Wax

As I was sitting in the lobby of my local day spa waiting for my aesthetician,I began to think about wax. My mind drifted to Ἴκαρος and I began to wonder: Are we all destined to soar upward as if to reach heaven, avoiding the mire of life only to be burnt by the sun? And who's face will be on our minds as we swallow the sea waters?

None other than they who's hands trembled as they fastened our first bike's training wheels. None other than they who are on not just speeddial, but more so to those whom our cars naturally drive late at night when nothing other than silence, donuts and milk are needed.

These are the actors whom make life, life and to those without these, what shall become?

Aunt Bee wanted to see the final haircuts

so here are pics from today...

here's Ryan:




and Erik:








and both, inside looking out through the screen door:

So much in such little time...

WOW! Where do I start?

Last Saturday, 21 July 2007, was the boy's FIRST BIRTHDAY!! They had a lovely party with so many friends



and wonderful cake...




On Monday Aunt Laurie finally got the twins the wagon...



Thursday evening, Aunt Heid and I took them to their first concert

And today, the boys had haircuts, see Erik:



















...and Ryan...

Check out the boys' rash guards!!

Aunt Bee got the boys rash guards for their first trip to a lake, now if I could just find surf boards just their size...

Pop, Farf and the boys

Phase 2 complete and Phase 3 almost over as well.

We drove down to VA, spent a few days there, saw a few friends and drove up to DuBois for our family reunion. See pic of the grandparents with the boys, Austin is 20, Drew is 16 and the twins... how cute! Also, a week ago each twin had 4 teeth, today they have 8 or 9 EACH!

We fly home tomorrow!!!

Lucy in the Sky with.... Achilles & Maddie??

Remember my lovie Achilles? He went to a nice new family up in the West Hills, here he is with his new Mistresses... And mom Nancy just wrote another! great piece in the SFGate.

Phase 1 of the family x-country trip complete!

And we're still alive!!

On Thursday, 21 June Pop, Farfar, the twins and I took a red eye, via Las Vegas, to Pittsburg. On Friday we visited Uncle Reid, Aunt Jean, Nancy, Karen, Kenzie and Frank. Then we drove to the BOOMING megatropolios of Kane, PA where Poppy went to his High School reunion (won't tell you which #...) Where the boys slept apart for the FIRST time, one at Mona Fay's and one at the hotel (Kane only has one!). We then drove as far as Altoona, PA where we spent the night on the way to VA. The twins went SWIMMING for the FIRST time, and spent the night in a hotel together for the FIRST time.

See pics - now squarely in Phase 2; update soon.