Another crawler...

Greetings!

The learning curve is quick with Jonas and Elsa. Last week Elsa began to consistently crawl. Jonas had been content to sit and watch. Somewhere around midweek, Jonas decided that it was time for him to crawl too! Jonas is still very happy to crawl to his favorite toy and then camp out for a while. Elsa, on the other hand, is a constant mover and shaker. She likes to test the parental defences on a regular basis. Good stuff!

We have been experimenting with all sorts of foods and snacks with the kids since introducing solids several months ago. This week we began to try some harder snacks that dissolve in their mouths. Picture a chocolate chip that is actually a freeze dried yogurt puff. They are actually quite tasty! Elsa likes to chomp down on them with her front tooth...Jonas likes to secretly squirrel them into the folds of his clothing or high-chair. Both kids can pick up the little snacks and sometimes even get them into their mouths. This is a good developmental skill.

Our family is again so thankful for and humbled by the kind emails, posts, and phone calls.

Please keep the families of the four fallen Lakewood police officers in your thoughts and prayers in the hard holiday weeks ahead. We are praying for strength and comfort for them.

God Bless,

Dan & Mari & Elsa & Jonas