It's been awhile. I know, I know. Partly because I moved up to most of my audience, partly because I was tired of writing sad poor-pitiful-us posts, partly because we've been busy, and mostly because I've been lazy. I've found it so much easier to take pictures of the girls with my phone than deal with a DSLR and all it entails. I'm regretting that big time now, as my phone takes pretty low-grade pictures and that will be all we have to document the past year or so. Thankfully Matt has come out of his photography funk with the arrival of friends and family to the area.
Since the last post about Aly's birthday life has been getting steadily better. I started work with Wes' company, bringing in much needed cash flow. Matt landed a tailor-made job: IT support for Comcast! We found a place to live and moved out at the end of April/beginning of May... life has finally come back on track for us. I could go on, but it would be boring. Let's get to the good stuff: my babies.
Aly's still as energetic, as talkative, as friendly as ever. She's very slowly learning to recognize letters, draw them, and can even spell "rainbow" if you catch her in a non-ADD moment. I spend quite a bit of time in Mommy-guilt, knowing she would be probably reading now if I spent more time teaching her letters, for she is that smart.
Aly has the most wondrous imagination of any child or adult I know. She will make up a wildly entertaining and creative story on the spot. If no audience is found, she'll use voices with her dolls and have them play out her dramas. I know that she will be an storyteller of some sort, whether in writing or in theater.
Lorelei is that little girl who knows exactly how cute she is and how to make it work for her. Everyone she meets gets wrapped around her little finger. She is also crazy smart with an analytical brain. Although she still takes the time to get to know a group of people before she warms up, she has definitely come out of her shell. Her speech is still a bit slower than other kids her age but she is becoming clearer every day. She loves to sing, can even harmonize a bit, and will make up songs with always the words "COME TWUUUU(true)" belted out at the end. She loves to use "forever" as her only sense of time.
