Twirls 'n Curls

  Chan took this picture, it's one of the few I have where both girls are actually looking at the camera!! They're starting to play together a lot more, which means more time to get things done around the house for Mommy - yea! The Corders left today, we had a great time and miss them already. Have a good week!

    Kristin Homer and I took the kids to the park a couple of weeks ago, before the seats started to melt in the sun...Hannah and Caleb both loved the swings, it's a good thing there were two! And Linsey is officially a big girl, she can pump all by herself. How old are they when that starts working for more than like 10 seconds?

Linsey has undertaken the challenging task of helping me keep our flowers alive in the 100+ weather this summer. We call the lavender plants we bought at 2 inches high our "babies" - so far three have died, not such a good track record but I seem to do better with live babies! Phew...oh, and here's Sheilah, our goose, and Shelly-Chan, our turtle.

After a VERY long day at church, Hannah couldn't even keep her eyes open long enough to finish her lunch. Later, I was praying at bedtime with Linsey, and she started talking in gibberish. I told her how praying is very important and we need to use real words when we talk to God. She replied very seriously, "I know Mommy, I speak angel ."

Songs from Linsey: Mary had a little lamb...its fleece would slide in snow. Tell me the story of Jesus, write on my cart every word... Favorite Quotes: Daddy, you skate like Rodney Mullen! You're a very good mommy, you know that? And you know what else? You're a good cooker too! (Playing Candyland) Q: Linsey, how do you always get double squares on your cards? A: I just cheat,that's all. Hannah's New Words TJ, done, more, this, shoe (she loves shoes! She'll find one of Linsey's and carry it around all day.)

  She made it out alive, but just barely! After ducking twice to escape the earring gun, the lady finally pinned Chan down and gave her two beautiful holes in her head. Can you believe we actually pay people to do this? Anyway, it's done, and she's slowly getting over the trauma...

can be your best friend, or your worst enemy...I've tried several times to update this blog over the past couple of weeks, with no luck. Hoping today goes better! Hannah has decided the best place to be is on Daddy's lap, and she can be found there most of the time. She'll settle for Chan or Michelle, but Daddy's the best! He just got home about an hour ago from an overnight conference, and Hannah hasn't let him put her down yet...surprisingly, Hannah being so snuggly makes Linsey more affectionate too...it's a two-for-one deal!!