Ball popper

What a day :) What a week! Gage spoke his first word ("dog") on Sunday (first word connected with something...he has been saying mama and dada for a while, but it has been rather random...though he definitely looks for dada or the kittie in the right place when you ask him where they are, so he knows what the words mean, even if he cannot say them). He cried for the first time when I left this week (at daycare). He also learned the phrase "are you hungry?" and even some signing related to eating this week, according to our babysitter. He is still attacking toes though, and that is a tough problem to resolve. He also started pointing this week-- and now he points at things and we tell him what they are. On the workfront, it is a wonderful day for me and my coworkers at the department. We found out this morning that we won our year and half long legal fight with Shell Oil :) We are sure they will appeal, but for now, it is the best possible outcome! Here are some pictures of Gage and his ballpopper. We are headed for the bath. We are all over our colds and are getting ready for a quiet weekend at home. We are still undecided about taking a trip to Fairbanks for Thanksgiving. Maybe. Anyone out there seen the new James Bond movie???