"I'm OK with the new addition...this small human...really. He'll just have to learn like the rest of 'em..." (Jiggs the cat)

"Nice hair, pops!"

Mama and son...chillin'.

"1 little jazz riff, 2 little jazz riffs, 3 little jazz riffs..."

"Dad, this is really nice and all, but your beard tickles..." (early August 2006).

"Thanks Aunt Sylvia, Cousins Vivien and Robin. A present all the way from Germany! With my new sporty onesie (and a bib came with it, too), I'm now an honorary baby fan of the best football (soccer, for you Americans) club in Deutschland...Borussia Dortmund! BVB! BVB! BVB! BVB! When I'm old enough, I'll grab a dunkel, jump on the tram, head to the stadium, and get crazy! Ich bin ein Deutchlander!"

Collin's first "real" bath, with mommy doing the honors.

"Whatchutalkinabout??!!"

His shirt (from our friends Marty and Sandy in Canada) says "PEANUT." :)

Right now, the mobile in the crib is more decorative -- but the lil' gent is becoming more alert and able to focus with every day. Fun, fun, fun!

I spy a foot, peeking out from the sling...

Time for tummytime, story, looking at the lights and shapes, and watching crazy daddy with the camera (Collin Michael, 3 weeks old).

Olivia Newton-John ain't got nuthin' on me: "Let's get physical, physical, I wanna get..."

I've got daddy's finger...now if I could just turn my head to the other side..."

"Hmmm...I'm on my back...daddy's taking pictures...this must mean I'm done with tummytime and into some happy baby posing, like in yoga!"

Playtime!

Playtime!

Hand in hand.

"Why, I oughta..."

HAPPY FAMILY (Late July 2006).