Updated Pictures

Jillian turned 9 months last week. She's crawling all over the place, has a mouth full of choppers, and pulls herself up on everything.


Looking up at daddy.




Miles is nearing the end of his first year of preschool. He can spell simple words (mom, dad, Miles) and is working on writing his name. (The black tongue is thanks to some Transformers candy. Nice, eh?)


Oh, and we're letting Miles' hair grow out from the #2 buzz cut he's had for the last 3 years--we'll see if the cowlicks calm down when it gets a little longer. In the meantime, it just gets puffier and puffier.

John Hancock

Well, the jury is still out on whether Miles is left-handed or right-handed. He uses both pretty interchangeably at this point. However, he is showing some pretty typical "lefty traits" in how he writes his name. Guess we'll just have to keep watching and waiting. In the meantime, here's a sample of a worksheet he did at Grandma Barb's; he wrote his name all by himself. So cool!

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Some recent "casual" pictures from around the Caruso homestead. Miles took several of these himself . Can you guess which ones? Perhaps he will be the next Ansel Adams.




Also of note....Jillian is working on teeth 3 and 4 and is now mobile. Her crawling gets faster and faster every day. Oh, and she fell off the bed and landed on her melon the other day! Miles is working on writing his name, memorizing the original Star Wars Trilogy, and being a perfectionist. Vince survived the busy month of March (festivals, concerts, competitions, etc) and Marcy put her medical benefits to the test by breaking a toe and getting strep throat within a week of each other. Rights of passage!

The Offspring

At the beginning of March, we had some professional pictures taken of the kids. (Miles at almost 4 1/2 years and Jillian at 7 months.) We think they turned out pretty well! We have them on disc, so if any of you family members would like copies just let us know what size.

Bath Time!

Jillian has officially outgrown the kitchen sink and has graduated to the bath tub. Here are some fun pics of the kiddos from last week.




She's also eating some solid foods, so baths have become a much more frequent occurrence!