Ryanne enjoying her new portable DVD/CD player. This way on long car trips she can listen to her (really annoying) kid music and watch movies without the rest of the car having to suffer. I wasn't going to get her one, but after going hoarse one too many times from having to sing "The Wheels on the Bus" ad infinitum on trips to the Tri Cities, I felt it was a worthwhile investment. I know I didn't have one when I was a kid - but if they had been invented, I bet my parents would have bought one too...

On car trips, Stanley (yeah, the dog Stanley) copilots while I sit in the back and baby wrangle. A few days ago, I heard Ryanne giggling and saying "Hands, hands" which is how she says "hold hands." I looked over and she had grabbed Alexander's hand and was happily holding hands with him. Good night!