Sig...

The master of hand waving, we've been unable to communicate with this boy. His complex hand motions confuse us, we expect it's a sign of intelligence and we're the first to acknowledge that we're far behind him in the intelligence department.

In this video he's just watched his parents pull off a plastic lego storage bucket from his brother's head (without the aid of salted butter solids). He's glad his head fits neatly inside that bucket, as tested by Henning on multiple occasions, and that his brother can once again steal his toys unhindered by a plastic helmet.

Sig is the quiet one, for now, steadily gaining weight (22# now) and outpacing his parents efforts to keep him in clothing that they're able to fully snap closed. He's riding facing forward now in the car and before long will be crawling forward into the corners of the room, instead of scooching backward.

Say hi to the Captain if you see him...

Annual Thanksgiving Hike

Per our annual tradition, three Reinholdt males climbed Parkman Mountain as penance for a full day of eating and drinking on Thanksgiving. It was Henning's first time summitting Parkman and while he didn't climb the entire 941', his little legs navigated the final (icy) 50' by himself. We compensated for our fluid loss with a couple of Real Ales back at the pond house.

Big-boy pants

"I feel good...like I knew that I would"

More Christmas?

Photography while intoxicated.

Humanoids.

and finally...

Feral humanoids.

Happy New Year

We welcomed the New Year with The Howell family. Henning had his first "sleep-over" with his friend Ieuan. We listened in on some very cute private conversations between the two of them. We know that we speak for several other of our mutual friends when we say Thank You to the Howells for coming back to America for awhile! That's Eric peeking out of an inflatable igloo. And that's Gareth posing with Sig - showing off their matching American "trousers" (a.k.a. Carhartts).

Christmas 2006

2006 out...2007 in
Travels included family stops to Connecticut, Massachusetts and a fond farewell to Grandpa Garvey in Sandown, New Hampshire. 2006 gave us two new family members our growling baby Sig and Patrick who we proudly welcome as an honorary Reinholdt using the surname alias Ermlich. It presented us with three letters we wished we never knew, CML and Dad began the toughest fight he'll ever know. We're thankful for the strength of our family and close friends and hope that 2007 is ever brighter.