Happy New Year

2006 is shaping up to be the Year of the Move. My boy is scooting all over the place. I found him standing in his crib the other morning for the first time. And, he just recently learned to climb up the steps from our back porch to the kitchen

Louis loves standing up but still seems to get stuck when he's "way up there" and he gets a little nervous about coming down. Here is a nice photo of Mr. Big Boy in his pack and play - which is becoming more and more useful as a"minimum security holding cell" for our little scuttlebutt - he's wearing a great "rasta hat" that my cousin, Patrick, sent from Dominica where he is teaching for the year. If you want to see a great website and some outstanding photos check out his homepage here.

We celebrated Christmas with Mary's grandma, Louise, and her four children, nine grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and all of the spouses that come along. Every year all the great children assemble on grandma's stairs for a photo. This year was quite a scene...