Just keep swimming

Elliott made his debut at the Civic Center pool this week, and he quite enjoyed the toasty warm water. He practiced kicking in his floaty. Papa and Nox were also caught working on their skillz.

Baby Nox, big Nox

Here is a picture of Lennox from his first trip to the park, when he was about 6 months old, and another of him on the swings last weekend. My little boy is growing up ... sniff, sniff! Then: fat and bald. Now: tall and curly. And are those the same brown pants?

Ready for work

Papa can stay home from work today. Lennox is all dressed and ready to go in his place.

2 cool cats

Looks like a couple of shady characters to me.

A friendly visit

Lennox and Elliott enjoyed a visit from their favorite Texans last weekend. At one point we had 7 kids at our house at once, and everyone survived! But I am going to have to check our insurance policy to see if it will cover the tornado that hit the playroom. ...

Is 6 a new record for our golf cart? And there was plenty of room on the back for more!

Addison and Nox relaxing in the back yard.

Mama and Elliott missed the group photo -- we'll Photoshop them in later.

Aging gracefully.

4-month stats

In this corner, weighing in at 16 lbs., it's 4-month-old Elliott! He is also 26 inches long, according to last week's dr. visit. That puts him in the 75th percentile for weight and 90th for height. I've already forgotten his head circumference, but it was plenty big.

Elliott's other interests at age 4 months: Grabbing Mama's hair and the hanging toys on his play mat, smiling and laughing whenever he gets attention and refusing to sleep through the night! Yahoo!