Weekly Update

Here I am at conferences again - no weather to report this time.

Normally I'd be hardcore working on vides right now, but I am feeling incredibly lethargic right now and can't seem to motivate myself to do anything. Been a long week. I am hoping that I can drag myself over to the laptop at some point soon to get a LITTLE something done.

Hannah finally got her first tooth. Robby already has 4. Their hair is also starting to really come in well - nothing like Faith and Mari had but enough that it makes them look a little different. Neither shows any sign of crawling or walking. Robby loves to stand - if we can help him practice he'll cruise soon. Hannah may sit for her entire life. She has a remarkable range of motion from the sitting position. She can flatten herself out on the floor to reach something and then prop herself back up. Meanwhile Robby can roll anywhere in a room within a matter of seconds. They've both started Kindermusik classes and are having a great time.

Mari is doing fabulously in preschool. She continues to absolutely adore the twins. She's also gotten a lot better about being calm and not loving them to the point of injury. She's also learned how to backtalk to her parents which is not so good. She still will give us Tookie face from time to time, and still loves to play dressup more than anything in the world.

Faith is also doing great in preschool, and is apparently well out of her shell there. She is reading chapter books at home, and doing so obsessively. She can't go from one room to another without carrying a stack of them around with her. She asks us what unfamiliar words are and remembers them well. While we're a little sad that she'll be going to Kindergarten in the fall, we're happy that she'll be somewhere where she can hopefully be a little more challenged.

All is well in the family. Snow days are behind us, the springtime grind lies ahead. Summer is starting to hover on the edges of our awareness. A return to the Beach after a 3-year absence, another epic RV adventure. Thanks be to God for all he has blessed us with.

Matt