Bethany started to get up on her hands and knees before we went on vacation. She is doing it much better now and more often. It is so exciting to see your kids simply do the normal stuff that they do.


This picture is for you, Cindy. Natalie loved her birthday present. She still plays with it often. It really came in handy when we spent the night at my in-laws. Caylee found a stuffed toy to sleep with and Natalie had a sob session because it was the only one. I remembered that Maggie Leigh was in the van so I ran to save the night. Now Natalie has an even closer connection to her special toy.

We stopped at Bill and Debbie's house for a day because we got there a bit early. Debbie gave the girls necklaces that she used to wear in the 80's. She said that they are actually valuable and you can't really find that kind of quality anymore. So I took the necklaces away for now because I do not feel they are quite mature enough to take care of them properly. I will give them back a year or two from now.



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No visit to Asher's family would be complete with the game of Heck. It is like a multi-player version of Solitaire and very fast-paced.

This is the girls' great-grandparents, Bill's parents. I was glad that we got to see them because they are having some major health issues and we are not sure how many times we will get to see them.