Life is Still Good

Natalie has been an absolute gem lately. Maybe it's because she turned 9. She's been reading The Book of Mormon every evening without being reminded and then we play 2 rounds of Mastermind. She's winning. She made it to level 2 in gymnastics. She came home so excited last night, especially about her blue ribbon. We'd decided to not continue--the kids were showing less interest and we weren't sure about spending $1500/year on classes. But now...?? Megan has hers tonight. Hopefully she makes level 2 also. If we do continue, it'd be nice to get them in the same class. Karen loves her gymnastics class and since she's not in school, she gets to keep going for now. Megan is growing her bangs out. It is a very painful process! She has thick hair like me. I got her some headbands and she's good about wearing them. We are glad to see her face and eyes again. Isaac is 15 months old today. He took three steps yesterday. None so far today. He's scheduled to see a GI specialist next week. He's doing great with his asthma meds. And no major puking but he's still spitting up a little. Jonathan had a performance review at work. They like him and are going to keep him. And give him a raise and a bonus, which is saying a lot in this economy.


Karen and Isaac playing "Haunted Doll House"
Isaac playing in the leaves.