Boy is our blog dead!!! We need another burst of energy. Thanks for the pictures, Mike. They are really interesting. I am thoroughly enjoying Brooke and the kids. The house is awesome..so much roomier than their old one. Definitely worth the move! Sawyer is such a cute baby with a shock of dark straight hair and very alert. He seems to swing with their busy life well!

I left on Thursday stopping to change planes in Cincinnati and Paris. The flight to Cincinnati had a pretty good amount of legroom so I was hopeful that Delta had just given more than Hawaiian did...but then I got on the Paris flight which was packed in like sardines. I had about 3 hours in Paris which was good since I had to go to another terminal and also found some great recliner chairs that they have there. I am quite engrossed in the Twilight series books...so the time went fast! Brooke and the kids were at the airport..quite fortunate since she had in her mind that I wasn't going to be here until the 3rd but called Geoff who looked at her e-mail and saw that it was on the 2nd. I told her if it was too long I would have just checked into the Movenpick hotel by the airport and waited until I could have gotten a hold of her. Fortunately, that wasn't necessary.

We just got back from church... it was fast and testimony meeting and brought tears to my eyes as so many mom's with their husbands in Iraq bore their testimonies, including Brooke. It is amazing how many of them there are. Fortunately, in general, they support eachother well. We'll be spending a quiet day here at home. The weather is a lot like Washington, cloudy and wet!

I'd love to hear about all the goings on from home....and your homes...

Love you all...

Mom