Family Pictures

I recently got a new haircut (this is big, I've had the same style for close to 3-4 years!) and apparently this was big enough of an event to take family pictures, enjoy!

Christmas with the Dogs

Arjax and Atreyu are only "Americanized" dogs for a few days a year... i.e. we play dress up with them. They each have a little something for Christmas (this is mostly for Stefan and my entertainment much to their dismay). Treyu wears a little elf hat that says, "I hate my life" and Arjax has a little 'headband' with reindeer ears that he can't quite seem to bite off (instead of dog chasing tail, think dog chasing antler). It's pretty funny for the few minutes that they have the hats on their head, lopsided or not. We decided to snazz up Lukka, too, for the occasion.

Kurtis and Lukka

This one was taken right before Kurtis left for Zambia...when he gets back in March he probably won't believe how different Lukka looks.

more pics...

for some reason, they couldn't all fit, so here's a few more:

Solid Foods

Has anyone seen Gerber 'solids' lately? Their titles include, but are not limited to: Apple Strudel, Fresh Fruit Medley, Chicken Noodle Dinner, etc. etc. This stuff is mush and it is usually a dark orange color--they aren't fooling anyone! However, Stefan and I proceeded to fool Lukka into thinking it was 'yummy' by simply making 'woo woo' sounds and airplaning a small metal spoon into his mouth. He likes it! He has so far eaten rice cereal, squash, and today, peas (and he LIKED them!) Stefan recorded his first 'solid' meal, but I'll spare you the (very) long 2 minute video. Here's some new pictures of him we have from a trip to his Great-Grandma's house, Halloween, etc.