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I am going to go ahead an apologize for being so late with the site updates.

Vacation, concerts, weekend trips, job hunting, swim lessons, pool parties and life in general has gotten in the way of sharing more pictures and stories with you all.  Once things die down a bit (probably August), we hope to update the site each and every Sunday night.  (so check back on Mondays!)

The month of June went by in a blur as we went to two concerts – R.E.M. (my Father’s Day gift!) and my favorite band later in the month, The Cure.  Scott, Rachel and I enjoyed the R.E.M. concert, even though it was almost 98F that evening, but all agreed that we had wanted to hear more of their old songs than we did that night.

A week later the three of us, along with Gwyn, traveled to Charlotte to see The Cure.  Mark and Anne were more than happy to watch Gwyn for us, and the concert was freaking awesome.  I had not seen them since ‘96 in Virginia (I was 22!) and they did not disappoint – they even played THREE encores!  It was nice to be back in Charlotte, even for only one night.  It made me realize how much I still miss that town.

The rest of June went by pretty fast, along with it our family trip to Myrtle Beach, SC.  A trip to Myrtle Beach used to be something of a tradition in my family, as we would travel down from Ohio every year for about four or five years straight.  We even stayed in the same motel each and every time too.  This year was special as my parents, my sister and her husband, my two nieces, and the three of us went down for five days to stay in a condo on the beach.

Here are a few pictures from the trip – you will notice there will be no pictures of myself, as I turned about three shades of red from our first full day at the pool.  Lucky for me there were better things to take pictures of anyways.

Gwyn and Rachel having fun at the pool.

Gwyn and Layla having fun before bedtime.

Gwyn and Layla pose for the camera.

Gwyn poses in orange.

Finally we have some recent pictures from here at the house of Gwyn having fun with her favorite toy of all – a Baby Einstein table that plays music and talks.  You can notice how much more hair Gwyn has now than the previous pictures, not to mention that she is able to pull herself up to the table and go to town on that thing.  I think she might have a bit of Spinderella in her as well, as she often comes up with some pretty sweet beats.

And finally, I leave you with one of our favorite faces that Gwyn has started to make when she is really, really, concentrating on something.

What’s not to love?