Weekly Update

One of our favorite things to do recently is to take a walk after dinner. We just do a big walk around our neighborhood and it's so nice. The weather has mostly been agreeable. Most of the time, the kids end up wanting to ride in the strollers so Roy and I get a little exercise. Really I think they just want to ride in the stroller because we end the walk going down a big hill and if they are in the stroller we run. After several weeks of racing down the hill pushing Sam, Roy finally got him to crack a smile the other day. The other times Sam was so focused on what was happening that he forgot to smile. Here are the kids all decked out and ready for a walk:

Abby is still enjoying soccer class. She was so tired after the last class! Sam was tired too and fell asleep on the way home. I just laid him down on the floor while I made lunch and came back to this:

We were in the Dollar Tree the other day and a little girl came up to Abby and started speaking Spanish. Abby responded in what can only be called Abbese (completely made up words). They talked together for several minutes in their respective languages and then both happily said goodbye. I could only shake my head and laugh.

Sam is saying new words every few days. It's so much fun (and can be so frustrating) as we learn to communicate with each other. He gets really excited every time he sees a dog and will occasionally answer "woof" if you ask what a dog says. He was really sad when Roy walked out of the classroom at church today and ran to the door calling "da da!" Sam has also turned into our bottomless pit of hunger. It feels like he is constantly eating. And if he doesn't have food in his mouth then he is going into the kitchen to grab food, bring it to us, and pat his belly. And of course he knows how to employ great charm and can talk us into some more food.

Abby and Sam have a fantastic friendship. We're not sure who copies the other more often. This time was definitely sister copying brother, though.