Attention Family and Friends:

If you're here looking for more pictures from our trip to Michigan, just scroll down a few posts. I've finally been able to download a couple of slideshows!

Dedicated to the one and only...

Happy Father's Day, Chris! You are one of a kind and you make our family complete. Thanks for being such a wonderful father. You've spent the past 9 years of your life taking care of us, making sacrifices to love and nurture our children,and it hasn't gone unnoticed, or under appreciated. You are well loved!

Here she is!

Awww!

A little over a month ago I took Sophie to the pediatrician for her pre-Kindergarten check-up and shots. After the routine eye exam, the doctor informed us that she had failed, with what appeared to be a problem seeing out of her right eye. Today she finally had her appointment with the pediatric opthamologist, where they put drops in her eyes to dilate the pupils. I offered her my sunglasses as we were leaving the office, thinking that bright light might bother her, and she wore them right up until bed. I took this picture of her this afternoon - it was a very traumatic day for her and a good nap was in order!

The final diagnosis: she does need glasses to correct her vision. After a trip to the Wal-Mart optical center, and some coaxing and direction about which frames to choose, (as there was no way in #$!&* I was about to shell out the $70 for the Hannah Montana ones she picked out, not including lenses, when the off-brand styles were just as cute), she will have her new purple specs in about a week. I personally think she looks darling with them on, which is good since she'll have to wear them all the time. I'll post a picture of her when she gets them.

Family and Friends - Thanks for the memories!

For those of you that may be interested, here are some slideshows from our trip to Michigan. I've divided them up into segments, so just press play and enjoy!

What's that smell?

I'm still working on a photo montage from our trip to Michigan, so for those of you that may be interested, keep checking back and I'll try to post something soon. In the meantime, I thought I'd put up a couple pics I took out our back door. I think this little guy was having trouble finding his mother in the middle of the day, as we watched him bump and bumble his way around on our deck! Chris wanted to give him some food! Uh, honey, do you remember what happened when you fed a seagull at Lake Huron?

A week just isn't enough time...

Hey, everyone! We're back from our Michigan expedition, and in a worn out, tattered state I'm attempting to put together something of a journal entry about our trip. I thought the best way to convey as much as possible in a short form would be to do a slideshow. It's a long one, so sit back, relax and enjoy some pictures from our long planned, much anticipated adventure! I wish we'd had more time to spend, with those we did see, and those we weren't able to squeeze into our jam-packed schedule. This was a trip we won't soon forget! Thanks to everyone who helped us out along the way, with food, accomodations and a good dose of patience with our four lovely rugrats!

(Okay, I'm having some technical difficulties with the slideshow, so I'll fix it and re-post. Check back soon!)