March Madness

Sorry about the delay in a fresh post... Grandma has been in town and well, we just let time get away from us. Grandma (Molly's mom) flew in on Tuesday and Eric picked her up in St. Louis. Grandpa will join the fun next Tuesday when he flies into town and then they will start their journey back to Florida via a slightly extended stay in St. Louis with Sarah. Grandma has gotten to enjoy lots of perks on this trip -- of course lots of "baby time," but also got to see first-hand Josie's excitement upon the receipt of a new princess dress -- made by Grandma herself. Grandma also got to partake in the joy that is dance class. Every Friday night, Josie participates in a dance class and last night was open house night -- open for all the parents, siblings, friends, etc, to come see the excitement and progress. These classes will all culminate with a recital on the "big stage" at Jesse Hall in May. This is Josie's absolute favorite event of the year -- next to Christmas morning.

We are all about March Madness in this household. The television is constantly on and we are checking our brackets throughout the day. There is some friendly rivalry between family members... my uncle sent Norah this great Duke shirt (in spite of my mother's rooting for Maryland). We are Duke fans... as long as they aren't playing Maryland. Unfortunately, this shirt didn't bring Duke ANY luck during the tournament and now all of us sit looking at our brackets wondering what went wrong -- gotta love rebuilding years. Ahh... but there is still hope for the Terps!

Josie continues to be a GREAT big sister -- as evidenced by this picture. She loves to hold, kiss, and play with Norah. So far she hasn't asked if Norah could "go back where she came from" -- which I consider huge! Josie is sometimes among the only one who can calm Norah down with her singing and talking. Already the bonds of sisterhood and being made!