From the Homefront...

Becca, here, with a little news from the Homefront. We've had a great weekend as a family. Sean spent most of his time outside "piddling" - his favorite! Our yard looks great and he spent lots of time pruning the citrus trees so that now there is lots of light in the front yard. It has been downright HOT lately - no rain in several days! We hardly know what to do with ourselves. It's nice for a change...but I'm starting to want that rain back to cool things off again! I'm making a chocolate cake today and we're going to grab some Chinese for dinner before watching the Superbowl!!! What a treat.

Okay, so here's a couple of pictures you might enjoy...no airplanes or bugs today!

Maddie is getting to be such a joy! Here she is in her Sunday outfit, happy and smiling. We've seen more and more of her smiles lately. She'll often wake us up in the early morning with happy coos and giggles. She seems to have adjusted more to life and is becoming much easier to keep content....her newfound interest in toys and using her hands has caused her (and us) much delight!

Brooklyn loves to pose for pictures, as you can tell! Here she is in our orange tree just being a princess! I'm amazed every day with how much she is learning - she colors in the lines, recognizes a good 80% of the letters of the Alphabet, counts to 10, and is becoming quite the little communicator. She's a big help around the house now and even does her own chores in the morning (making her bed and feeding the dog and cat).