The Last Two Weeks of School - In Review

Jared finished the semester last Thursday. The last two weeks were very busy and not much fun. Something that was fun, was that Jared got to play in two concerts, one of which was in the park. Nikki and Allie went to the concert in the park. It was a lot of fun. Jared played the timpani in one piece and the snare in other pieces. We tried uploading a video of part of one of the songs, but have had technical difficulty. If we can get it to upl0ad later, we will share it with you. Here's a family photo that someone took for us at the concert.





In the last post, we put a picture of Allie stretching, trying to show how long she is getting. Here is a picture of her in her bassinet. Luckily, she doesn't usually sleep stretched out. We' got her crib this last weekend, though we still may not put her in it for a few weeks.

We put Allie in her swing for the first time this last week. She is very content while in it. We're not sure if all babies do the same thing, but she seems to be interested in the workings of the swing - she stares at the part where the swing attaches to the motor. Here is a picture of her looking up at it. She keeps her head in the same place, while her eyes stay fixed on that part of the swing... We may have another engineer on our hands. =) Only time will tell if she has the knack (see the video we are referencing at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmYDgncMhXw).

Lastly, here is a picture of Nikki with Allie. Both are doing very well. They've started going on walks with a friend who has a baby that is 10 days older. Allie usually seems to enjoy the walks. We'll post a picture of Allie with her walking buddy sometime soon.