A photo story of Thomas searching out of curiosity, finding a pair of sunglasses, and celebrating the victory. (The gallery)

The start:

Breaking news: Thomas and Kyle are having a vacatoin together! Over the weekend after July 4th, Kyle's and Family and we drove up to Lake George and stayed there for 2 days. For the daddies, the best part was of course the daily tennis games. Even though Lake George is a popular destination for kids, Tom and Kyle did have a good time. Cruising on the lake was the highlight of the trip (see the pictures) where both babies showed some interest in interacting with each other.

Thomas is finally a "free man" after one day he suddenly learned to crawl. Grandma says crawling is the most important stage for a baby because it helps with coordination whereas walking helps with strength and balance. I believe that is true. We wont be pushing him to stand up and walk, but we did want him to crawl well and start it early. For himself, he is a lot happier when he can crawl.

Before Thomas started to crawl, his favorite activity was "swimming" because, I believe, he feels more free in the water since he can move around, kick and jump. But now, he seems to hate his little swimming pool. I guess the freedom in the swimming pool is just so not comparable to the freedom on the floor. See the excitement (gallery).

Thomas got sick when he was only a month old. Since then we have been very careful keeping him warm. Finally the summer is here and we no longer have to worry about underdressing. See, we took him to the beach so that he could play under the sun (gallery), we went with him to BBQ in friends' house where he watched us playing Mahjong (gallery). We did not want to keep him bald but daddy took the initiative to shave him (gallery), and you know what, he looked very interesting with the big round bald head. Summer is fun!