September 7th, 2008

Well, it has almost been 2 months since our last update. Sorry to those of you who are watching this regularly. It is much harder to keep it updated than it was when we were in Kazakhstan.

Alek and Reagan are doing well. Alek is counting the days to his 4th birthday. As a matter of fact, he has decided that since it is so close he is going to say that he is already 4. He has had a very strong preoccupation with other places in the world this week. He keeps talking about China and that it is far, far away... that Kung Fu Panda is there. Last night we showed him where it was on the globe. We also showed him where Kazakhstan is. "He definitely wants to go visit both places ", he said.

Reagan is growing so fast. She is sitting up alot in our laps by pulling up on our hands, so we got her a Bumbo. It is a supportive seat to help her sit up. She is also starting to roll over from her back to her tummy. She loves her brother and he has been playing with her so much. She holds his hand and he lays with her. She has really been using her hands to grab things and pull things to her mouth. She gives us a full on belly laugh if we blow on her stomach, tickle her thighs/bottom, blow lightly at her, or push her feet up close to her face. She really wants to get them in her mouth. I am sure that time will be here soon. She is really starting to be able to lift her legs up.

Their school is going well and Alek has a new friend named Vaugh. He talks about him constantly. We are glad because he is in the younger group of kids in the preschool and those are the kids that Alek will be with again next year. Things are all working out well! We hope that you are all well too! Take care.