Sydney and Abigail had a visitor this week! Brent, Amberly, and Brooklyn Allen came all the way from Austin, Texas so that the girls could hang out with Tynneson, their 3 month old daughter/sister. The Allens love Austin and seem to be doing great, but time sure does fly--they have been away from their Nashville family (at the OC) for more than 2 years! And Brooklyn sure is growing into a cute and active toddler. As you can see from the 2nd picture, Abigail was enjoying the company--or was that her laughing at the funny looking guy named Brent (sorry, buddy, you always were a fun one to joke with).

More news from the land of babies--and only 8 days late--last Friday, the 11th, the girls slept the longest at night that I can remember. I'm calling it the first time they have "slept through the night." The went down at 9pm and slept until 5am with a few times of reassurance at 3am and 4am. The reassurance comes when they fuss but are not really ready to be fed or get up, and Rebekah and I will provide a pacifier, clean diaper, or just soothing words to put them back into sleep mode.

Wow. We just finished the evening feeding and the girls are now sound asleep. Rebekah and I are not too terribly tired but will be hitting the hay shortly. Not tired, you say? Well, we had the fortune of a night away...care of Gigi and Poppy. Rebekah and I stayed at their house and they at ours. Simple things like a nice dinner, 9 straight hours of sleep, hiking time at the park, and a matinee work wonders for the soul! Thanks again, Mom and Dad.

But for tonight, "Good luck and Good night."