Out with old...

I want to do all I can do to stop pollution. When I grow up, I want to write adventure books, and i iz vry cmart.

Micheal is a mean lean video game playing machine. He also is an excellent reader, amazingly thoughtful and a very funny guy!

For the past three months you could not see Emma without a Harry Potter book. She is currently breezing her way through the sixth!

Marian is the sweetest girl you will ever meet. In her prayers she is thankful for rainbows and butterflies, princesses and mermaids....

We're glad he's finally starting to talk! He loves to say prayers and is quite the singer. Of course he loves the Beattles.

Eliza is a very happy baby. She has a special talent of reaching out to others with love.

Lizie-isms

We have a strict rule about all food and drinks being consumed at the table, but since I was nursing Norah, I brought my water with me to the rocking chair. Eliza followed me and I reminded her to go to the table. Of course she protested that I was drinking water in the toy room. My rebuttal was, "But I'm Mom." Her immediate response, "But I'm Lizie!"

Another time I was nursing Norah I was giving directions to Nate in the kitchen. I asked if I was being bossy. Eliza, playing on the floor a few feet away responded, "Yep! I am too!"

Just as Derek gave her a nick name, she might have nick named Nora - Norie.

Derek loves to hold her, he wants to do it by himself.

Once Michael offered to burp her, but at her first burp he quickly passed her back to me.

Megan loved to rescue her from her bassinet when she wakes up (she's excited that she gets to walk around with her) and Emma comforts her when I am busy.

When Derek came to the hospital he said he got to ride on the crocodile. (elevator)