I'm back

Well it's been a long time away from the blog.

In the Feb./Mar. timeframe, we were struggling with Cole's sleeping and just didn't have time for other things. Good news!! For the past 3 months, Cole can mostly sleep thru the night. He still takes short naps but he's a sweety. Sophie calls him Colie.

Here's Cole with cousin, Logan on Father's Day.

Favorite Things

#1 - Dish Network - cheaper than our local cable utility and they gave us a DVR. Wow, I never realized what I was missing without the DVR. It's awesome! We record our shows to watch later. We record lots of things for Sophie. It's worth every penny.

Baby trick #57

If your baby likes to be bounced, patted, or gently shaken - and most do - this trick might help. Use an exercise ball to achieve a rhythmic bounce.





This is like a light-switch with Cole. Fussy to quiet in a few bounces most of the time.

Growing Up

Sophie has really made some big strides this year. This proud father has noticed her really "blossoming" into a little, big girl.

Just this fall, she has come to love going to her Sunday School class. The change has been so dramatic, we have actually contemplated pre-school for her. We couldn't fathom this by her behavior before.

Sophie's understanding and comprehension is growing. Jennifer and I struggle to answer some of her questions. How do you explain "die" or "lying" to a 3-year-old? It's tricky.

She still can't sit still much and prefers to be active. She will go outside in the dead of winter and play until she can't feel her hands. I took her to some snow last week just outside of Corvallis, and she had a blast!

She also has some problems with listening and being gentle around Cole. I wish I had a nickel for everytime that I start counting, "1..... 2......".

She's our girl and a spirited one at that:)

What's HP up to?

Registered trademark of HP.

HP has announced plans to expand it's presence in the super-wide format printing (industrial printing). HP intends to buy NUR Macroprinters for this purpose (http://www.nur.com/nur/). This follows the acquisition in 2006 of Scitex.

Now HP will make prints for building facades, billboards, and who-knows what else.

BTW, this announcement is public (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/071210d.html).

Coming to an Airport near you

If pre-schoolers were in charge....

...our Christmas tree would look like this.

Here's Cole after our tree-hunting expedition. He slept the whole time.

We had some snow-flurries at our house after church today. Sophie and I went out to look at it. We found some ice in a wheelbarrow with water in it. Sophie is holding a piece of ice getting ready to throw it.