It's hard to believe Russell is already 4 months old. And boy is he growing! He rolled over for the first time this week. Before we know it we'll have a little "Rollie Pollie" on our hands. He's a chatterbox too. He always has a new story to share with us. He loves being talked to, sung to, tickled, you name it. He'll go in next week for his checkup and shots. We suspect he's around 16lbs. A very healthy little "monkey". He's a dream when it comes to bedtime. He can put himself to sleep if he's put down awake. He'll also stay crashed out anywhere from 7 1/2-9 1/2 hours - on a regular basis. Russell is a little fish too! We spent some time this past weekend at our friends house and they have a pool. Russell was all cozy in his new crab floatie and he crashed out (slept) for almost an hour and a 1/2 in the pool with us. He's going to make a great beach bum!

Big brother Erick is doing great! As you can see in some of the pictures he enjoyed swimming - or shall I say jumping - at his friend Lily's pool. He's a little fish. He absolutely loves the water and he's in it every chance he can get. We're scheduling some swim lessons for the beginning of August. He actually jumped in the pool this weekend, swam back to the side and then looked and me and said, "oops, I forgot my floaties". I'm not sure it hit him that he actually swam on his own without them.

We've had a busy few months and a lot of wonderful visits with family and friends. Pappy, Grandma and Great-grandma came in from PA for a few days. Erick kept them very busy putting together puzzle after puzzle. He also introduced them to his train set, which adults seem to have as much playing with as he does. And of course the boys got lots of lovings from all of them.

We also got to enjoy visiting with our great friends, Aaron and Nicole, from Oklahoma. They came in for the long 4th of July weekend. We went and saw "Kung Fu Panda" and enjoyed the fireworks from the side of the road on the 4th. We're planning on heading up to OK next month to spend some time with "Uncle" Aaron and "Aunt" Nicole. The boys (minus Russell) will probably head out on the boat for some water fun. Erick LOVES the boat. He keeps telling us that he's saving all his money so that he can buy us a truck and a boat. Pretty cool that they can have such ambitious goals at 4 years old!!

Take care!
Love always, Michelle, Gordon, Erick & Russell