Busy business

Most of our pictures for April look like these - either Fiona is completely absorbed by an activity (for 5 minutes) like with her new Thomas train or she's moving - fast! We've visited so many parks in an attempt to wear her out and provide interaction with other kids that she is bored if we're not at a park. Silly us.

Of course, once at a park, she'll spend 20 minutes or so on the swings while assessing the situation, watching the other kids, and figuring out her next plan of attack. She's both brave (or maybe fearless) about climbing anything and cautious about new people and new places (sort of).

Of course, the big question right now is...what is she getting into and where in the house is she??? Geek #2 better go find out...

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Time Marched On...

...without a new blog entry for a month, apparently. We'll just leave it as - hey, we're busy parents in this crazy world. If a lag of a month bothers you, tough.

No, can't do that, must elaborate. We went to Minnesota for spring break, returned to hectic work schedules, hosted one set of grandparents, and are preparing for more work hecticity with job hires and finals (sure, its a word, it appears on the Internet!) and another grandparent visit this weekend.

Of course, we're preparing by trying to recover from a cold/flu combo, a cold and poison ivy combo, and a new tooth, respectively. Yikes, and we're the ones who are okay.

Basically, we're learning we are so grateful for not being single parents having to deal with the scheduling and illnesses alone. Of course, we become much more pathetic, whiny folks when combined, but oh well, it is family bliss.

Well, blissful except for the potty training parts where Muffin uses a diaper, takes it off, and smears material around or takes the diaper off first and then pees. Sigh...thank goodness our carpets were already highly damaged!

Anyway, just a note to say hi to our fans, all two of you. Cheers!

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