Christmas

We enjoyed Christmas with new eyes this year. It was fun to watch the girls notice the Christmas tree, play with the ribbons, and make many family members smile. The girls and I loved having Daddy home for three weeks. For about nine days in the middle, we traveled to the Midwest to see family. A few highlights were seeing the Reimers in Newton, having Uncle Brock home from Africa, and catch up time with lots of family including several meeting Jenna and Lydia for the first time. The best news of the Christmas season was from Ben and Maggie on Christmas Eve: "We're engaged!" There are lots of pictures from the last month, so I'll send you here: picasaweb.google.com/ajandmegan.

In other news, the girls are growing quickly now that they're on formula. Lydia gained two pounds last month, and Jenna gained 1 pound 4 oz. Some of their favorite activities include exploring together, kissing each other (without prompting), eating anything they find on the floor, and waving back and forth while Lydia says "bye bye bye". It's hard to believe they'll be a year old in one month!

Lydia (L) / Jenna (R)