An Update

It's about time for an all family update once again. Since I found my memory stick...(Joel had it, he was keeping it with the computer-way too logical for me) I can put some new pictures up as well.
Ryan-what a kid. He is turning in to quite the little pre-schooler. He's smart as a whip and outsmarts me some days! He's very good with Cecilia-he loves to hold her and talk to her. He's growing like a weed, runs non-stop all day, but still loves to have his snuggle time at the end of the day.
Jazmin-Talk about growing like a weed-her shoe size went from a 3 to a 5 in less than a week. She went from 24month pants to 3t, and her vocab has probably tripled in the last two months. She has no more physical therapy-she doesn't need it! She keeps up (almost) with her brothers, and has quite the little "jazzitude". She can turn on the charm in a second, but has a definite stubborn side to her. Her adoption is getting closer to finalized. The social worker got the judge to waive the filing fee (since it would have been reimbursed anyway) so we got the petition notarized, decided what her official new name would be and stuck it in the mail! Now we wait to hear from the court that we can set a date to finalize-probably in the next 8 wks they think.

Jacob- Mommy's little helper, Jaz's bully, Ryan's mischief maker, Daddy's shadow, you name it and he does it. He's also smart as can be, and makes us laugh over and over with the stories he tells and the facial expressions that go with them. He is absolutely a delight to be around, and can put a smile on your face in a second. Unfortunately, he likes to listen to what his big brother tells him to do-more so than mommy or daddy-so he gets into a bit of trouble now and then. He is always talking about one thing or another and he's so animated about it you can't help but smile. I wonder where he gets his gift of gab from?

Cecilia-Just over 2 months now, she's starting to be fun! She smiles, tries to coo, and is definitely a mommy's girl. She weighs in around 10 lbs (totally a guess) and her hair seems to be getting more red every day-contrary to what her Bapa might say:) We just had her pictures taken for her birth announcements so I'm hoping to get those in the mail this month. (Ryan's were out by 10 days old-Jake by 5wks-notice a pattern) She's seeing an ENT this week to check her tongue. At a few weeks I noticed she's tongue tied, but the pediatrician felt it was so slight it wasn't necessary to correct. Now it seems to be a bit worse so we'll have it checked out for good measure. Hopefully they'll be able to either leave it be or just snip her frenulum (sp?) in the office and all will be great.

We'll be going on a family vacation back to Acorn Hill up on Leech Lake again this year. We're leaving this Sat and will be back the following Friday. Then it's a fun filled wedding weekend. Joel's sister Katje got married in May, and is doing her vow exchange and reception here in MN the 18th and 19th! Bryce and Sharon have been busy readying the yard-and let me tell you-if it was impressive before, now it's unbelievable. Bryce and Joel refurbished the gazebo, and Sharon worked her magic on the gardens and landscaping. It will be a great weekend and a wonderful celebration.