Updates, etc.

I realize now that I forgot to write more about our vacation. Well, it was great. I think that this was our first real vacay with the children where we felt like a complete family. It felt wonderful. Larry and I felt like we weren't just "playing" family, but we really were a family. I know it sounds funny--we've been married almost 9 years now. Maybe that is how Selah completes us. It is all pretty cool.

The boys are growing up way too fast and Allen just turned 7. He is getting a little more philosophical about life and his questions and observations are getting harder to answer. Charlie is no longer the happy-go-lucky little kid he used to be--he is Charlie, the kid with an attitude and a mouth. Wow, it is so sad. He is not afraid to tell me no, 5 different ways. He is testing me daily--no, wait--hourly.

Selah is now crawling and she is a force to be reckoned with. She methodically goes around the walls looking for the outlets and testing each one. I guess to make sure the covers are on tightly enough. She has already been in the potted plants and a harsh "no" sends her into a giggle-fit. Where the boys cried when slapped on the hand, she laughs at you. She can take her diaper off through her clothes, looking you straight-faced the whole time. I think we are in trouble.