Easter Vacation

Okay, so a lot has been going on, nothing new with that... there are a whole bunch of pictures below....

Things are all right here. Abby teased us for a few nights a couple of weeks ago by sleeping 5-5.5 hours in a couple of nights in a row... emphasis on teased. She is growing and developing. Unfortunately, she is a bit uncomfortable more regularly than we would like... probably typical baby belly stuff, but definitely a bummer for all around. However, we (usually Mom) are seeing more smiles and proto-giggles. It is hard to believe that it is only about 2 more weeks until she starts at day care. Time certainly flies.

Sara is doing her bit too. She was ill a couple of weeks ago, possibly her first ear infection since right after she got her tubes more than two years ago. Went away pretty fast too. Recently found out that one of the tubes is gone too, so that's good. She has also been pushing boundaries more lately... hard to know what the exact cause is, probably a multitude of things internal and external, but it has leaked over to school for the first time. We are working through it and starting to see some progress, but only time will tell.

On the fun side of things, we headed East last weekend to see some friends and hang out. The girls did pretty well on the car trip... Sara was seriously excited the whole way. Sara and Timmy who are only a week apart in age had a grand ole time (as did everyone else). Abby did pretty well too, but at her age she doesn't really care where she is as long as she can eat, sleep, and be held :) We even went to the National Zoo on Saturday and Sara (Abby was sleeping) got to see the panda's for the first time, and some elephants, hippos, and gorillas. Sunday morning Sara and Timmy had an easter egg hunt together, while Abby and Evie watched, before we headed for home. Sara was a bit disappointed, as all we heard on the way home was "but I didn't want to leave Timmy's house."

And just as important as all of that, Today is Danette's birthday!!!!! Happy birthday!



playing in the yard before a trip to the playground



momentary(!) quiet while watching Bob build something.



Running, a common refrain from the weekend.



Easter Egg Hunt.



pre-trip smile!



Maryland smile! (for Mom!)



The youngest ladies, Evie is 3 months older.