New babies everywhere!

Lucy, Sam and I wanted to congratulate and welcome the newest members of our friends' families.

Eamon Lewis Turner, son of Cory Turner and Rachel Taylor, born January 22nd weighing 8 lbs, 3 ounces and 20 inches long.

Wesley William Peters, son of Jay and Linh Peters, born January 27th weighing 6 lbs, 3 ozs and 20 inches long.

We are so happy for all of you and can't wait to meet the little guys. Enjoy this time and take heart, it gets more fun every day.

Words

Sam has become a little talker in the last two weeks. He now has several words including "Dada", "Mama", "Home", "Up", "Down", "Off" and of course "No". He also knows the sign language for "Airplane" and uses it anytime he hears (or thinks he hears) and airplane or sees one in a book or on a block.

Lucy also claims that on Sunday, after I had been away on business for a few days, Sam said his first sentence of "Dada home" and then started to get upset. Can we just all agree that the boy is a genius?

Hooray Obama!

Here's one kid (and family) who is excited for today's inaugruation and the promise of an Obama administration.

From Sam at 6 months

Happy Birthday, Mommy!

Hi guys, this is Sam. This weekend I learned how to roar like a lion, but that's not the big news. The big news is that today is Mommy's birthday! I love her very much and she is my best friend.

From Sam's 1st Birthday and Christmas

See how pretty she is! Happy Birthday, Mommy.
Love, Sam
Ps. Daddy helped me write this, but I told him what to write.

Happy New Years!

Goodbye 2008. Hello 2009!