The last several months we have really been loving Allison's age and stage. She is getting so fun! Erik and Alli like to wrestle every night when he gets home from work. It consists mostly of screaming and hiding than actual wrestling (she is such a girl). She has the cutest little sing-songy voice and is so happy and good-natured -- except when she’s not! At Christmas I moved the glider/rocker into her room to make room for the tree. We ended up leaving it there because she'll finally let me sit and rock her to sleep, or read to her on my lap. Great reward after 18 months of no cuddliness. We love our Allison!

I just started watching a little boy (2 ½ yrs old) a few hours each day. We've only been doing it for 2 weeks but it is so much fun! He calls himself Sean-Sean (he always says it twice). He is very obedient and sweet and has such an adorable little face! Aside from the typical sharing problems (I hear the word "Mine!" a million times a day) these two are getting to be really good friends.

As for Erik, he’s a busy man these days. He’s now almost halfway into his first project. Initially, there were several delays with permits and bad weather, but the last few weeks things have picked up and he’s back on track. We just hope there’s a few weeks between when the baby comes and when the project ends