Global Warming -Floods!

As part of the wonderful effect of global warming, we have experienced record rainfall not once this month, but twice. First we had a record 8.8 inches in 72 hours just before St. Patty's Day. Our house was built in 1938 and (according to neighbors who have lived here 50+ years) the house NEVER had standing water before. We had about 4 inches in the basement rooms that we pumped and cleared over and over using wet-vacs. This effort saved our washer, drier and boiler, which was better than many homes.

Now, we are supposed to get 6 inches in 48 hours. The ground is still saturated from that rain and the rains we have had since then. So, the basement is already showing seepage after about 14 hours of rain. It's going to be another rough week, I think.

In all of this, we have not even taken any new photos. Sorry. I'll try to snap some before I begin bailing us out. Josie has started to smile at us and is growing like crazy. How the time flies.

Lots of Photos!

This software and I do not agree on layout. So, here's a random layout of recent photos.









Scenes from Max's 3rd Birthday party, including his bus cake and bubble dance.














Max got signals for his train set from Uncle Gary, and we took some family photos.





Josie,
in her various outfits.

Grandma's visit

A fun week with Grandma Terry! Josie is getting bigger and more alert, looking around with purpose and is cooing some. Her hair is growing and she has about a 35% success rate of getting her pacifier back into her mouth if it is nearby.

Max turned 3 and the pile of great presents is shrinking slowly as he spreads out the goods over the week. He had a super day at preschool with his favorite bus cake, crown and bubble party.

Other big news is that Josie has a spot at the childcare center where Max went as an infant. It's a HUGE relief. More photos soon.