Belated Updates

I know, it's been awhile. While there are no good excuses, we do have some poor ones, including a few trips out of town, a constant series of illness involving more puke and diarrhea than anybody wants to read about, and some weighty matters that I can't go much into here. So let us simply recap the last month in brief: Hanukkah in Boston followed by Christmas in Boston, followed by Christmas in Connecticut. Laid back New Year's Eve, in bed by 10.

More importantly, Nate can now crawl up a full flight of stairs (with a spotter of course), and Mia can read and spell more than a handful of words. Nate said his first word two days ago, "Out" while standing in his crib. Mia has developed a strong imagination, often involving sharks that chase her, but sometimes they're vegetarian, so really, it's a wash. He smiles when she squeals in his face, and she hugs him when he cries. He's been eating anything you put in front of him, while she subsists on endless glasses of milk and cinnamon toast. Two years apart, but separated by only 5 pounds.

We'll try to keep up with the pictures, but they really have no interest in standing still. So now that you're all caught up to date, the pictures that keep you coming back: