Sydney and Abigail are masters on the computer these days. They both move the mouse around with the greatest of ease.

They are not on Facebook yet, but they do love the Care Bears game!

"Finally!"...that's what you are thinking right? Well, sorry to keep you waiting so long, but I had to deliberate for a while (almost 2 months) about what to write - kidding, of course.

With a magnificent Strawberry Shortcake birthday cake, we celebrated a big milestone in Sydney and Abigail's lives at the end of June - of course, every birthday is a milestone until you are over 21, right? The girls are now 4 years old! As Quincy of the Little Einsteins would say, "I can not buhleave it!" Time does seem to go by in larger chunks now in their lives with us - in months and seasons versus days and weeks - all part of aging, I guess.

Sydney and Abigail are becoming more independent of us and of each other. Just this week they proclaimed (after being separated from each other at night for playing in their room instead of sleeping) that they would like to have their own rooms and their own space - I guess I figured that they would want to be together always. We are still deliberating on whether or not they will get their wish. And this summer they have learned how to swim! They really can jump off the side of the pool, and swim to us with their heads underwater (future scuba divers for sure).

Until next time....

Updates coming soon...in the meantime, you can read about our adventures on another blog here.

Is it summer yet? It sure feels like it in Nashville where we've pushed 90-degrees the past couple of days. We are taking advantage of the nice weather and have spent much of our weekend outside. First, we went all over town to cheer on Aunt Amy at the Country Music (Half) Marathon - we were on both sides of Music Row (near the family giving away beer to the runners and near the praise band at Belmont Church) and tried to get to the finish line to see Amy. The traffic and mob of people kept us from seeing her cross the line, but we were lucky to meet up with her afterwards - there were way too many people down at LP Field! Even on a hot day, Amy finished well at 2:19.

Today, we enjoyed the weather at Grandy and Gigi's house and took inventory of their pretty flowers.

Enjoy the weather - see you at the playground!

One Easter Bunny, Two Easter baskets, Three egg hunts, Four chocolate bunny-buzzes, Five chirping chicks! Whew...it seems like Easter is the new, mini-Christmas or something. I'll admit that there are many great things that come with this weekend like time with family, good food, and a focus on the Resurrection. And what a joy to hear Jesus' story through the minds of 3 1/2 year olds! The girls are actually understanding what this celebration is all about - not candy and baskets full of stuff, but on God's greatest gift.

I know that you probably thought we had given up on the blog, and if you're reading this you are probably directly related to me or Rebekah, but I do not feel like giving this part of Sydney and Abigail's lives up quite yet. True - our lives do not change as quickly as they did when the girls transitioned from the hospital to home or went from crawling to cruising to walking in a matter of weeks or when we wondered where the time went at their "graduation" from the first year of preschool. But as I look back on the past 4 months of non-blogging, I think we've accumulated plenty of good stories and pictures to share.

December 17, 2008

Christmas in April? No, not exactly, but to keep the blog in chronological order, I'll be updating with posts from 4 months ago.

We enjoyed the lights at Opryland Hotel on a cold night in December. Christmas was especially enjoyable for the girls at 3 years old - just old enough to become excited about the possibilities of Christmas trees, lighted houses, gifts, and Santa. We could see the magic in their eyes!

Autumn Leaves

October 26 - 31, 2008: Halloween. Speaking of Snow White and the Little Mermaid...here they are with their friends Yoda, Chainsaw man, the Super Wy-Pup, and Blues Clues Pup. The girls were old enough this year to help out with the pumpking carving and taking inventory of the loot!

December 6, 2008 - Breakfast with Santa. Santa was heavily guarded and cornered in a small room with a camera, so he did not actually get any breakfast. But we had lots of family and friends to share the experience. Sydney and Abigail were not hesitant to sit with the big guy, and they actually shared their Christmas wishes with him, too! (Sydney: Little Mermaid; Abigail: Snow White). I don't know if they are talking about the movies, which we already have or have access to, or if they are getting this holiday confused with Halloween, since that is what they dressed up as...