Two Scenes of Children Growing Up

SCENE ONE

Lily is learning to color now and--just like her big brother--her favorite subject is Christmas trees. Notice how she colored the ornaments and the presents under the tree. Notice, too, her signature--yes, Lily wrote that! (The purple cans of 7-Up are what she wants for her birthday: two cans, "one for my birthday cake, and one for the Christmas tree.")

SCENE TWO

We took the training wheels off of Hudson's bike today, and he practiced going up and down our alley. It might take a little while for him to master it, but he's working hard and we were able to let go just a bit three or four times. He had his face set in a look of determination that was so sweet to see, so we'll head back out again later today, tomorrow, for as long as it takes...