We finally got some new pictures up for your viewing pleasure. There are a bunch from May and a few from June.

Here are some highlights:

When Megan and Ryan were her we took the the girls bowling. What an adventure…

This is from the T-Rex restaurant in Kansas City

Kate peeking over the edge of the table at Jack Stack BBQ

Our (embarrasing) pumpkin coach ride through The Plaza. Alex really enjoyed it.

Kate and her new tooth

This is Alex and Sierra on her last day with us

Wow. Pathetic. It’s been over a month since our last post. Sorry for that. There has been so much going on lately and unfortunately I have to keep this short.

In late May we took a trip to Kansas City to visit with Erin’s family. The weather was great and there was tons of great food. This trip had many notable moments mostly involving Kate.

First and foremost, we had Kate baptized. Our church does not perform infant baptisms and it was something we wanted to do. We had previously had Alex baptized at Erin’s old church in Kansas City so we did the same here.

Additionally, while we were in KC Kate decided to start crawling. It was kind of out of nowhere but boy was she determined to do it. She has since gotten pretty good at it which means we have to re-baby proof the house. I think this will upset Alex more than anything as the gates and such will be in her way as well.

Finally, Kate’s first tooth broke through. We’d been waiting for this for a while. We’re still trying to get a picture of it but she guards her mouth pretty good now and its proving difficult.

In reference to this post title I just wanted to comment that tomorrow we will be losing a member of our family. I won’t go into the details but Erin and I have come to the decision that we can no longer have our dog Sierra remain with us. This was a tough decision as we got Sierra as a puppy and we have had her for six years. For the most part she has been a good dog and she has been great with the kids. It ill be sad to see her go.

All for now. I’ll try to post some pictures soon.

This morning Erin’s grandpa Jack passed away. He was ill with cancer and this wasn’t unexpected but it is painful nonetheless. She will be flying down to Florida to be with her family. Please keep them all in prayer.

Also today my sister Megan and her fiance Ryan are flying up to stay for the weekend so unfortunately they will only get to see Erin in passing.

Some of you may have seen this over at facebook but for me it was too eerie not to post here as well.

On Tuesday evening we were putting the kids down for bed and we had a knock at the door. I went down to answer it and there was a woman there and another man with her. The man had a video camera (a professional one) which I found odd. She asked if this was the house of Daniel Ortiz Lopez. I simply replied “no” and she said ok and that was that. I mentioned it to Erin and we both found it strange but left it at that.

On Thursday, Erin called me at work to tell me that we had just received a call form somebody in Mexico also asking for Daniel Ortiz Lopez. This was no coincidence so we both googled that name along with Phoenixville. We turned up this story on the local CBS affiliate. Apparently on Monday I died in an accident on 202 in West Chester…but not really. If you watch the video its really weird to hear my name being associated with such a devastating accident.

The situation is still perplexing because both the reporter and the lady in Mexico were looking for me even though they had heard that I was dead! I figure the media was looking to interview friends and/or family but what about the lady in Mexico?

Family Updates

We just had a great Easter. My mom came up from Florida to be with us. I played at church, which was a huge time hog, but was really fun nonetheless. We did the egg coloring and egg hunt which was much more entertaining for Alex this year.

Kate is growing so fast! She is now sitting up by herself and I have a feeling that she will be crawling in no time! We are all finally getting over the plague that struck our house a few weeks ago. Spring is here which is great! We are expecting 75 degrees today!

Yesterday we got the kitchen painted which looks really nice. Things are just moving along…

On March 23rd My brother and his wife had their second child Emily. Mom and baby are doing well and trying to adjust to life with 2 kids.

Emily Elizabeth
March 23, 2009
7lbs 7oz & 20 inches long.

As for us, we’re still trying to catch and settle in after Erin’s trip down to Florida. Kate is rolling and scooting now and it looks like she is about to cut her first tooth. Alex is, well, Alex. She has a seemingly endless supply of energy from morning until night. She certainly keeps us on our toes. More to come soon…