Rose Color Glasses

Don't you wish that you could look at the world through rose color glasses?

Lizzie's Birth

Make a Smilebox photobook

Sewn with Love

Thanks Grandma Griffen!

Grandma Griffen is back in her glory sewing baby clothes. She has been on a 20+ year sabbatical (ever since her kids grew out of the baby stage). I don't understand the joy that she gets from sewing baby clothes (that is probably why I don't sew very often or well), but I am grateful for her willingness to sew clothes for her grandkids.

Yesterday I ran a number of errands with Lizzie and I got nothing but ohhs and ahhs over her cute outfit. So, thanks mom for making such a cute outfit - you get all of the credit!

FYI...Grandpa Griffen says - get rid of the hat. He says he'd rather see her cute hair than her crazy hat.

Grandpa Griffen must've influenced Dylan to take his side, b/c when we went outside with him he pulled the hat off Lizzie's head and said, "leave it inside."

Lizzie's Laugh

Lizzie's laugh changes with her level of excitement. The attached video depicts her "very excited" laugh. With that said, it is a bit tame because we had to keep her going until we got the video camera. It seems like the video camera and digital camera are always on the opposite side of the house when you really want to capture a special moment.

I hope you enjoy her laugh as much as we do!

A Recycled Hoop

Thanks to one of my parent's neighbors we now have a real basketball hoop, not just a little tikes hoop. Originally, Ryan did not want to take the hoop. The fact that Ryan did not want the hoop surprised both me and my parents (they picked it up while he was gone at a conference in Philidelphia for a week). Even though Ryan said he wasn't really that interested in the hoop, since we took it home, he has been shooting hoops quiet regularly. As you can see from the pictures we have already introduced Lizzie to the real basketball and hoop. She really loves to play with us.

The hoop is very forgiving, both Ryan and I admit it. The first day we had the hoop I made 7 of my first 8 shots - I almost convinced myself that I should've kept playing highschool basketball instead of running cross-country and track.

Lizzie & Gus

Daddy, can we get a dog like Gus?

Ryan and I have a difference of opinion on what size dog, if any that we should have as a family pet. When I was young (& older), I grew up with small dogs that did not shed. When Ryan was young (& older) he grew up with medium size to large dogs that did shed. So, as you can see, we have a difference of opinion just based on our family history. Needless to say, we do not have a dog. Why? Probably because we can't agree on the size and type of dog. Who looses? We all do, because we actually really love dogs.

So, I was very excited when Gus, our neighbor dog came over to play with Lizzie. Gus is exactly the type of dog that Lizzie and I think that we should have as a family pet someday. Yes, even though Lizzie cannot talk, her actions - nice, gentle petting, giggles of glee, mezmerising stares at

Gus - tell me that she agrees.

So, I will ask one more time on Lizzie's behalf - "Daddy, can we pleaaasee have a dog like Gus?...Pretty Pleaaaseee."