A.B. Kagledom

Almost exactly a month after Adlai turned two, we went in for his two-year-old checkup. As you might expect, he is a healthy and smart little boy. There were lollipops and choo choo trains involved in his visit so he was thrilled. Here he is after I said "How big is Adlai" and we all chimed in "Sooooo big!" In fact, Adlai is 25th percentile for weight (27 lbs.) and 75th percentile for height (35 in.).

A week or so after the appointment we hopped on a plane with Grandmother and took off for a weekend in Houston. Adlai, in his usual form, switched from terrible to terrific and back to terrible again at the drop of a hat. Also, he isn't at all shy about throwing a long screaming and throwing and hitting fit in front of an audience of strangers. Joy. Despite the fact that Adlai didn't like the long flight (sorry, fellow passengers) or sleeping in a hotel (so he just didn't), we had a wonderful time. Here are four generations...

Now things are always a bit crazy around these parts but the past couple of weeks have been exhausting. Adlai is quicly frustrated by being two and let's us know of his displeasure every chance he gets. We signed Adlai up for a couple of days of preschool in the fall in the 3's class and then decided the 2's class was the better option - making the last minute update. I felt the need to look for a new job and had been interviewing up a storm, we visitied Texas, felt the need to go without a regular sitter for a while, and then Grandpa Ewing (age 94) fell sick and passed away withing a matter of days.

So much for 2010 being less eventful.

But we are also feeling pretty lucky. Simon is doing very well in school. Adlai, in his determination to be just as able as Simon, is doing a good job of talking, using the toilet, and undressing himself - he even wants homework to complete at the end of the day. I made a better career decision that should lead to our lives feeling less uncertain. Matthew has a semester off from teaching and can spend more time developing his game ideas. And we're getting double pane windows! We're all looking forward to being warmer and having more light.

I've uploaded over 300 photos from my phone taken between June 2009 and February 2010. We take most of our photos with our mobile devices these days.

Enjoy!

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