God has a sense of humor!

He must. I'm sure right now he's just smiling and having a great time listening to us make phone calls. Most of you have probably seen a picture similar to this one, but if you are like us, you've never seen one with two. Yesterday we had our first ultrasound and within seconds learned why I've been so sick and already started to put on a few pounds. Twins. Yes, I'll say it again as much for you as for myself. Twins. The ultrasound tech asked us if we had any kids already. "Three," we answered in unison between our giggles. We were so shocked we didn't know what else to do but laugh.
So, God is laughing too. You see, D and I wanted 3 or 4 kids. Once we hit three, we decided to let God make the decision for us. Actually last March we found out we were pregnant, only to suffer a miscarriage a couple of weeks later. It was devastating, however we decided we really did want another baby. After months of stress from moving and trying to settle, we had a heart to heart and decided that our 3 kids plus 1 in Heaven were satisfying. We felt complete. A week later we found out I was pregnant. It seems that sometimes God waits for us to be content before He blesses with more. So 4 it is we thought. But that wasn't God's plan either. 5 never entered our equation, but it was in God's plan all along. So, He's laughing and enjoying watching His kids as we figure out His plan, a piece at a time. And where we are going to put 5 kids!

Rain

So today it rained in Hawaii. I don't mean the short sprinkles that give us those beautiful rainbows, but it really rained. The phrase "cats and dogs" comes to mind. It's actually been raining for about 4 hrs. I would say it's Ike but I don't think it will really reach us out here in the middle of the Pacific.
So little S who hasn't seen much rain in her short life (living in San Diego and now Hawaii), must have thought it was rather interesting. She couldn't seem to settle for her nap, so I went in to check on her. What I found was a silhouette of a little girl in the window. Yes, she was standing on the window sill behind the blinds watching the rain. She is just about the exact height of her window. Her room is on the front of the house, so I'm sure anyone who drove by couldn't believe what they saw. The other day I found her playing under her bed when she should have been taking a nap. So far the adjustment from crib to bed isn't going well for us. Maybe for her, but not for us.
Speaking of S, she has become our clown. Every family has one right? She loves to tell knock knock jokes. Hers of course are pretty basic and almost always the same. They typically go something like this:
S: "Knock Knock"
The rest of us: "Who's there?"
S: "turtle"
The rest of us: "turtle who?"
S: "UNDERWEAR!"
Laugh and repeat. I probably should explain this one. Have you ever read the Veggie Tales ABC book? It's pretty cute. S loves it. Letter U says, "U is for underwear. On a potato?" There's a picture of a potato wearing underwear. S always laughs and so started the knock knock jokes. Then one day not too long ago she mixed it up on us. She changed some words around and now we never know what she's going to say. The jokes are always funny, even though they never make sense. It's just crazy to hear it coming out of the mouth of someone not even 2 yet!