We saw SANTA!

  

A few days and so much growth!

On Tuesday 14 November, both Ryan and Erik decided to laugh out loud while Farf found their long hidden tickle spots! They both seem to enjoy having their necks, just under their ears, tickled and laugh with a wonderful toothless smile!

On Wednesday 22 November, the boys visited Dr Min, who is very happy with their growth. Ryan is 13# 8oz and Erik is 13# 1oz, they are sure growing! and later that day Erik ROLLED OVER! From his tummy over his right side to his back!! And just to make sure we knew that he meant to do it, he did it again about 5 minutes later.

Just to top things off, we decided to give the boys their first solids on Thanksgiving day, see pictures below. They seemed to really like it, took in much more than any of us thought they would and then took a nice long nap!

but soon was guiding

 
my hand with his silver spoon directly into his mouth. 

Erik didn't know what to think at first...

  

Ryan giggles with pleasure

 
after filling up. He also, for the first time, laughed out loud last Tuesday and seems to have a tickle spot right under his ears! 

Unsure about it at first...

 
Ryan soon was covered by his first Thanksgiving meal! 

Inspecting the nutrtion of rice cereal!

 
Erik & Ryan's FIRST SOLIDS on Thanksgiving 2006! They both did a great job eating some rice cereal. 

  

Where to go next...

Been to: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Missing:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Vatican City, Wales

Confessions of a Blue-est of Blue

...I did it, there's a first time for everything: I watched a President Bush press conference. And loved every minute of it. David Gregory, my favorite White House correspondent, was great. The message of the vote yesterday was great, the tearing down of Rumsfeld was SURPERB. There may be light at the end of the tunnel. And with Pelosi as the Speaker... ouy! maybe there is hope for this country to realize that Iraq is Arabic for VietNam, that this administration has ruined our national reputation, national budget and made each of us more divided!! Only 2 more years...

Erik saying, "Hello!" 

Ryan learned to play dominoes. 

Trick or Treat!! Smell my feet, give me something good to eat!

"Farf said I could!" (of course, Farf has yet to say NO!)