A couple of short videos

Paige in the Jolly Jumper :)

Jolly Jumper

Lunch (Leah's the one "hissing")

Peas & Peaches

Busy morning of play :)

Playtime at our house...

WE SURVIVED!

At least, I think we did. I'm writing this, right??

Leah Caitlyn & Paige Emily are 6 months old today!

And what an interesting 6 months we have had!

A very rough beginning - the first 8 weeks are a complete blur. No sleep, we were entirely in "survival" mode. Week 9 through about 12, the sleeping got better, but the evening "fussiness" was at it's worst. This was the time that we discovered the "Leah Scream"(tm.) Three months to now has been much better - Paul & I sort of got our lives, or a modified version of our lives back. And we really started to enjoy our new family. About mid-way through August, they started to get into a good daytime routine, which has made MY life about 1,000,000 times better.

Which brings us to present - 6 months. Wow! Our little darlings have passed a couple of milestones recently. 1) They moved to the BIG bathtub. In other words, we've retired the baby tub and have that little area of real estate back in our kitchen. And 2) We've sampled cereal! And it's a hit! Going on a week now, and it's SO FUNNY to see two completely different reactions.

Paige was initially put-off, but quickly came to enjoy it. She approaches eating like, well, like a cat, I guess. She sort of lifts her chin to the spoon and gently licks off the cereal. Hilarious.
Leah, well her first bite will be forever etched into my memory. I *think* she liked the taste, but wasn't too fond of the texture (which was VERY runny, by the way.) Every time we put a spoonful in her mouth, she dropper her jaw and just stared at us with confusion/disgust! Then she too figured out she LOVED it, and now she devours the cereal - bites the spoon and utters a little "uh" with each bite. As we did with Missy Peyton, we're taking it slow with solids, but at the same time, I can't say I'm not anxious for them to have their first taste of something a little less bland!

I wish I had the time to better express my feelings on just how exactly this past 1/2 year has been, but realistically, I HAVE TWINS and time is just a premium commodity these days!! But I'll sum it up like this:

These two little beings have changed me - personally - in ways that I could never have imagined. I've stepped away from the life I knew six months ago in so many ways - physically, emotionally, spiritually. They've taught me about what's truly important in life - to slow down and smell the roses, so to speak. My marriage - only 3.5 years in - is so very strong! Paul & I have eased into (or were thrust into) our roles as parents of three small children and we've handled it with strength we didn't know we had! I know that probably sounds pretty dramatic, but unless you've been here - toddler + twin infants - I don't believe you can really understand. Appreciate, maybe, but not understand.
But we're happy - living a life beyond our wildest dreams. TWINS! Like, what did we do to deserve that?? (read that in a positive tone, of course!) Who decided we had what it takes to do this?? :) We speculate...all the time...about what they will be like. In one year. In 5 years. As teenagers! And we're excited about the possibilities, challenges and opportunities with all THREE girls.

Before I sign off, I just want to (again) sincerely thank all the people who've stepped in and helped us since March ...

My mom - of course - who has done literally so much for us, that I cannot take the time to list it all. From the daily support (through to August) to the help "maintaining the household" to (and most importantly) the stern discussions reminding me that Peyton is just a baby herself...she has been an absolute Godsend. I only hope to be able to do for my daughters what she's done for us.
Paul's parents - who are there for us for whatever we need. And for (most importantly) keeping up the 2 mornings a week schedule with Peyton - this time spent will surely be fondly remembered as she grows up.
Rich - who has a standing date for the rest of his life - Thursday nights with "his girls." Oh, and who has also kept me from doing that dreaded task of shopping for a bathing suit - ie, he's got a babe covered in Aquatots.
Dave & Jeff - who spent many a late evening here in the early days. Who'd have thought that when a couple of guys get together to watch hockey & drink beer, they'd be happy to take care of the last evening feed AND walk the fussy baby?? And of course, Kerry - who's afternoon visits enabled me to catch some desperately needed zzzzzz's.
The Chaterjees - particularly Jenna, who is pretty much Peyton's best friend - running her around outside and burning off some of that energy makes everyone happy!! Laurie, the (Italian) mother who CANNOT cook for JUST her 4 person family and frequently called to say "I just happened to make too much so Jenna's running it over" Oh, and the wonderful clothing, sports and toys hand-me-downs.
Our core group of friends - Tanya, Rich, De, Chantal & Colin - who are probably sick of the "Let's get together - come to OUR house" routine. Really, by accomodating our situation as often as you do, you keep us feeling human - like we can still have a life after 9PM.
Oh, there are so many people who I am leaving out - which is why I shouldn't be writing this at 11:30 PM - but for all of you who have stopped by to help out with a feed or dropped off a wonderful meal...Thank-you. You've all made a difference.

