PICTURES: March through June 2016

Mar & Apr 2016: https://goo.gl/photos/WDKbD2etAcqdA1C7A
May & Jun 2016: https://goo.gl/photos/VnopdAsRHRft6W2z5

PICTURES: The 2013 Albums

January & February: https://goo.gl/photos/Ca9wYnsR8xixpkRS9
March & April: https://goo.gl/photos/7xKewDFXVUBPF8Ms6
May & June: https://goo.gl/photos/8k6bM4GNAYpwCCLA6
July & August: https://goo.gl/photos/puhLocSQQdYukMTc8
September & October: https://goo.gl/photos/TuukgRXErmLpniWS7
Professional Photos from November: https://goo.gl/photos/7a2G8dXSMdrRsTqm6

November & December: https://goo.gl/photos/ybSriC34AMf7WAY99

PICTURES: The 2014 Albums

January & February: https://goo.gl/photos/dF1v8PN6sS7iAkyN7
March & April: https://goo.gl/photos/HVAN4VNebWL4MWac9
May & June: https://goo.gl/photos/82nUaNtCme5FNgzc7
July & August: https://goo.gl/photos/jKCcXTYkAHrFKCeN8
September & October: https://goo.gl/photos/keVcYTikEXwoz1GT6
November & December: https://goo.gl/photos/uqdMBTnFtFdNMpPW8

PICTURES: The 2015 Albums

January & February: https://goo.gl/photos/VaSbwmuCJqGhACkLA
March & April: https://goo.gl/photos/rMuuCodrMhXAVmrM8
May & June: https://goo.gl/photos/B3jP1cfrahMkwPdy9
July & August: https://goo.gl/photos/bYxZdec5hHGQy13v8
September & October: https://goo.gl/photos/UrpSNkKzPRNkV7zr6
November & December: https://goo.gl/photos/BVbYMMMEmzEsPMoe9
  

PICTURES: January & February 2016

January & February 2016: https://goo.gl/photos/46UC82uUasZCSMVE9

Moving the Photos

So Google has decided to shut down Picasa and moved everything to "Google Photos". The new service doesn't quite work the same so from now on we'll post links to new albums as we create them. I'm starting by reposting the most recent albums.

She walks! and talks! and he's going to K soon!

Just a little Zoe update...she finally walks!  Like real toddler walking!  Ok, so she is still faster crawling, but at least she is putting some real effort into the walking and looks proud of herself when she makes it to her destination. 

In other Zoe news, she has started talking up a storm.  At first listen it appears to be a steady stream of jibber-jabber, but if you listen closely, she is probably answering your question, singing a song, or letting Elijah (or Maggie) know how she really feels about being the little sister.  Things she has said recently in addition to the animal noises, everyone's names, yummy, 'dis', 'dat', cold, hot, all-done, and 'yeth'(yes).

"i tase it?" (taste) usually followed by "it good"
"see da crab?" followed by 'there da crab" She is very amazed that we keep tiny crabs in a tank in our house.
'tank ooo'  (thank you)
"up...down" A VERY high pitched "up" while standing on tippy toes followed by a low-ish "down" while squatting.  Super cute!

She also likes to "help" by pushing a cart or getting some bowls out of the cupboard.  Very helpful, indeed. 

In Elijah news, we have officially registered for Kindergarten and are super excited about the school.  He went to their VBS a few weeks ago and is super excited about going back. However, he seemed appalled when we talked about how he will stay at school for most of the day!  (Welcome to the real world, big kid).  We even bought some used uniform tops and fleeces.  We joined the Y for the summer and he is LOVING the beach-entrance pool and all the splashing that goes with it. 

In third baby news (calm down, no REAL news), our paperwork is finished and turned in!  Now we get assigned to a caseworker, schedule a home study and interview, do a profile book, and begin the waiting.  The profile book is just short a few picture updates and a page on Zoe, so that shouldn't even take too long.