Ella feeding Liam

So for a while, Liam really didn't seem interested in eating solid foods. When he first started at 4.5 months, he ate eagerly, but then just lost the enthusiasm and started gagging and shuddering at anything I gave him. Then one day Ella wanted to feed him, and he ate happily. Now he is back to eating like a champ! Thanks, sis!

Big sis and little bro

Though she's most often getting right in his face and yelling "Boo!", Ella is still Liam's favorite person to watch - he always follows her around the room with his eyes, shivering excitedly and laughing when she comes near. It's hard to say if that is all enthusiasm and love or if there is some small element of fear, but either way, it is very sweet.

Little guy

Liam is still Mr. Sunshine, happy and easy going most of the time. If he let me sleep more, I'd have a lot more to write right now, but for now, I'm going to let the pictures do the talking...

We're growing fast!

Here are some recent shots of Ella and Liam. She's starting preschool and he's sitting up and crawling. They're sure keeping us busy - day AND night, unfortunately!

Family shot

Amazingly enough, our first take of this shot was the best. There are a lot of faces and expressions to capture here and it is incredible that everyone is actually looking in the right direction! We had a wonderful visit to Alaska and some great time in Seattle, but now are happily resettling into our place here in Wallingford. It has been a great summer and we're trying to enjoy those last few days!

Will on the glacier

Here's a quick pic of Will's adventure out on the Root Glacier just outside of Kennicott, Alaska in the Wrangell-St. Elias mountains. It was a rainy gray day, but he and Cynthia covered a lot of ground and got to see some beautiful sights.

Ella and Poppa

Here was a nice series of shots of Ella and her Poppa.