Our terrific girls:











And...another montage. Have you got 8 minutes to spare?? Sorry if the music puts you to sleep....

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Twins on Swings

Paul's parents recently discovered this great park just a short drive away - it has a massive castle, and a big pirate ship, and lots of other little things...and swings.

So we decided to take the clan (PLUS Jenna, our wonderful helper) to check it out this afternoon. Well, it was a hit, and I am not so sure we'll be able to go to any "normal" park again!! Unfortunately, mommy wont be able to take the three on my own while daddy's at work, because, well, it's that big!

Swimming lesson #2 this morning, followed by a bottle and bath, and they slept the afternoon away. Then we headed out at about 4PM for an hour and a half, only to return to a small gathering on Laurie's (neighbour) driveway...which turned into a bbq for a few neighbours. Paul just helped me get the girls settled for the night, and he's back out for a few more drinks, while I'm settling in for an evening with a bottle of Mudslide...ah, nice relaxing Saturday night :)

Anyway, some recent photos...


SPOT THE BABIES

PAIGE (sort of) SITTING UP ON HER OWN: NOT QUITE A TRI-POD, QUAD-POD??

LEAH, LOVING THE SWING

PAIGE, NOT SO SURE...

JENNA and GIRLIES

LEAH, TRYING OUT THE HIGHCHAIR (Solids in two weeks!)
And, OUR GIRL who's gonna KNOCK 'EM DEAD











God we love our girls :) :) :) What good times they'll give us.

Sisters...

So they grew some gills...

First swimming lesson - with Daddy & Rich.
:( They're growing up!!

Hilarity - AKA, now now girls, get along!

ahhhh...Holidays :)

So we're into week 2 of Paul's holidays (which means, of course, I am on holidays too.)

MAN, could I get used to this!

We have a list of a pile of things we intended to get done, but for some reason, not much is being knocked off!

Loads and loads of QT with the kids is at the top of the list, and of course, that's happening!

Paul & I took Peyton & Tristan (along with our good friends and neighbours - Laurie, Jenna & Mitchell) to La Ronde in Montreal on Friday - what a HOOT! Peyton loved the rides and I think she'll easily become her daddy's ride partner (when she gets a little taller, anyway.) In the meantime, Oh-My-Gosh, did Tristan & Jenna keep up! And even Mitchell did his first adult roller coaster ride (with his mom TURNING her back as she couldn't watch - "They did not sit *MY* BABY on the end, oh no they didn't" said Laurie!) Tristan is JUST at that height requirement to be allowed on all the adult rides, and she didn't say no to ANYTHING!

Here's a blurry pic of them coming in from one roller coaster...
All in all, it was a fantastic day - the kids beamed with excitement, and little Miss THANG was great. The twins stayed home with Paul's parents and my mom splitting shifts - and honestly, we barely paid them a thought. Is that bad?? NAH! They were in great hands!! :)


Paul's been doing a few "around the house" stuff - painting the girl's bathroom, repainting ours (I like the color now, sweetie!!) We plan to go to Papanack Zoo tomorrow - and take the twins along, so we'll see how that goes.

Sunday was a way busy day for us - we had Paul's highschool buddies + spouses and kids over for a playdate & lunch in the afternoon, then we hosted a dinner for some visiting relatives of mine.
In town was my cousin Karen from Thunder Bay, along with husband Joe and OH-MY-GOSH 23 year old Alana (where the hell does time go!?!) Alana's recently started her nursing career at the QC hospital, and her parents came down to check out her new digs. It was so great to see Karen again - I have such wonderful & fond memories of spending many Christmases at my aunt Glenna's house in North Bay - sigh. My mom made a feast of a meal, and Deb's family was out to enjoy the company too. A quick game of Poker, and I believe it was Joe & Mom who came out first & second (though I don't know which order.) Fun, fun times. And no, we DON'T play poker ALL the time!!

Oh! In other news, I'm thrilled to report that Christi & Matthew had a baby GIRL on Saturday!! Welcome to her second born, Valerie!!! Remember Christi? From my wedding??
Here she is....

