Joy comes from different places for different people. At this point in their lives, my daughters find great joy on the top level of our deck. They squealed when I carried the gate out the back door and motioned for them to come outside and enjoy the 70 degree temperatures. This portion of the deck is officially clean of all leaves, sticks and other debris - they took great pride in picking up each piece and throwing them through the railings. I'd love for them to be able to play on the entire deck, but there are too many points of escape and too many stairs. Of course, the girls would take breaks in their cleaning to point out each and every Eh-blain! (airplane) that flew over. Abigail would look at me after each plane passed and ask "Go?" (last picture) - as in, where did it go, Dad? I quickly found that I could not leave the girls outside or become engrossed in my own world, because both Sydney and Abigail were climbing on the railings! Abigail was almost able to reach the top of the railing on one attempt. Climbing is a favorite past-time these days - on the furniture, kitchen table, coffee tables, and in and out of their high chairs (which are at least twice as tall as they are). Other updates this week - Favorite songs: "The Wheels On The Bus" and "Our God Is So Big" (with hand motions) and the old standby, the tune to "Twinkle, Twinkle"; Favorite books: "Mi Primer Libro de Palabras" (thanks, Panda!) and "Raindrop, Plop!"; Favorite animals: the "maw, maw" (cat) or "ah-do-pu" (octopus, sounds almost like "ah-ba-ga" or Abigail); Favorite chores: "sorting" laundry with Mama and "dusting" the coffee tables or floor with just-out-of-the-dryer-clean washcloths; Favorite sayings: "No" and "Book!"; and Favorite tantrums: 1) arch back and fling head at floor or furniture, 2) bury face into furniture or floor and attempt to cry, 3) sustain a forced scream for more than 10-minutes at a time, or 4) go limp-legged when Mama or Daddy try to set them down. Take a peek at Flickr for more photos of Abigail's mad ball throwing skills, Sydney's funny window face, and both of their sweet smiles...