Lucky Too.

It has been forever since I have updated our blog, but I felt inspired today after reading my cousin's wife's blog. She and my cousin have a 17 month old profoundly deaf son. What they have had to endure as new parents this past year I cannot begin to imagine going through. But with the help of a cochlear implant and two incredible parents their son, Christian, is doing amazing well. If you have time take a look at her blog....like I said its inspiring. http://www.livelaughlovefamily.blogspot.com/ Her latest entry is entitled Lucky.

I have to say we as a family are lucky too. Bob and I just moved into a beautiful new home along with our two happy healthy twins. Of course there are the dogs, Dot and Joe, and the cats Bubba and Sinclaire who came along too. We live in a beach town, have good paying jobs (something hard to come by in Wilmington !) that we actually enjoy, and are surrounded by family and close friends.


I feel so fortunate that Madison and Kaitlyn are able to spend time with their grandparents like I did growing up. They also get to see two of their Great Grandmothers, Uncle Gordon, "Aunt" Corina, "Uncle" Roger, and "Aunt" Kate alot as well. Grandma and Grandpa Fankboner make it up from Florida every couple of months to see them too. We can't forgot our wonderful sitter, Julie! It's such a great feeling to know there are so many people that love your babies.


As for an update on the babies, who are becoming less and less babies everyday. They are both walking! Madison has four teeth and Kaitlyn is working on her fifth. Madison has grown completely attached to her stuffed dog, "Puppers". In fact Puppers fell out of the shopping cart this weekend at Wal Mart and she completely freaked out. Luckily Puppers was rescued from the baby department at Wal Mart. Bob has gone online to find another Puppers, just as back up, but he can't find one. All I can say is we are in big trouble if we lose him! Kaitlyn has a stuffed Tigger she carries around, but doesn't seem to be quite as attached it as Madison is with Puppers.

Kaitlyn has excellent fine motor skills and we often times find her trying to figure how one of her toys "works". Madison enjoys looking through books and playing with all her different toys. But most of all she likes walking EVERYWHERE! Maybe she will be a runway model one day :) Both of them love Elmo.....La La La La La La Elmo's World, has become a staple in our home. Most every night we end our day with a walk around the neighborhood. They love to be outside. Our neighborhood has a lot of kids and they all love to see our girls.

Yes, we are lucky......