We're so happy for you Christi - only wish you were closer :(
Matt & Christi moved to Northern BC almost 3 years ago, shortly after Vivian was born. Pics of the latest arrival, Valerie (or V2!) can be found on Christi's blog...
http://woodyaya4.spaces.live.com/ - wow, she's a big, healthy babe!


Well, Leah & Paige are doing very well, growing by the day. We're getting lots of belly laughs and flirting - you know, all the great things! They just turned 5 months old, and MY GOD! What a WONDERFUL AGE! I can seriously say that I barely recall those first few weeks of, well, mayhem! Almost ready to do it again! Not!

OK - signing off with a video recorded just a few minutes ago -
disclaimer - no baby/child was disturbed during the recording of this video
(now why would I want to do that??)

I LOVE BEDTIME!

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Have a(nother) great LONG WEEKEND, everyone! Time to put away those white shoes!

Rugrat Update

Hi everyone!
Well, needless to say, the girlies have been keeping us busy - I honestly don't know where time flies, but I can see that it's been a few weeks since my last update, so thought I'd pop in tonight to write a bit.

The girls, of course, are great. 4.5 months now, and growing so quickly!

Leah is showing signs of becoming a somewhat sensitive baby - she's "making strange" to a few people and taking comfort in the arms of people she's familiar with. We're NOT used to that at all, because Peyton was so easy going. I never thought this would surface with the twins, since they've been handled by about a billion people since birth. But not the case. Her evenings have been a little rough this week too....we think she's just getting overtired and overstimulated, and the only way to tell us that she's Had Enough is to scream at the top of her lungs for about an hour. So we oblige :) But it's been a great week, weather wise, to have our windows opened...so I can't help but wonder if our neighbours think we're killing her!

Physically, Leah's just getting so big! She's actually in a size 9 month sleeper right now, which is WILD! She's VERY long...we call her Leah Long Legs. Suspect she'll be quite tall. She's still quite bald, but a fuzz of dark hair is coming in. Still blue eyed, but her eyes are quite dark, and I figure she'll have my brown eyes when all is said and done. She's got dainty, soft features, with the eyes of an "old soul."

Paige on the other hand is just plain pudgy! Well, in the face, anyways. As Leah gets longer, Paige gets rounder :) She lost most of her hair after birth, but it's growing in quite fast now - she's got quite a bit. Her eyes are still blue too, and I think they'll stay that way - or maybe go green, as Peyton's have. Her eyeballs are huge, to the point where you barely see the lid above and below them.

Paige is very easy going, doesn't complain much - but also Does.Not.Nap! I don't understand this kid - she can be awake at 7:00 AM, grab about 30-45 mins of shuteye around 10:30, then be wide awake until, like 2PM when she grabs another catnap. I don't get it?! How can she possibly be awake that long?? It absolutely baffles me. Overnight, she will sleep - but very lightly. She'll sleep well until about 3AM - then she "stirs" at least once an hour through 7AM(ish) when we get up. So Paul and I respond and just plug her with the soother....which buys us that extra few hours. Still, the interruption to sleep isn't fun. But I guess I can't complain - three kids who pretty much sleep through the night makes us...well...incredibly lucky. Not to mention, they're all typically down by 9-9:30, which leaves plenty of time for Paul & I to do something NON-baby before going to bed.

So my days are spent entertaining and playing, for the most part. Wake around 7 with Paige - Peyton usually comes down around 7:30-8:00 and Leah I'll typically get up after taking care of Paige's feeding. At times, all three will awake together and let me tell ya, that's a challenge! Peyton is pretty much toilet trained, but I've got to get to her pretty quick when she wakes up dry, or else she wont stay that way - and then with two hungry infants...well, you get the picture! Paul is usually around for that first feeding, but he's had a very busy three weeks at work, so he's been leaving before everyone stirs in the morning. So once the babes are fed, I make breakfast for Peyton & I. My mom still stops by - she'll come somewhere between 8:30 & 9:00, and then I'll take 20-30 minutes to myself (to shower and dress.) She will usually bathe the twins during this time - she LOVES doing that - then once I am done, and weather permitting, we'll often take a stroll. Or she'll take Peyton out for a while - something, to break the day. She leaves usually right around Peyton's lunch, then Peyton has her 2-3 hour nap, and I can SOMETIMES get a bit of time to myself. The babes will snooze in their bouncy chairs or on the floor...I keep DESPERATELY trying to get them to sleep in their cribs during the day, but I'm not all too successful - often, like 1/2 the time, I can get ONE to sleep soundlessly away in her crib, but NEVER both. So if they snooze in the family room, I'll find something to do somewhere else in the house, or I'll pick my weeds, or something. When they are awake, I just play with and stimulate them - either in the family room, or sometimes in the playroom. They're becoming a lot more responsive to their toys - grabbing, sucking, biting and cooing at them. And I continue to read a lot to Peyton (she loves the Little Critter books, right now) and the babes will listen intently as I read - and sometimes it seems they take an interest in looking at the pics along with us too.

