Shut the doors, batten the hatches, this one has blown our socks off.
Avery has had an infatuation with standing for the past few weeks now, but lately it has become more and more focused. She now has a determination to stand, climb, pull, etc. on anything in her path – it does not really matter [...]

Once again, it is official. Avery is growing up. Today, she began crawling (in her own special way) over to me and climbing up on my legs and body. It is just unbelievably cute. She gets up on her knees fairly well, but then gets a little ambitious and tries to [...]

Wow! Talk about growing up fast. Ever day is a new joy and every day a new challenge, but luckily she is cuter than ever and that makes it so much fun.

Avery at 3 Months

Avery at 6 Months

While perusing my daily reads, I came across a post on Slashdot, where I always find information on all the geeky stuff I like to read about.  What struck me was this particular post.  A post that I would not expect on the website.  I invite you to read the post here and then continue [...]

All of a sudden Avery has a voice.  We never thought she was a mute, but sometimes we wondered why it was so hard to get a reaction from her, be it a laugh or some other noise (other than crying).
Tonight that all changed.  Previously we would need to find that "spot".  The spot that [...]

While Colleen was feeding Avery tonight I came to a realization – I would not mind being a kid again.
Why? Because I could be spoon fed while going to the bathroom.
Wrong. Yes, but logical.

Where have I been?  If I just had one dollar for every time I have asked that, I’d have about four dollars.  But, really, why the lack of posting, the lack of stories, the lack of photos.  I could tell you that I don’t have any stories or photos and that I lack the creativity [...]

Last night we had a friend watching Avery while Colleen was at class and I was travelling.  The question she had was "does Avery like the news"?  Why, yes, she does.  "Why do you ask?"  Because the only time she looked up from playing was when the local weatherman was on television.
Yeah, that makes sense.  [...]

Travel used to be easy.  Yeah, I certainly missed Colleen, but either one of us could go off and travel for work, pleasure, whatever, and it would be no big deal.  Gone for a few days was nothing, but now those same few days are grueling. 
To be away from Avery is tough.  I constantly think [...]

I sit here in San Jose, away on business, missing my two favorite girls back home – You know, the wife and the smiling treasure named Avery.