Catch Up

It has been a while since I've blogged, and since I don't want my mother (who is in France) to worry about us, here we go.
Mostly, we've been staying inside a lot because it is always so hot outside. Plus, with Katharine and Shiloh and Editt gone, what's the point of even getting up in the morning? :)
Anyway, here's a picture I liked of some sisterly bonding time while Caleb was napping.

Emily has also been taking swimming lessons. I am afraid we started her a little late because she has been pretty set against putting her face in the water. Being on her back makes her the most nervous.

It's a bad picture because I was zoomed in from the other side of the pool holding Elinor while fighting Caleb for the camera.
We did really like Emily's teacher. She was so encouraging and positive. I am hoping to sign Emily up for another session of lessons so we can come back next year and wow the old teacher with Emily's new and improved swimming skills. We'll see how that works out...

 Aah, cute Elinor. Playing peek-a-boo by herself in the picture above. She is now crawling all over the place and creating all kinds of mischief. She eats more than the other kids and is less afraid of the water than either of them. She has three bottom teeth and almost four top ones. I do love her toothy grin.
Caleb has recently decided to potty train himself. I was sort of dreading potty training him since I've heard boys are so much harder than girls. I was going to put it off until next year when he turns three, but it might happen earlier than that. We'll see what happens with him taking the lead.
Joseph and I have recently started watching The Office. We checked out seasons one and two from the library and are often left sitting on the couch wide eyed and in shock, not really sure how to react. That Steve Carell... he's almost painful to watch playing Michael Scott. Yeah, our accomplishments are not as awesome as learning to swim, growing teeth, or potty training.
Seriously, though, Joseph is working hard on that dissertation proposal and hopes to have it taken care of within the next couple of months. We are hoping his graduate career will wrap up quickly after that is behind us.