We are South Africans currently living in Chicago, Illinois. We've been in the USA since June 1997 and are enjoying every thing about it. The main purpose of this site is to post photo's for friends and family to see, but we'll try to expand it as we go along. We try to update it quite often, so be sure to visit us to see what we've been up to.
OK, I admit it, I've neglected this site over the past couple of months. Sorry about that, and I apologize to those of you who visit this site frequently (if there are any of you). I managed to post some new pictures in our photo album today. It can be found under the Chicago album.
So, what's been happening with the Brand family the last couple of months? Well, the biggest news is that Vanessa is pregnant again with the second baby due on March 18. We've been for our 20-week check-up and although they were able to tell us the sex of the baby, we declined the information, since we want to be surprised when the new baby arrives.
It's hard to believe, but Alyssa is already 1 year old and she continues to be the center of our everyday life. The picture below is one of my favorites. We took it ourselves by using Kodak black & white film. Alyssa enjoys these photo sessions and she's usually very playful.
Alyssa has been walking for a couple of months now and it's been hard keeping up with her. She's very busy and is constantly exploring the world around her. She's almost got six teeth now and we've been lucky that this has not been a very difficult time for her. She is so much fun to be with and I fine it hard to leave her in the mornings when I go to work.
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