An Afternoon with Jana & Her Lovely Family of 5

Rana and Jana

Niklas was born almost exactly a month after Mira.

Laura cooked us soup in the sandbox

and kept us entertained with her ramblings.

Three silly girls

Goofing around

Thanks for making the trip down to see us!

Jeni and Vicki's Visit

We were thrilled that Annie's friend 

Jeni and her mom Vicki came 

to visit for a few days this week. 

Annie and Jeni both studied German in college, 

lived in the German Apartment on campus 

for a year (with Joane, who was the native 

German language assistant at the time), and 

spent separate semesters abroad in Marburg.  

We all enjoyed having them here, particularly Rana!

Next time, we think Jeni should bring her kids with her!

But for now, here are two photos to add to the collection 

documenting all of the wonderful places their stuffed 

tiger visited on his European Adventure.

Come back soon!

Chillin' on the Couch

I walked into the living room the other morning 

to find Miss Mira chillin' by herself on the couch. 

We were all getting ready for the day and she was 

quite happy to take in all of the commotion from 

the perch where Najeeb placed her on the couch. 

She's been exercising her core muscles and getting really 

good at holding herself upright, which she clearly enjoys!

Mira is 3 Months Old!

At 3 months, Mira is a changed baby!

She is quite agreeable and smiles a lot.

She loves interacting with us and hollers to regain 

our attention when we turn away for too long.

Mira loves her bouncy seat and is already getting 

pretty good at kicking her feet to bounce herself, 

particularly when she gets excited about something.

She started laughing out loud recently

and Najeeb really got her going tonight!

We're loving this stage and we're trying 

to savor it since Mira is growing so fast!

Rana Ravioli!

Ravioli! Rana Ravioli!

Ravioli!

It's the food for me!

Rana is 5 Years & 3 Months Old!