Friday, December 29, 2006





Sarah Wren is 6 months old! We had fun taking these picture to celebrate the moment...from mid-December. She is rolling everywhere, getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, takes a step and falls on her face. She gets where she wants to go by rolling or rocking and reaching for everything! She also has her two bottom teeth and the top two seem to be coming in now. Chattering up a storm and laughing a lot with her sister. Don't get me wrong, we are often still a house of tears, but many fun times too!

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Can't believe that Christmas is here...we had a nice time today going to Anne Brown's for a holiday get together. Had a great meal and saw Aunt Nancy, Uncle Dale, Dana, Dale Barb and kids, Jamie G. and Anne's girls...very fun day. If all family gatherings went this well, we would have them more often! Nice day and came home with tired kids which is always a good thing.

Sunday, December 17, 2006


I want milk Sandy! This is what we heard this morning from Savannah's room. She had been awake for awhile, talking and singing to the stuffed animals in her crib. She started in with "I want milk, Papa" and "I want milk, Mama" and when those attempts failed "I want milk Sandy". I don't know why it is so funny to hear her use my first name, she doesn't do it often, and usually when she is being ignored, but it never fails to make me laugh. Hey, what are you doing Sandy? She says that out of the blue sometimes....
We had an exciting day yesterday. We are Hyundai owners, or soon to be ... we have been looking to replace one of our vehicles (both have about 125k miles on them and are at least 10 years old). So the surprise was not that we bought one car, but that we bought two! We have two 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe LX vehicles, one is bright red and one is "Moonlit Blue" which is a beautiful navy blue (this will be my car).

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Auld lang sayne a little early this year. It was an interesting weekend. I played hooky from the family and went to two Christmas parties while Pat stayed home with the girls. Both parties were in interesting homes owned by architects,just a coincidence. One was in DC near Georgetown and the other in Fells Point area of Baltimore. Saw several old friends, folks that I haven't seen in over a year. Interesting and fun to visit with everyone. Some were doing well, much better than last year. Others are just starting on hard times and some were doing about the same as always. Made me appreciate our life, overwhelming and busy, but overall we are pretty darn fortunate. Also got some leads on babysitters so maybe Pat and I can go out together one of these days!

Friday, December 08, 2006


busy time of year....tis the season. Much craziness around the house with kids, dogs, cats, construction, jobs. No way to keep up with everything. I am trying to enjoy these days because the babies are growing so fast, but it does get hectic around here. Sarah Wren is rolling around and starting to push up, she will be crawling by Christmas I think. Savannah surprises me everyday with new words and ideas. She has been 'helpful' and interested in taking turns lately (OK, my turn) which is a very cute stage. the sisters are starting to interact and Sarah Wren just cracks up sometimes when she is watching Savannah. It is a cool thing to observe, they are just babies but they already seem to have a special bond with each other. Pat and I can't get her to laugh like that, but Savannah doesn't even have to try. They entertain us every day and night.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Thanksgiving in Colorado.