So I've noticed them looking at each other a lot lately - I guess they're sort of figuring themselves out. Not sure there's a tight bond or anything yet - I haven't seen evidence of that. But I can tell you this - when one poops, you can be sure the other will in the next few minutes. They're digestive systems seem to be in-synch! They're both still quite "pukey" - I wonder when we'll see a day without a spit up. They are still getting a couple of outfit changes a day, unfortunately.

Peyton, well, she just LOVES her sisters. Seriously. Just very recently, she's been asking to hold them, or she wants to hold their bottle while they're being fed. But I'm noticing a bit of mothering in her too - just today, I was feeing Paige while Leah was wailing away on her playmat on the floor. Peyton was absent-mindedly watching Dora, but she got off the sofa and went and sat beside Leah on the floor and started dangling a toy over her head - all the while never taking her eyes offf the TV, of course! Leah stopped crying, she was happy to have the little bit of attention, and Peyton just seemed to somehow know that. Weird.

Peyton's going through a big imagination stage right now. She'll come over and hand something to you, and you'll have no idea what it is (because your hands are EMPTY) but then she'll ask you if you like your cookie. Aha! I get it now!! I brought her to a clinic earlier this week (NASTY YUCKY reaction to mosquito bites on her face) and I brought a bunch of books with us for the waiting room - she was "pulling "things from the stories and using them in real life. For example, in the book "the Dark" the daddy wears glasses. She thought I could use them, so she (pretended to) pull them out of the book, and put them on my face. Crazy imagination! It's so wonderful to see the little mind develop!
I think I've finally convinced her that her name is Peyton, and not Taten, as she's been calling herself, like FOREVER.
We started doing some crafty things this week (painting rocks) and with Michaels JUST opening up down the road, I imagine there will be a lot more of this in our future. She loves being creative. Or just making a mess. Who cares, the output is something to cherish, for sure :)

Anyway - that's the update for now - as always, everything is going great. They (all three) keep us busy & hopping, but the rewards of having three little girls are unbelievable...

Onto the pictures!


Peyton with Leah

Peyton feeding Paige

Leah's on the left.

Leah enjoying a bath

Paige in the exersaucer. Yup, that's pink-eye you see :(

Small update

OK - I wish I had more time to write, but I really don't right now :(

Everything is going really well - we had a Dr. appt yesterday.

Paige = 12lb, 15oz
Leah = 13lb, 3oz

Both are BANG ON average for their age groups - nothing small about them at all, which is great considering they're twins!!

Both are very interactive with lots of cooing and smiling - Paige loves to "suck face." Leah, as always, just likes to be spoken too.

We separated them into their own cribs for the first time last night - very weird!! Even Peyton reacted this morning when she came into their room today and saw them in 2 different cribs.

They love their exersaucer, but hate tummy time - Paige lasts a bit longer than Leah, but neither of them are fond.

Now that they're a bit older, I can sit them up in the stroller, which means going out for a stroll has been a bit easier, as they're happier. I love getting them outside, particularly in this beautiful weather! Paul's setting up a gazebo in the back yard tomorrow, so hopefully we'll be spending even more time out. I hate being cooped up in the A/C home.

OK - a couple of pictures to hold you over to the next post...

Have a great weekend everyone~!


Leah & Paige

Missy P.

Paige

Leah

Video & Photo Montage, again

OK - so I've been told by some people that they cannot view the Video Montage on my last posting. I think you're supposed to have Flash - so if you click on the below link, it'll prompt you to download the (free & safe) application.

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=b4f66035140bbf6b8ca34&skin_id=0&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

Baptismal Photo Montage

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Our Darlings were Baptised yesterday.

