Fall update!!!

Dorothy and the cowardly lion..... sadly I see Star Wars characters or super heros in their future for next Halloween if Daddy has his way.

The first of many, many fights over control of Toto.

First trip to the pumpkin patch!!

First 4th of July.... mama went a little overboard with the outfit.

Jackson decides it is his turn to ride whether Madden likes it or not.

The kids hanging out on Sunday morning. These days they would be wearing their 49ers jerseys and yelling touch down on on Sundays. Unfortunately, they are probably also learning some inappropriate words when daddy's team isn't doing so well....

So, it's been a while since I've posted, and I've received more than a few emails reminding me of this. My apologies to all!

It's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving will mark one year since we met them for the first time! A year ago we were scrambling to get plane tickets, travel visas, a second crib for Madden (though she may have still been known only as "baby girl"), girl clothes, snow gear, etc. At that point, we couldn't actually believe we were actually getting a baby, much less two! We hadn't even changed a diaper yet!

How much has changed! A few thousand diapers later we are all settled in. The kids are thriving though they do run us ragged at times. They are constantly climbing and running everywhere. We had to buy tents that fit over their cribs and seal them in to keep them from making a prision break! Given that a year ago Madden couldn't even sit up on her own this is quite a change. They are really skilled with their sign language, can point to their body parts and can point to pictures of things, but still don't talk too much. They do have their own language though, and can spend quite a while "talking" to each other on their play cell phones. Other than their cell conversations, their favorite thing is reading books. I cannot believe how many times I have read Go Dog Go- it seems like we are constantly buying or re-buying books.

We are all looking forward to the holidays and the new year with the joys and challenges that will come with two 2 year olds!