On Saturday we went to Burger Farm for their fall festival. Sunday we just hung out and relaxed for Andrew's birthday and Monday night we had his party. Below is a little video that we shot on Monday night.



Andrew's First Birthday (34 MB)

(I would advise right-clicking on the link and choosing "Save target as . . " to save it to your hard drive)

Pumpkin & Squirrel Stew

Our pumpkin has been attacked by a squirrel. If you have any information that might help solve the case, please email Rob right away! ! !





Pumpkin & Squirrel Stew (12 MB)

(I would advise right-clicking on the link and choosing "Save target as . . " to save it to your hard drive)

Gaining Momentum

It's been a while, so I thought maybe I would just deliver a little update.



Andrew is getting smarter. He now knows what upstairs is (and how to get there). Today he made a very good attempt at the word "dog."



Susan is doing well. School is coming along nicely, along with her internship at Kings.



I am the same as always. Big Pj concert this weekend in Toledo.



The house is pretty much put together. We now focusing on the basement, where we are setting up a mini-apartment. We set up our old bed down there, along with our old kitchen table. It is coming along nicely and pretty soon we hope to have all the empty boxes removed and the clutter more organized.



That is all for now. Stay tuned for further updates.

Lunch with Andrew

Ever wonder what it is like to eat lunch with Andrew? Well, now you can experience it for yourself.( Please ignore the Seal playing in the background. I promise that it was an accident and had I been paying attention I would have changed the radio station.) (Also, I am going to be putting out a higher quality version later if you want to check back.)





Lunch with Andrew (3.75 MB)

(I would advise right-clicking on the link and choosing "Save target as . . " to save it to your hard drive)

Found it! ! !

Here is the promised video. It has some old footage and some new footage. It is 35MB, so if you want a smaller version let me know and I will produce one. So many people have broadband these days that I didn't want to mess with the smaller file, unless necessary. Enjoy! ! !



Andrew Video

(I would advise right-clicking on the link and choosing "Save target as . . " to save it to your hard drive)



I also put up some new pictures of Andrew.