I'm bringing roller derby back

Lyla rocking her roller derby Gox Box Socks.



A girl and her dog.

That's how I roll

So now Lyla is a pro at rolling over, both ways, like she's been doing it forever. It's almost like she knew how to do it before, she just never felt like it. She also has been spending time in her exersaucer, which has buttons that make animal sounds and says their names in English and in Spanish. Lion is lion in Spanish, too.

Grandma Neal

Grandmom Kiehl

My three friends

Lyla's three best friends are Ah-GOO, AH-guh-doo, and Gah. They are somewhat imaginary and fairly invisible, but we hear stories about their adventures every day.
















Overnight lows in the (gasp!) upper 30's!




















Super Bowl weekend...the first NFL weekend since 1998 that we knew the Browns wouldn't lose.

Everybody into the pool

Lyla's first swim. We worked on the doggy paddle, the backfloat, and wringing the water out of a super-absorbent diaper.

Downtown Disney

We were surprised to find out that all of the Disney characters are moving to the suburbs. Something to do with affordable housing and higher salaries...last week we were in Orlando and went to Downtown Disney. We didn't see one character except for Cinderella, and she didn't have very much to say.

Shutterfly Album

We added a new album on our shutterfly website...there's a bunch of photos there that aren't on the blog. Click here: www.blochparty.shutterfly.com.

Schuykill, Bala Cynwyd & Bryn Mawr

I know how to pronounce those words which means I qualify as an honorary Philadelphian. And although Philly smells very similar to Pittsburgh, they do have great cheesesteaks and the best soft pretzels I have ever had. In Fort Myers we have a restaurant called Philly Junction which imports Amoroso bread (a cheesesteak not on Amoroso is not a cheesesteak)...their food is awesome and last week Lyla got her first taste.