What a beautiful day it was. We had great weather - not that it mattered, as we didn't really step foot outside the house :)

We chose my brother Dan and his wife Mona to be Leah's Godparents, and my sister Deb and her husband Gary to be Paige's Godparents. Father Soucy, who married us in Cancun and baptised Peyton two years ago in our home baptised Leah & Paige, again in our home. In addition to my sister & brother's families, in attendance were Paul's sister & husband (Erin & Peter,) Aunt & Uncle (Betty Anne & Ken), cousin Vicki with her husband Gord, of course the loving Grandparents and friends (ha, pretty much family!) Tanya, (uncle) Rich and D. We had a full house! Everyone arrived around 1PM - Mona & Deb dressed the girls in their gowns at about 1:15 and the ceremony was performed around 1:45. The girls were great! Minimal fussing (of course, Leah's soother was a great help! Although Paige had hers for a short time too!) The ceremony was beautiful and intimate and meaningful. Father Soucy is the best...

After the ceremony, we brought out the feast - mini sandwiches, fruit, veggies, cheese, dips, salads...yum, yum. And of course, the special cake. The girls received many lovely keepsakes that they'll cherish for years to come - everyone is so good to them. And to Peyton too, of course!

Thanks everyone - not only for the gifts, but for helping with the food, or arriving earlier to free mommy & daddy's hands, or for entertaining the big sis when I thought a meltdown was imminent (try telling a 2 year old that the party's NOT for her!) And of course, thanks Deb, Gary, Dan & Mona. Erin & Peter are Peyton's Godparents - all three of our children are fortunate.

Our entire long weekend was terrific - starting with Thursday night, when we hosted an impromptu game of Poker. Yeah, until 2:00AM (and yes, almost everyone was working on Friday morning. Oops!) My 14 year old neice Amy is staying with us, and she too held out and played until then. And she wasn't the first one out!

Friday late afternoon and evening was fantastic for me! Chantal treated me to a Spa Pedicure at the new Spa recently opened on Trim Road - it was heavenly! We decided that a great follow up to the relaxing treatment would be a good Thai dinner - so a quick phonecall to Rich & D and well, we were enjoying our craving a couple of hours later. No cards on Friday night though, everyone was beat.

Saturday, Paul & I hosted a family bbq (my family.) It was supposed to be a late afternoon sort of get together, but Shane was in a hockey tournament, and advanced...which meant that they couldn't get out here until around 6:30. So Paul & I had a great, leisure afternoon of enjoying our front porch. The Snowbirds flew by about 3 times, much to Peyton's displeasure (she hates noise!!)
The barbeque was a great visit, with Deb & Dan's families, PLUS my cousin Eric with his wife Helen (and girls Elizabeth and Claire.) Eric & Helen moved to Ottawa just 18 months ago, and we unfortunately don't see them enough - funny how the distance between Kanata & Orleans seems VERY far. But it's not, and it's a shame we don't get together more often...anyway, we can always try!

Pics are coming up next!!

So many smiles :-)

Leah


Paige


Goofy Girls

So we had a three month appt yesterday - both girls are hovering a healthy 12 pounds! All is good - I can say with a lot of confidence and assurance now that our girls are SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! Now, if only I could start doing the same....

Will write more when time permits - the girls are being baptised on Sunday - I'll have lots of pics to post next week.

Happy Canada Day, everyone!

Our Living Dolls.

Aren't they sweet? (Leah's in Pink, Paige in the Flowers.)

These were taken on Sunday - what a great - albeit busy - weekend we had.

My vaccuum cleaner broke down last weekend, so a quick call to Electrolux, and a *cough* little bit of cash later, and I've got Central Vac!! Oh my gosh, I vaccuumed for almost 4 hours on Saturday! I love it! (Yeah, I know that love affair wont last long!!)

