Time flies by...

I have been meaning to blog for forever, but something always comes up, like sleep!  There are so many stories that need updating.  Koen is counting to 7 and sometimes to 10.  That seems so amazing and advanced to me, but what do I know...  He has been speaking in 3 to 4 word sentences for the last couple of weeks - i.e.  "Where papa go?"  "Mama lay down now".  He is putting more and more words together every day.  Tessa started to say Mama last week and she can copy us when we say Tess Tess.  I have tried to get her to say Koen, but she 's not there yet.  

One development that has been extremely frustrating is Koen's disinterest in getting his picture taken.  Posed pictures are no longer an option.  I know that it is totally normal at his age to be independent and not be told where to be or what to do, but come on!  Work with me!!!  As a result, I have struggled to get good photos of him actually looking at the camera and smiling.

  We have have been on quite a few outdoor adventures lately and I can count on a few fingers the numbers of pictures that I would qualify as acceptable.  I will keep working on it.