Time Flies

We can hardly believe it, summer is over.  And I haven't updated the blog all summer- sorry! Good thing the only people who actually read this are the grandmas and Aunt Judi.  You all forgive me over and over, so add my summer laziness to the list.:)

Sam just started 8th grade with new side bangs (see above) and some great jeans....all a girl needs to succeed in middle school, it seems.  Jack will be six months old in a few days-just cut his first tooth- and Sophie is practicing very hard for when the time comes to be two!  Her favorite word right now is 'okay' and she uses it as a tool....we ask if she wants this, that or the other thing and when you get to what she wants, she says 'okay' in the sweetest little voice that makes it seem like you are gladly offering her the thing she wants, even if you were just trying to figure it out before agreeing to it.  The little ones are learning so many things so fast right now I swear you can see the gears turning in their heads, it's amazing to be able to watch.   

There is a saying that "One is none, two is twenty" when it comes to children. How true that is. My wonderful brother tells me that when you have to abandon man-to-man defense and go to zone, that's when the challenge begins.  Maybe for him, since he seems to be able to handle six (as of next week, anyway, when I should have a new niece).  But for us, a 1:1.5 ratio of babies to grownups/teenager kicks our butts!  That being said, we are sure having a lot of fun and were loving every minute of the craziness.