Alexis just turned 20 and is beautiful, thoughtful, confident, compassionate, wise-beyond-her-years and a sophomore at Penn State Altoona. She's soon to move to town so I am looking forward to seeing more of her (and having her and her friends babysit). I couldn't be more proud of her, she has exceeded my every expectation of her.

Lily turned 7 in November and is a ball of energy. She very literally never stops talking. In her sleep, even. We are working hard, as is she, to finish 1st grade strong as we got off to a bit of a slow start. She is bold and imaginative and has a preternatural memory and understanding of melody and verse. She can improv a verse in our nightly bath-time concerts with ease and is, more often than I, spot-on with the rhyme and turnaround. My only concern is that her bravery may be greater than her skills, which most certainly has fallen from this tree.