March Family

Tyler is going to be 8 months at the end of July. He is about 18 lbs and noticibly growing every day. His first tooth broke through last week (July 13th). Tyler is definitely in the phase where he has to "taste" everything. It's a gross phase, really. He is also very curious, or nosy, depending on your view.

We started our 4th of July celebration at the Evergreen pool. Tyler went for a swim with his dad. He still doesn't care too much for the cold water. We all had a great time. After that, we headed over to Dogwood Dell near downtown Richmond. Dogwood Dell is a 2,400 seat amphitheatre owned and operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities and located in Byrd Park. We watched and listen to the Richmond Concert Band. Our fireworks started early to avoid a thunderstorm that came later that night. This was one of the best firework shows that we have ever seen. The Richmond Concert Band played with the fireworks, real cannons, and a coordinated steeple-bell choir. Equally as inspired, the Richmond Concert Band also uses real cannons provided by the 2nd Battalion, 111th Field Artillery of the Virginia Army National Guard. Real carillon bells are played by Carillonneur, Lawrence Robinson. And at the appropriate time in the musical story, real fireworks can be ...

Tyler is ready for our day trip to Charlottleville, VA. Charlottlesville was the home of Thomas Jefferson. We drove by the University of Virginia, which was founded and designed by Jefferson. We're planning on going back to take a tour of Monticello, where Jefferson's home is located and to see some other points of interest that we didn't have time to take in on this trip. Tyler is practicing his keyboard skills. He wants to grow up to be a computer guy.