Roller skating...

Matt's preschool had a field trip at a local roller skating rink. Kyra and Matthew had a blast.

New dog - Ginger Legolas Chambers

Well, we decided to get another dog now, rather than wait for Denali to pass away. That would give Margee a chance to train the dog before she goes back to work in May. So, meet the newest (and funnest for Matthew) member of our family - Ginger. She's a sheppard/retreiver mix. She's 2.5 years old, and loves to play fetch. Matthew is in heaven. Denali is an awesome dog, but not one that like to play.

Legolas comes for a really awesome elf in The Lord of the Rings series. At the moment, Legolas is Matthew's favorite "super hero". Curt and Matthew are reading the series. Matt wanted to name Ginger "Arwen" or "Galadriel", which are two female elves in the series, but they were just too hard to remember or call out. So, it's Ginger, because the dog looks looks like it, and it's one of Matt's favorite spices!

These boots are made for walking

The last weekend in February, Kyra made the official mode switch, from crawling and/or cruising and maybe walking a few steps, to only walking. That meant she got to go shopping for her first pair of walking shoes. That little girl is growing up! The bottom photo is of her taking her first walk around the neighnorhood. Rocks, leaves, flowers, oh there's so much to investigate.