Wow, long time since we posted any news huh? Well, Lindsey is now 16 and Sophie is 13. . . just kidding. Lindsey had a blast at her 3rd birthday party in March (technically it was her 2nd birthday party, since her 2nd birthday was a mere gathering of close friends in Oregon - thank you Braden Family). Sophie just turned 1 and enjoyed her first cupcake. I think she beats Lindsey on messiness. Sophie and Lindsey both enjoyed opening Sophie's presents, and sometimes Sophie even gets to play with her own toys. Although she is not really close to walking independently, Sophie is climbing absolutely everywhere, including under coffee tables, up 14 stairs (and can come down them - on tummy, feet first, with little reminder cues on her form), and on chairs to allow her to be up, near the counter tops! She is a very adventurous girl. Lindsey keeps her in line by telling her "no" when playing in Luey's water dish, when pushing buttons on the remote control, or when putting dirty shoes in her mouth. Lindsey is becoming a motor mouth in the home which we are all enjoying her cute voice. She continues to impress us with becoming more expressive and "outgoing" at school as she recently raised her hand to ask to sing the Barney song at snack time. For those of you who know Lindsey, this is a great accomplishment. Lindsey is a very cautious girl when it comes to new and overwhelming settings and adjusting to school has been tough. We are working with wonderful people who are all helping us get through these growing stages. In the meantime, Lindsey loves hollering to the kids in the neighborhood and riding around on her new bike trying to catch them. One fun lesson we recently learned: When taking youngters (particularly, our cautious clan) to a carnival, never buy an $18 wrist band PLUS tickets for rides, UNTIL the child has proven she will ride the rides. OOPS! She appeared soooo willing and eager to ride them when we first arrived but when it came down to it . . . Lindsey opted out. We left the carnival with a $5 bear that Lindsey won catching 3 fish, though. That, of course, was worth it all.

walking down from slide - little too scary for now

fishing to win the bear

yeh, the bear

climbing sophie

loves hats

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