She didn't buy the hat in this last picture, we already had that one. So I guess not so much of a hat rampage. Silas is doing pretty good. We think he might be starting to get a tooth in, I can feel anything for sure but Colleen said she kind of can. He's still gigantic, and I think he's getting ready to try crawling. He can scoot really good, and it's quite amusing to watch him, and now just within the past couple days he's been getting up in a crawling position, but then just falls down again. He's done it a few times that I've seen him, and he always looks so pleased with himself. So other than baby stuff we haven't been up to much. School is still going good, and work is work. We had a good weekend here, my friend Jason and his friend Kellie came into town on Saturday so we hung out all weekend. It had been a little over 4 years since I had seen Jason, so it was cool. He met his friend Kellie on the Ferry going from Juneau to Sitka during spring break, and she's from Australia. She's a on a year long rip around the world, and she was a really cool person. She taught us some Australian slang, such as bikkies, which are crackers, or rather, biscuits; "it's all wucky ducky", which means no worries; and the best one of all is "packing darkies". Now, before I tell you what it really means, the first time I heard her say it I about choked on my food, since in America, and apparently not other countries, "darkie" is slang for a black person. So I hear this and I think that this girl I just met is a complete racist, but then she tells me the real meaning. It's slang for pooping your pants. So if you get really scared or startled you could say that you're "packing darkies". Colleen was very amused by this, and she seemed determined to say it in normal conversation. I told her not to say it other than to our close group of friends, as most people would probably take it as some sort of racist slave ship thing or something. I was just going to give an example, but then I thought that probably wasn't a wise idea. She also told us about this thing called Aussie Rules Football, which is like a mix of soccer, football, rugby, and kicking each others asses while not wearing any pads. Seriously, these guys jump on each other, hit each other, kick each other, it's awesome. You should search for it on you tube. I know Ben will, and so should everyone else. It's awesome. Anyways, hope everyone else is doing good.
