Gerber family '08

Needless to say, it has been forever since the last update! I had it "up to here" with our dial-up connection, and protested any computer work from home until our we got high-speed! So, I am so pleased to finally announce that we have joined the ranks of most other people enjoying the thrills of DSL! It is unbelievable how much more efficient you can be...but you all know that already (it's us who are discovering it)!

Anyhow, it is good to be back in touch and share the latest with Owen and our lives. O is now almost 17 months old, loves to play football (esp. when you tell him to "go deep", he'll run to the other side of the room and extend his arms for a catch), read books, climb on anything stationary, and talk, talk, talk! I think I can honestly say that I am now finally truly, fully, deeply loving being a mother. He is just so much fun and we can actually communicate together! It is so funny what he comes up with! He said his first sentence a few weeks ago....the very primal "I want that!" as he pointed at his breakfast cereal I was pouring for him! Then later that day, he brought me a book and said, "Me want you read this!" So, he has no troubles letting us know his needs, that is for sure! What a sturdy self-confidence we have nurtured! :) Anyhow, here are a few of the latest shots from our life. And I promise, I"ll try to keep this blog more up-to-date, now that it doesn't take me 20+ minutes to download pictures!

Here is Owen climbing up on the table (in a split second as I went to the other room), loudly announced "Climber!, " grabbed his spoon and went to finishing his yogurt!

Do I live in a zoo? I love Owen's expression!

Shawn and I (before and after) went skiing at Copper Mountain last Monday--lots of fun and VERY cold (high of 14 degrees).

Thank goodness for Starbucks!