Rachel Writes

Here's train conductor Taddy. 6 months old and growing cuter every day. Micah's off to the ISAC tournament. 4 sleeps without Daddy. We'll look forward to some good wins from both girls and boys teams. Go Faith! In Mommy news, I'm trying to upgrade our newsletter to the Mail Chimp system. So if you're on our email list, expect an email asking if you want to continue getting the list and if you're cool with the new system. (Thanks, Elise for the MailChimp tip.) If you're not on our list, do you want to be? The Stevenson Quarterly. Truly a literary gem. Or maybe just a way to stay updated on our lives. But regardless, want to hear from us? I'm blogging so I must be feeling better, right? I've been fighting back some anxiety lately, and maybe it just has to do with our upcoming move and Stateside assignment. I love going to America! But there's lots of steps in between and lots of changes. If you're someone who prays, then I...

We had a Christmas Eve meal with the Beckers. Thanks for coming over, you guys! We sang (a bit) and ate and just spent time together. Kara, this picture is especially for you so that you can see Taddy boy. He's growing. Starting to sit by himself. Loves baby food. I feel like we (those spending time at home) are in transition as we're adding Taddy more into our active routine (not just feeding and sleeping, but really playing too). I'm so glad he loves jumping-- thanks, Jer for lending the jolly jumper.

Happy birthday, Soj! She turned 4 last month. Here I am cracking up over the trick candles I put on Sojo's cake unknowingly. Thanks for those candles, Mumbles. I should have read the packaging. One of the mom's said, "Are those trick candles? Oh, that's mean!" We all had a good laugh. For some reason, it really made me laugh.