No posts since June 27th?

Really? Have I been THAT bad about posting on here. Yikes. With facebook and picasa albums, I have totally forgotten to post anything here. Sorry to those who have read information here, but here goes a summary of the last 6 months (oh my!):

1) Jake was potty-trained using the same 3-day method I used for Drew on August 15th. So we have been diaper free since then AND rarely any accidents EVEN at night! Actually Jake has never had a night-time or naptime accident!

2) We went to the Outerbanks again this year and had a fabulous time with the Starners and the Kiesgen's (Nana & Poppy). We still weren't too successful at "on the beach" photo time, but maybe next year we will have 2 happy boys!

3) The boys started a 2-year old preschool 2 half days a week and after a few rough days in the beginning, we think they are starting to enjoy themselves and even look forward to it. They may not take part in all the crafty activities, but they are all over any sort of running or moving game/activity.

4) We celebrated their 3rd birthday by going to see Disney On Ice Toy Story 3. They absolutely LOVED every minute of it. Many days after they were still asking to go see Disney On Ice whenever we got into the car... especially when Grandpa started coming over every Monday for a visit.

5) We went to Florida to visit our twin friends Alison & Chris, Grandpa & Iris, Uncle Edd, DISNEY WORLD and Granny & Pops. Unfortunately Pops was too sick for the boys to see him -- he was in a rehab facility and even hoped to see the boys himself. Unfortunately, as I am writing this now in March, Pops passed away on February 15th. He will be GREATLY missed but the boys will always remember when they saw him in 2009 and when we stayed at his house during this visit in December. They still talk about the loft stairs that are at the house and refer to them as "Pop's house stairs". Brings tears to my eyes since I can't explain to them that Pops is no longer with us. :(