Confessions

We'll admit it...blogging here is not easy! It's not that we're bored at all, but after our time in Israel when everyday we did so much, Palm Springs is a bit of a change of pace. But we continue to soak up so much family time, reading, and fun moments together. It's going to be a bit of a shock come September when schedules go back to normal! But we continue to love every minute of the season we're in.

Carter has discovered two new activities that he loves: basketball and Reese. Carter loves to take his tennis ball, head to Jeff and Michelle's bathroom, and shoot hoops through the towel rack. We've yet to see a ball actually go through, but that hasn't deterred him from trying and trying and...trying. Every shot is reason enough to clap and smile.

His other activity is everything Reese. He loves to watch her, copy her words and actions, sometimes hug her and even wrestle with her. Out of the blue he's also say "Hi Mommy, hi Daddy, hi Duh! (his word for Reese because he can't say her name - perhaps not the most enamoured word to choose). He also loves to play with exactly the same toys that she wants at the exact same time she does, which has led to a few minor disagreements. But they get along great and Reese loves being the big sister.


The kids also haven't lost their love for the pool and they're starting to become part fish. And we're excited that we've had no mishaps in the pool this week! We continue to make the pool a regular part of our day.

We've had Tanya's family in this week so we've enjoyed some adult conversation, and have had a great time with them. We are here this week with regular schedule and then on Sunday we head to Anaheim. We told Reese we're heading there, and she asked us, "Anaheim? Is there anything for kids to do there?" We're going to surprise her and Carter on Monday morning when we wake up there about going to Disneyland (shhhh...don't tell Reese!), then we're off to San Diego for two days before heading back here. It's going to be busy but so much fun.