Odds and Ends

Despite the slightly fearful look on Ivan's face, he really wasn't scared at all. He just wasn't very coordinated.

Madeline is quite the ice skater. I love doing things with the kids that let their true personalities come out. Madeline is fearless and determined. I hope it is something we can do often in the winters here.

Yesterday Ivan told Deacon, "On top of the refrigerator is a freezerator, right?"

We went to the Oklahoma play on Saturday night with the kids which was way fun. Since then, I have had my very own live choir singing the soundtrack over and over again. Ivan's personal favorite is to say, "Mom (break into song now), You're just a girl who can't say no, your in a terrible fix!"


Deacon never left for his second trip. I never thought I would wake up at 5:30 a.m. to Hank's voice on our phone. I actually knew who he was even in the midst of my fuzziness. The Syrian government is not currently handing out visas, so the trip is postponed until further notice.

Fiona got two teeth at only 5 months and 1 week. She fussed the whole day and then out popped some teeth and she is back to her happy self. She is definitely in favor of the solids. The bumbo can no longer contain her.She is also completely mobile via rolling. Hmm, seems a bit too early if you ask me!

And the most important news of late is that I am pregnant. Baby #4. They will be almost Irish twins missing it by a mere couple of weeks. What fun! However, I am not so sure that pregnancy is ready for me quite yet, but here we go all the same!