Isis Jane at the beach

i’ve posted to my flickr site pictures of the family visit, though to be honest the vast majority of the pictures are just of isis. nobody wants to see pictures of the rest of the fam, right? just the baby who is ADORABLE!

i have a pretty funny video i plan to post here, as well. but its sideways.  i have to find a way to rotate the video, otherwise you all will have to tilt your heads to watch it.

…roughly.

i’m having a bit of a hard time focusing my mind (the reasons will become clear) so this post might start slightly jumbled….

the last week, or so, has been great. i had family in town and took all of last week off from work. in itself, a week without work is a pretty great thing, but when i get to spend it in a resort setting with family i don’t see very often, its even better. my dad, stepmom, sister, brother-in-law, and 14-month old niece were all here. i hadn’t seen any of them since last christmas, when my niece was only a few months old. now she’s walking starting to talk and interact. its increadible. admittedly, i know nothing about child development and admit to some bias, but not only is she just about the cutest kid i’ve ever seen, she’s smart as hell. the second bit, at least, can be somewhat confirmed by both my dad and stepmom, both of whom have medical backgrounds and work with kids. yes, she is damn smart.