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Toddler Likes Books!  Dog Likes Water!

The last time I brought you newsworthy headlines, Mariel actually tried soup.  In more shockingly mundane (for most families) announcements, Noella has actually started to listen to books being read, sometimes even requesting "tories"  before bed.  Before now, her primary interaction with the written word was to attempt to eat, shred, or sometimes hide the children's books that she did not simply grab and throw back at the person unwise enough to attempt to read her something.  So while for most children the act of sitting and listening to even a few pages being read is not unusual, this is a big change around here.  Very exciting. 

In other announcements, Hudson has had a big summer.  She has started to enjoy being in the lake and to SWIM.  Yes, this sounds like fairly doglike behavior.  But, as many readers know, Hudson only barely qualifies as a dog.  Somedays I am close to convinced that she really may be part meerkat or white tailed deer.  After an extended vacation in Henderson and with swimming lessons from my mom (involving bread being thrown in as "bait"), Hudson has joined Marley in enjoying to swim.   Hooray!  Of course, she may have to put her new hobby on hold when she returns to the landlocked midwest in a few weeks. 
PS- My quilt projects are all back on track.  There will be happy babies all around!