Happy 6 Weeks Amalia!

Amalia's sweet disposition is shining through from head to toe now with her big bright smile. She began smiling quite regularly last week. It is a joy to see!

A Day with Cousin Jane

The kids and I took the ferry over to Seattle and met up with Elizabeth Wycoff and her daughter Jane. We went to the aquarium, ate some chowder, rode the carousel, and got giant cookies at Pike's Place Market. A perfect outing! Elizabeth's husband Tim (Ben's cousin) is half way through his second tour in Iraq... go Tim, we salute you!!!

Growing Boys

We took a trip to the Seattle Aquarium on Wednesday. I couldn't help but notice how big Noah and Hudson are getting. Noah is now almost 5 1/2 and Hudson is 2 1/2. Amazing.

A Memorable Valentine's Day

What was looking to be like a fun Valentine's weekend for us took a sudden turn on Sunday morning when Amalia came down with a fever. We were in the ER all Sunday and then stayed the night at the hospital as they ran some tests on her. Thankfully it looks as though she has a common virus which we are hoping will pass in a week or so. God has been good to show us His protection and healing hand in the past 24 hours.

4 Weeks Old

Amalia's face expressions and personality are really beginning to take off. These are such precious days as we are enjoying her "littleness" and her curiosity for things.

3 Weeks Old

Hard to believe that we've had Amalia Iris for almost three weeks now. We are introducing her to new things all the time- Noah loves to have conversations with her (I pretend to be Amalia's voice and he plays right along with it) and is showing her how to play with her dolly. I recently introduced the piano to her which was soothing enough for her to fall asleep to. What a sweetie she is.