happy birthday to my husband of almost 5 years derek! 31 today, still my little youngun' that i robbed from the cradle. it's amazing to think of all we have accomplished in the 8 years we've been together - med school, residency, 2 moves, 2 kids, new jobs... i think it's fair to say we've been pretty busy. and through all of this he is still my best friend and i'm so happy that i have such an amazing partner in life. thanks baby!

speaking of babies... ours are getting cuter and bigger by the day (of course i'm not biased in any way). harrison is laughing all the time and particularly ticklish under his arms which is super fun ... and benjamin is a trip as always... we're on a big nemo kick (again) recently, and i'm not exactly proud that he can quote certain scenes, but hey, you've gotta survive being locked up in the house during the winter somehow. we have a chalkboard wall in our house and i've included another piece of art for your perusal... can you tell? it's a person! complete with dot eyes, a dot nose, a line mouth, arms and legs, and even some scribbles on the side for ears. he's 2 and 3/4 you guys... i think it's awesome. it would get top dollar on ebay.