Saturday night we went to Dianne T's house - she was holding a little going-away party for Eric and Ann H - who are relocating to Edmonton this summer :(

Sunday, my I went SHOPPING! Like, to a mall! Like, for the first time in over three months!! My mom & I took the twins while Paul stayed home with missy P and I so thoroughly enjoyed it. As did the girls - well, Paige slept the entire time, while Leah was just a little curious monkey. Of course, everything I bought was for either the twins or Peyton - oh, I did get myself the Feist CD (which I LOVE, btw.) But it was all about the outing. Then I took the twins out to Chantal & Colin's place - for a birthday celebration - Chantal's (ahem) 29th. Paul chose to keep the busy two year old home, especially seeing as Chantal informed us earlier in the day that the other invitees w/toddlers had all cancelled that afternoon. Yeah, C&C have a nice home with lots of nice things...not the most 2 yr. old friendly joint, at this point. Well, they don't care, but being mom & dad of a bulldozer in a china ware store is a bit nerve wracking. So the twins and I were met by many capable and willing (and wanting) hands, and my arms were baby free for the SECOND evening in a row.
I returned home just in time to tuck the monster in bed. And oh-my-gosh, did she have me in tears! So we read to her. A lot. Like we're supposed to, I know - but we do indeed get a lot of joy out of it, and Peyton LOVES her books. And we know she listens and follows the story and all, and she's even read along with us, and while sitting on the can, she's even read simpler stories to herself, cover to cover. Like Brown Bear, what do you see? Or Polar Bear, what do you hear? Very simple, repetitive books. But on Sunday, when I was tucking her in, she asked me to read "Kiss Good night, Sam" to her. So I did. And then she asked if she could read it to me. Well, this book is a lot more wordy than the others she's read in the past, so I thought I'd let her give it a shot. And in her sweet little 2 year old toddler voice, she read page-by-page the entire book to me. With lots of expression and sound effects (wind blowing, rain splattering, kissing...etc.) And I did my best to stiffle my giggles and the result was tears, just streaming down my face. Peyton knew I was tearing up and she just smuggly grinned at me and continued on with the story. Ah, this is what parenting is ALL about, I tell ya. So proud of my girl. Now if I could only get her to do this to her daddy. Or sing "You are my sunshine" or any of her other 15 million songs to Paul's parents - she just "shies" up when you ask her to!

They really are sponges, literally absorbing and retaining every little thing that happens. Paul's dad has been taking her to playgroup for a couple of weeks, and home she comes singing a song that I didn't teach her - it's hilarious. But even MORE funny is when I catch her using *my* expressions, or mannerisms. I guess I tend to put people (or maybe just her) off quite a bit, because it seems that whenever I ask her to do something, she responds "OK, give me two seconds!" I hardly think she's grasped the concept of time yet (or maybe she has??) Or her everyday good-bye now includes "see you soon!" Yup, me again. Love it. I could eat her up some days. Which is great, because there are a lot of "trying" and challenging times with a two year old, so the good things make the not-so-good times a little easier to get through (this too shall pass.)

The twins have been great - not too many changes to write about. Leah's going through something really weird right now that we're working to resolve - she drinks about 2oz of her bottle, then refuses the rest. I'm not sure what the problem is - I've tried to solve the issue by changing the nipples - we've tried about 5 now. We make sure she's well burped (that's definitely not the issue.) We hold her in a variety of positions. We don't overfeed - I never wake them to feed, we wait for them to fuss before we offer the bottles. I'm at a loss...? She's always been the worst spitter-upper (of the two) but that's been since birth, and I really don't think I'm dealing with a reflux issue. I wonder if her teeth are starting to come, and maybe her mouth hurts. Peyton didn't get her first until 11 months, so that would be odd for us, but every kid's different, right? And I don't think 3 months is too early to teethe. Anyway, we are managing to get her feed into her, it just takes upwards of an hour sometimes. And unfortunately, I'm finding it's getting harder instead of easier with each feed. But she IS eating, so I've got no reason to see the doc yet. We're scheduled for a 3 month exam at the end of the month, so hopefully we can make it until then. Frustrating, though. Particularly at 4:00 AM.

We've had them down to the lake a couple times recently - they're happy to be out for a walk if they're in the carriers (the bums!) Fresh air does wonders for everyone - me too :) Peyton got out and fed the ducks THREE TIMES yesterday. Jenna & I took her out at 7:30 last night, and the ducks were like "ugh, we're SOOO full." I swear, the bread we threw was untouched! The ducks in this lake are being VERY well taken care of, I tell ya.

Anyway, signing off now - but not before I post a link to TRISTAN'S passion http://media.putfile.com/Tristan-and-Shadow
She was in a competition on Saturday and WON FIVE RIBBONS!! Congrats, sweetie - we're proud of you and we'll make it out to one of your competitions one day soon!!

Kari
(xoxoxox)