okay pics are below. As always they are a bit old. Whatever.

After a few rough weeks (highlighted by 3 ER trips in 3 days) We are doing well. The kids are great. Josh is freakishly happy. He is never in a bad mood except when being put to bed. A couple nurses in the E.R. came in to see the happy kid with RSV. They said he was the most cooperative baby they had seen. I kept having to swear up and down that the boy was really sick b/c he was just laying there laughing. It's amazing. He's also a huge 20lbs-- even bigger than jane was. It's amazing my biceps aren't bigger than dan's by now (they remain as puny and helpless as ever). We refer to him as our "retirement plan"

Jane is cracking us up lately (and stressing us out as all 2 year olds will) Lately everything is "one of her favorites" and a game.

"ooh I love strawberries they're one of my favorites"
"mama you saw that? I put that toy over there and that was a game. You saw that toy game?"
I think maybe I need to stop pretending all unpleasant things are games.

She LOVES her daddy. She makes me sing "I'm so glad when daddy comes home" constantly and shrieks when he comes in the door. She will love me someday I'm sure.

and here's the always happy baby




And representing hours of dedicated time and effort is this lovely fish. It tasted good.

The following was far too audibly stated by Jane on 3 separate occasions during church:
"Mama, Josh can't eat the bread. He only eats your nipple"

yes. that is true jane. Too much information for the common churchgoer? yes, but indisputably true.

I poked dan in the leg. Jane said "mama you go to timeout in my room." I followed her to her room. "sit right here...okay so mom, listen to me, you don't hit my daddy. that's not a game. that's very dangerous now count to ten."

Josh is all giggles and smiles. Even though he's been sick for a week he's still in a good mood. All you have to do is look at him and he'll giggle for you. I love it!