To all my friends out there--I'm not dead, I just havn't had much time lately. But my wonderful wife has been keeping up the blog in fine fashion. Today, while taking a quick break from work, I stumbled across one of the saddest videos to ever hit the internet. I don't know what language they're speaking, but if it is Italian, then it's a wonder the finest motorized vehicles ever made it into production.

Halleigh has her first tooth. She was chewing on my thumb and then all of the sudden something sharp jabbed me. I pried open her mouth to see what it was and low and behold, her first tooth had erupted sometime late this afternoon!!! As soon as I can hold her down and take a picture, I'll post it!

Julie Clare Cummings (Brooklynne's mom)
Taryn Lynn Olds (Brooklynne's step-mom)
Catherine Christine Olds (Brooklynne's paternal grandmother)
LaVon Adams Brooks (Brooklynne's maternal grandmother)
Beverly Holleman Travis (Miles' mom)
Daphne Holleman Crumpton (Miles' maternal grandmother)
Betty Jane Ray (Miles' paternal grandmother)

We love you VERY much and thank you all for being the mothers that you are. We especially want to tell our mothers (Julie, Taryn, and Beverly) thanks for putting up with us an parenting us! You did a great job, guiding, shaping, and befriending us into the people that we are today. You have prepared us well to continue your tradition of excellence with our own Halleigh Jane.

We are leaving in about an hour to travel more than 2000 miles to Pullman, Washington where my dear friend, Hailey Ann Gentile, will be celebrating the achievement of a lifelong (literally, she has been working towards this day since she was 8!) dream of going to veterinary school. On Sunday, Hailey will graduate from Washington State University with her veterinary degree. Yep, that's right; from now on we'll have to call her Dr. Gentile! Whoa!

We'll have lots of pictures to share when we get home, I am sure!

So for the next couple days, you will have to console the absence of Travis Family posts with this SUPER CUTE video of our little bathing beauty!

Dear Carlie,

Please come see us.

Love Brooklynne and Halleigh, Miles and Kona too!

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HJ is working on crawling. She is so close. Actually, just here in the last couple days she has been getting up on all fours and rocking, like she is about to take off.

Oh yeah, Happy May Day!