Once again I have put photos up and left them without any commentary for far too long. It is now 02 March and I am hoping that Tougy remains asleep long enough to write this.

Things her with Tougy are amazing. So much personality is emerging each and every day. She is growing so quickly and her development amazes us. Her use of language is probably the biggest change. She routinely uses 5-7 word constructions now to express herself with things such as "Mommy make these, Tougy Like" and "Goldfish not for Bobo and Daouda(our dogs), goldfish just for Tougy". As I think is common, she most often refers to herself as Tougy except when declaring things "mine".

Of note recently is that she has moved out of her crib and into a toddler bed. She seems to love the new independence and has done quite well with staying in her bed - though it did take a few nights.

Her latest love is her legos. She loves to build houses and trucks and trains. She is really quite adept at putting them together, and you see her comprehension of balance, symmetry and structure coming together. I love this as Legos were a part of my childhood and it is fun to play with them still.

Still nothing new on the second adoption front. Our paperwork is in Kaz at the MFA. Still thinking that this summer looks most likely for travel, though this can change.

The recent photos are from a quick trip down to Marblehead, MA to spend the weekend with friends of ours and their 3 children(William 6, Molly 4 and Adelyn 20mo). The kids were great with Tougy and of course Tougy followed Molly around everywhere. As you see in the photos, Tougy even had a chance to ride a pedal bike for the first time and did remarkably well.

As for life in Maine, well we are sure ready for spring. We had another 10-12 inches since yesterday and the snowbanks are still huge. I want grass and blue sky. Soon hopefully.


Tougy and Molly


Adelyn

Addy and Tougy spend some time in the double stroller

Tougy and KJ climb about on the breakwater in Marblehead. Tougy loves exploring on rocks.

KJ and her Mini-Me walk along a waterfront park in Marblehead. Tougy is so confident in everything she does. I love it.

A crashed out Addy and Tougy being pushed by Kerrie as we make our way back through town on a beautiful but cold afternoon.

Our little girls. Addy is two months younger than Tougy.

Tougy's weekend hero Molly.

William who by now has likely lost that front tooth.

A lunch of blueberries and cheese. Two of Tougy's favorite things.

Will testing out his tough guy pose.

Tougy riding her first pedal bike. She really love it ad did surprisingly well in keeping her feet positioned correctly.

Will coming down the slide head first.

Tougy after her own head first adventure.

Adelyn.

Molly talking through a Seuss-like underground pipe/speaker to her brother on the other side of the playground.

Tougy coming down the slide.

We got back to Maine just as the snow was beginning, and by morning we had this. A new foot of heavy sticky snow. This storm caused lots of power outages and tree damage, though it sure was pretty from inside the house. Here is the backyard and Pond.

And here is a view of the shop and driveway. So this was a storm a week ago, and today comes a new 10 inches. Will it ever end! Take Care.