Pictures of Kelsey

Hi folks!

We went to the doctor on Tuesday for an untrasound. We realize how lucky we were with Lily and Addison, becasue we were able to have an untrasound about every two weeks. It has been 15 weeks since we last saw Kelsey. Of course, she makes herself known every day by kicking and otherwise bouncing off the walls inside of Teresa. Funny for me, not so much for Teresa. Below are the newest pictures of Kelsey.




Also, we went on our first Easter egg hunt with Lily and Addison last weekend. There are a couple of things in life you cannot delay. One of those is an Easter egg hunt with hundreds of kids. For some reason the organizers delayed the start. Consider all these children, many very young, being told to stay outside of some tape put on the ground even though there are hundreds of colorful eggs just a few steps away. Once the signal was given, all eggs were collected in seconds. Both Lily and Addison got 5 eggs each, with assistance from Mom and Dad. At the time of the signal, there were much more interested in the Easter Bunnny and the OU Bobcat mascot who showed up.


Happy Easter to Everyone!

Mike, Teresa, Lily, Addison, Kelsey and Jessi

Reinforcements have arrived

Hello dear friends,

We suck. We have been kind of busy these past few months, but, really, we should have been posting something. The girls are an unending source of entertainment lately, so it is too bad that we have no videos or pictures to prove it. The biggest news is that on January 18th, our au pair, Jessi, arrived from Berlin, Germany. While we were uncertain how things would work out, she has been a true God-send. The girls love her and she does a great job with them. It is always "Jessi, this, and Jessi that" with me and Teresa often left in the dust for Jessi. Of course, this was the plan, because once April 14th, or there about, happens, life changes for everyone. Of course, on that day, we expect Kelsey Anne to arrive (I hope she does not decide to come early!).

We have been taking Lily to speech therapy since December and it seems to be making a significant impact. She talks much more than she used to, but still nowhere near as much, or as clearly, as Addison. There is still some work to be done, but we are so encouraged by her progress in just a few months.

We tragically lost a dear friend of ours two weeks ago, Kay Snow. She has been Teresa's best friend in Athens from almost the first week we arrived. It was Kay who helped Teresa feel welcome and dragged Teresa to all sorts of activities, helping Teresa meet a large group of people, really making this small town feel like home. Kay was like this with everyone she met, everywhere she lived. She was the type of person you liked to see in the morning, because when she wished you to have a great day, she actually meant it. We miss you Kay, rest in peace.

As the big day gets closer, I promise to let you know what is going on with us. Maybe a picture or two might make an appearance.

peace!