"So lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely, There is nobody, I'm on my own..."

Who knew Mr. Akon could offer such insightful and deeply meaningful lyrics? Today is Day 12 since B and C abandoned me for Utah, and I'm pretty much miserable. Between spontaneous sobs, I ask myself, "What happened to the awesomely independent, I-don't-need-no-stinkin'-wife-and-kid, maverick you used to be?" Well, that guy is LONG gone. I've tried to make the hurt go away by watching movies (3 trips to the theater in 7 days) and reading East of Eden. Heck, I even weed-whacked the entire lawn and laid some sod the other day out of sheer boredom. But nothing seems to work. So I guess I'll go on with the Mr. Lonely routine for a few more days until I hop a plane to Utah myself.

Crawling...sort of.

C has taken her sweet old time in the crawling department, but we finally have some forward movement.

"All who seen the leprechaun say YEAH"

My mission buddy Jake sent me this clip the other day. I've watched it at least twenty times and laugh myself sick every time.

Fourth of July

I'm feeling left out because everyone I know has cute pictures of their kids decked out in red, white, and blue for the fourth. Here is the only picture we took that day. But, this picture is an important one. It documents the first time C held her bottle all by herself for the entire feeding. Independence day indeed.

Sippy Cup Training

It's harder than it looks.

Happy Birthday!

Today B hits the big 2-5. I'm especially excited because it means I'm now only three years older than her (for two months, anyway). Hopefully B likes her birthday present - we're closing on our house this afternoon! Happy birthday to the most wonderful wife I could have ever hoped for. Love you!

Our Little Swimmer