Ethan gets his first tooth

It's hard to see but Ethan got his first tooth today at just over 5 months old. I couldn’t get a very good shot with one hand holdng the camera but it's there. It

Dual tummy time

Or should I say "duel" tummy time?

Ethan laughing while I blow on his belly

After weeks of doing this to Ethan his belly is finally ticklish. The
video is not the greatest since I was holding it and blowing on his
belly at the same time, but the audio is great (of course I am biased).

Stopped for Icecream at DQ on walk

Took a 5.5 mile walk with Ethan and Emma to pickup Nanc's black
leather tote from the shoe repair shop and stopped at DQ. Emma really
likes it like her mommy and sticks her tongue out at cone. Ethan not
so sure he likes it. Hope he's not like dad and likes fried foods best.

This is what real men do when the diaper tabs break

Diaper Velcro tab broke as they do about 1 out of 100. Nothing a
little strapping tape can't fix!

Thanks Uncle Brian

Here's Ethan playing on the Exersaucer that his Uncle BrIan gave us

when Logan got to big. Thanks for thinking of us. Both Ethan and Emma

love it.

We tried them in it two weeks ago and they were too little and just

flopped around. Imagine our suprise when we tried less than two weeks

later and they LOVE it and can support theirselves.

Emma even is turning around in it to try out all the toys. Thanks

again Uncle Brian.

We got a mountain bike ride in today - hooray!

Got up to kettle with the kids today for a mountain bike ride. The weather was perfect Emma and Ethan really seemed to like being in the shade under the trees while one of us at a time took a ride. We are looking for a sitter to go on trips with us, so we can both ride so if you are interested let us know,

Here's Nanc and the kids as I am preparing to leave for my first ten mile loop at Kettle. Nanc will go out later herself. Miss riding the trails with her, as it is much more fun together, but compromises must be made and the twins are certainly worth it.

Here’s a cool area they just made with recent re-routes. You have easy, moderate or more technical line choices as you move from left to right. I did the technical line over the stone and logs this time for the first time. Pretty easy if you keep your speed up.

Visit to Grandma and Grandpa G's

Ethan and Emma visited their grandma and grandpa G's at their house this Wednesday. Here’s grandma holding both of them at once like a pro. It was nice to see you. The visit was too shorts. Wish we could say that about the ride home though. Emma was crying most of the way from Dekalb to Naperville, despite 5 emergency stops along the roadside to feed and pacify her. Good news is she was not sick and was her cheerful self the next day.

The twins are getting so that they want to be entertained if they are awake so car time can be interesting.

Ethan flips over for the first time

Ethan flipped over 4 times during tummy time today.

Thanks for taking care of us!

Grandma & Grandpa Samson watched Ethan & Emma so we could go to
summerfest. Here Emma is with Grandma the next mornng. In a few hours
we are off to the housewarming/4th of July party at Pat's.
Got to love I can post this from my iPhone.