Oops I almost let another month go by between blog posts! What can I say, sometimes I am on it, sometimes I slip. Sometimes, it's just hard to muster some creative energy at the end of a long day.
Several very cool things have happened in the past month, but the funnest might have been Vansen's birthday/4th of July party. It was just a family affair, so it was very relaxed. It was also a beautiful, sunny day that was begging some water-balloon tossing.
He doesn't quite have the hang of it- luckily for me this one missed.
Vansen also had his 2yo doctor's appt- shots and general check up. He weighs in at 36lbs (Huelan weighs 38lbs). I forget what his height came out to be, but he grew 2.5 inches since our last home measurement, just, four months ago. Good enough for 99%tile in both height and weight. Good thing he's a gentle giant for the most part.
Huelan has been busy as ever. Swimming twice weekly and gymnastics on Saturday mornings have us running around a bit, but she has the energy only kids are blessed with, and it doesn't even phase her.
One of the awesome things that Huelan has been doing is READING! She's five-and-a-half, and lots of kids start to read around this age, and she's just doing small words and sentences in the most basic of kid books, but it's definitely reading, which amazes me and just swells me with fatherly pride almost to the point of tears. I just love it. Pretty soon, she going to be immersing herself in the wonderful world of books and it all starts with, "Kit sat on the mat."
Along with the joyful stuff of the last month, there were some decidedly sad and tragic events. Auntie Barbara passed after a long battle with the after-effects of a debilitating stroke. She worked as the banquet manager at the Fairmont San Francisco (where she organized our wedding reception) for over three decades, and as such hosted celebrities and dignitaries from around the world. She died peacefully and we believe comfortably, but for such a vibrant, outgoing woman to change so drastically after her stroke was truly tragic. You are loved and missed!
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