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I just found out that even with high-speed internet, it takes forever to load video, so I won't be uploading Nico's crawling video right now, but I do have a few pictures to share.

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Sledding in the summertime...

This was one of our Memorial Day projects. Enjoy!

Nico updates and more...

Nico's been busy with lots of new things in the past week. Now we've got a one-toothed crawler on our hands (you can't see the tooth in the pic below because it just popped through this morning, but I thought the photo might elicit a smile or two anyway). I pretty much run around all day making sure that nothing gets left out on the floor or anywhere else, because he pulls himself up on every piece of furniture to get at things he's not supposed to have (he's a master at turning on the PS3).

We spent Mother's Day morning at the farm. As you can tell, it's already hot here in Texas. Ella suggested she set up a lemonade stand so someone could bring her lemonade and Popz made it happen.

And here's our little king of the mountain. The heat doesn't seem to phase him (neither did the rough rocks on his bare feet).

Hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day!

Rub a dub dub, three kids in a tub

Well, it's a somewhat-tight squeeze, but we still manage to fit all three kids (and all their toys) into the tub at once for bathtime. I love this photo because we didn't manage to get even one visible face (in our defense, we have been working with a wonky camera lately (the LCD screen only works when it wants to), but a new camera is on its way.)

And despite his strange look here, Nico really loves splashing around in the water with his sibs now that he's a little older.

Since I haven't posted in awhile, here are some other happenings from our lives lately. Ella and Egan got to experience the magic of dry ice for the first time (Egan kept running in and out the sliding door, so he missed being in this pic). They were both duly impressed.

And a couple of weeks ago, we went on a hike at the farm to see some owlets. Dijar climbed a tree to get good photos in the nest, and here is the best one.

When I was looking over the photos I noticed that both Ella and Egan were pantsless. That is not uncommon at the farm (especially for Egan). He did end up with lots of scratches that day, but they didn't phase him. Half the time he doesn't wear shoes either.

Here are a couple of shots of happy Nico (et al) in the wind.

Cross your fingers for a speedy delivery of the new camera so we can take more photos.

Puppy love

Nico is in love with this stuffed dog that SuperNana sent for Christmas. I have no idea who it actually belongs to (Ella says she thinks it's Egan's), but it doesn't really matter, because Nico isn't giving it up. Even when he's really upset, we can just squeeze that dog's belly to make it squeak and Nico will smile while he's still crying.

The Es jumped in today when I was taking photos of N and I managed to get a couple of decent shots of all three of them. Enjoy!

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What is up with that tongue?

Every baby is different, and Nico is no exception. One of his latest tendencies is to stick out a very pointed tongue when he's happy. It's better in person, but just in case you don't have that option, here's a taste.

And here's another photo just because I liked it. Just in case you're wondering, this kid drools all the time, but no teeth yet, and he teases us by getting into this position all the time but never actually crawling. I'm constantly grabbing the camera thinking he's really going to do it this time. He likes to keep me on my toes.