10 Years Ago Today

I married my Prince Charming. The Chinese say that the number 8 is lucky, and I have to say that being married on 8-8 has brought us lots of luck and happiness.

Happy Anniversary, sweetie! I love you.

32 Years Ago Today

My parents got married! Happy Anniversay Mom and Dad - thanks for showing me what a great marriage looks like.

Pop Quiz

Can you tell which one is Marilynn and which one is Erika?

Teething

Just when life was getting semi-normal again, Erika started teething. She's drooling constantly, always looking for something to chew on and gets cranky every now and then. Yes, this means that she's waking up in the night again. No teeth have popped through yet - but you can tell they are on their way!

No Shirt, No Problem

We were spoiled this weekend. We had a great dinner with Mike, Talisha and Brayden at their house on Saturday night and got to spend some time with them before they leave for California. Then, we had a fun afternoon at the Collins' house on Sunday. The kids got to play in the yard together, Erika got a nice nap and the adults had a yummy lunch. Marilynn also enjoyed prancing around with her top off. Not quite sure what got into her, but she had a blast. Thank you, Matt and Elaine, and Mike and Talisha for such nice times!

Talk About Pressure

Marilynn has been doing very well in school, I must say. She knows all of her letters except that she sometimes calls a "K" an "X." I say it's no big deal - she has time. But, her teacher has been trying very hard to rectify this. So, Marilynn came home from school on Friday with the letter "K" tattooed (don't worry, it's a temporary one) to her wrist. Her teacher thought that if she saw it every second of the day, it would help her remember. It's supposed to last on her wrist for three days, and we are to ask her about it every opportunity that we have with her over the weekend. Boy - what's going to happen when this girl gets to long division?

Family Walk

After dinner tonight, Marilynn insisted that we all go for a walk. Ken thinks that she must take after her grandfather :-). We headed out for a stroll around the neighborhood and I decided that this had to be captured since it's not very often that all four of us are awake at the same time.