Well the first photo should say it all folks - Todd is walking. Not very well, mind you, but he can get up and go for more than a few steps before falling down and crawling the rest of the way to get there faster. We had a wonderful Christmas up in Michigan - it was soooo great to see family again - especially some family we never get to see on regular visits.
So what's happened in the last couple months? Not a whole lot, but the kids are getting older and Todd is turning into such a little man. His facial expressions match his daddy's and sometimes even mine. I was looking through my baby book and I couldn't believe some of the similarities between my face and his - so I guess he does look like me too. He says momma and dadda and baba (we can safely assume he's talking about himself since he says that a lot). He and Claire can even play together sometimes without one of them screaming - when both of them are screaming it's okay because I know they're having fun). In one more month we'll be celebrating their birthdays - I can hardly believe it. Claire's going to be starting school in another year and a half, but I try not to think about it. I hope everyone is well and that you enjoy the pictures. One of them is of all of us with Zach's dad's friend Ken Mansfield who wrote "The Beatles, The Bible, and Bodega Bay" plus his new book "The White Album". We went to his book signing last week to say hello. Check out his book if you get the chance. He is a wonderful writer. Love you all! Erika
