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Evelyn and KyriePosted by Rachel on August 18th, 2007

We had a great time with the Companiks this week. Kyrie loved playing with Evie (Ewie, she called her) and was sad to see her go this morning. Here are some pictures of some of the fun they had together.

A couple recent onesPosted by Rachel on August 13th, 2007

She’s my cutie.

Being back homePosted by Rachel on August 13th, 2007

Well, it’s nice to be home…and it’s sad, too. We’re all feeling a little lonely and we’re missing the fantastic Northwest weather, but we’re glad to have our own space again. I feel bad for Kyrie. She asks to go outside every day, and I have to tell her that it’s too hot. Today I said, “But in a couple months, we’ll be able to play outside!” Yeah, try getting a toddler excited about something she’ll have to wait two months for. Maybe we’ll get some pleasant weather before that. I can dream.

Rachael & Jonathan and Evelyn are all coming tomorrow for a visit, which I’m rather excited about. We last saw them in April. Kyrie is much more toddlerish now and I’m eager to see how she’ll play with Evelyn this time. They played really well last time, but Kyrie is communicating verbally quite a bit more now.

Um, I can’t think of anything else to write about. Rick has meetings all day and Kyrie is in her highchair eating a banana while watching Curious George in French. I should do some cleaning, but my back has been killing me as of late. I think it has to do with being 25 weeks pregnant, carrying a toddler around, and recovering from a 2300 mile road trip.

Oh Happy DayPosted by Rick on August 11th, 2007

We just returned home from Natchez, MS, where we witnessed the wedding of my dear friend Nathan Blevins to his new bride, Courtney. I have joy in my heart from this great occasion. The wedding was at a plantation home, Stanton Hall, and went off without a hitch. Well, there was one hitch. Nathan had just been released from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Something so bad couldn’t happen to a better person the day before his wedding. In spite of his pain, he had a big smile on his face.

Time for another picture updatePosted by Rachel on August 9th, 2007

Kyrie playing at the playground near Rebekah & Forrest’s house:

Manito Park in Spokane:

Grandma Lisa, Esther, & David:

Duncan Gardens (still at Manito):

Rose Gardens (Manito again):

Kyrie wearing Mr. Potato Head’s glasses and either Timothy or David’s shoes:

On the way back home, in Butte, Montana (we didn’t make it any further on the first day due to a flat tire):

Back home, Kyrie playing dress-up:

Lovely BabyPosted by Rick on August 9th, 2007

On a recent trip to NYC, my mom picked up a baby doll in Chinatown. The box has some great Engrish. On the top of the box, it says, “Rocking and sound a beautiful music.” On the back of the box, next to pictures of the actions, it reads “She sway her head” and “She moving legs.” Heh.

U.S. breastfeeding statisticsPosted by Rachel on August 2nd, 2007

Kristen linked this and I thought I’d pass it along. I’m proud of my homestate, but look at Louisiana’s numbers. Depressing! The southern states have a lot of room to improve.

Implanted electrodes help brain damaged man to speak againPosted by Rick on August 1st, 2007

My son can now eat, speak, watch a movie without falling asleep,” she said Wednesday while choking back tears during a telephone news conference. “He can drink from a cup. He can express pain. He can cry and he can laugh.

“The most important part is he can say, `Mommy’ and `Pop.’ He can say, `I love you, Mommy’ ... I still cry every time I see my son, but it’s tears of joy.”