Dad (Brett)
All around
rockstar geek. Brett enjoys his job as a Clinical Data Manager (helping research medical breakthroughs at Celgene); in his time off he enjoys reading books, watching movies, and learning new tricks on his camera and in Photoshop. He absolutely adores his wife and 2 daughters.
Mom (Erin)
Complete supermom. Erin loves her job as a Youth Field Researcher (aka 'mother'); in her plentiful spare time (ha!) she enjoys sleeping, re-reading Twilight or Harry Potter, and cuddling with Brett.
Aeriana ('Wacko', 'Princess')
Hybrid Angel/Devil. Aeriana loves her mommy and daddy, each of whom she loves to test at times and pretend innocence at others. A veritable sponge, Aeriana wants to do anything she sees an adult doing; she loves babies and especially adores her little sister, taking great care of her every need.
Zoe Jean ('Stinker', 'Cutie')
Growing fast, Zoe wants to be just like her big sister. Very goal oriented, she'll find a way to get that toy she's been looking at. She loves her pacifier and can't help but snuggle up to her blanket. Zoe is as relaxed as they come, she just loves chillin' out and watching TV.
Two Months Old!
Yesterday was Aeriana's two-month birthday! To celebrate we brought her to church for the first time and she did great. Here are some pictures from the past week or so, as well as Aeriana in her church dress. Check out the end of the
One Month set, and the new
Two Months set for more pictures.
"Mom and dad try to wrap me up tight when I go to bed, but they're no match for my David-Copperfield-like skills."
"I like goofing around after a bath."
"I just went to church for the first time, everyone thought I was soooo cute... and of course, they're right!"
Labels: Aeriana, family, pictures
Coolest Music Program Ever!
Okay, so it may not be THE coolest music program ever, but it's pretty close. It's a program called Simplify Media, found at simplifymedia.com. I've always been a bit frustrated with my music collection on the computer, I've always tried to keep my collection on the main computer, but there's my laptop I want music on for when I travel and my work computer for, well, work. Transfering songs from one to the other constantly is annoying and there's really only so much space on my laptop, so I never really have full access to every song unless I'm sitting right in front of the main computer (not to mention the hastle of trying to maintain multiple libraries).
Well, not any more. I found this program, installed it on each of my computers (it's safe, small, and unintrusive, and it works on both pcs and macs), and now I can stream my entire mp3 library over the internet. Where I used to have about 30 songs on my work computer, I now have access to my entire music library. It's all extremely easy and plays right through iTunes, so there's really not anything new to learn.
The other really cool thing is that you can link to up to 30 friends' libraries just as easily. If you're interested in listening to your music from different computers, check it out.
Labels: music
Getting Big!
Aeriana is growing up so fast, it has been a blast to have her reacting to us, giggling and smiling as we talk to her. Of course, she smiles less at us than she does at the little mirror above her swing, but we take what we can get.
I figured I'd take the chance to show you some of Aeriana's favorite things...
She loves deep reds, she'll just stare at the curtains in our living room.
She also loves light and will stare straight at this corner or these mirrors for several minutes at a time.
Occasionally she'll chill in this little wrap-around pillow, though she's infinitely happier in her swing.
She also really likes her activity gym, when we put her down in the right position she'll hear the clanking of the plastic keys, then get excited and start waving her arms, which makes them hit each other more. She has no idea she's the one causing the noise, but it works!
She enjoys laying on her tummy and showing mom and dad just how strong her neck is.
And since her neck is finally strong enough, dad keeps testing her out in the bumbo seat...
That's lasts for all of about five seconds... maybe next time.
Labels: Aeriana, family, pictures
