rowrrr

lijah has this WWF thing going on. you say, "STRONG!" and he brings his arms down, clenches his fists and grunts. it's too funny. he also has a repetitive facial expression which gary describes as "aghast." but he has said his first word already, during 9:30 mass on 8.5.06. we were saying the Our Father and i whispered in his ear, "who are we praying to?"

"dah-dee."

i was kind of taken aback. lijah isn't really a talker. i told gary. later in the mass he whispered to him, "whose house is this?"

"dah-DEE."

my favorite snapshot from this summer is of his feet in the sand. we call him 'tenderfoot bear'. luci's big milestone this month is deciding to use the potty. we had a great time the other night building castles with dominos. she was talking on the phone yesterday to justin (gibby's 2.5 year old boy). 'hi justin! are you drinking your milk? i got my ears pierced!'

they're growing up too fast!