Lost in the shuffle

We love Otto.

Poor Otto got lost in the shuffle with the arrival of Katie. He's been a Stoffers for over 2 months now and this is his first blog picture. He's camera shy and swam away right after I took his picture.

Love the wagon...

Thank you Aunties!

Mikey is very happy to have his wagon put together. He gave me a big smile :)

I know Kate is cute, but.....

...This is the picture on my desktop. J3

A few of the little one...

Here's Kate in her hospital "pajamas." If you look closely, the bottoms are a long sleeve shirt on upside down... legs in the arm holes.

Under the french fry lamp to get warmed up for her first bath.

Little Angel.

Derek reading to both kids yesterday morning.

Thanks for the outfit Auntie Jessie... I'll grow into it. Look! Eyes open!

At the Playground, ya know? Playground...

It was in the 50s here yesterday and almost all the snow is melted. Derek bundled Mikey up... yes, in full snow gear, and took him to the playground. Derek told him he could take off his hat and mittens, but he said no. After an hour in the neighborhood, he played for another hour in the backyard. He was soaked from all the melting snow and splashing in the puddles of water.

High Carb Dinner!!!!

Finally! Spaghetti and Meatballs! It was a really yummy dinner and Mikey enjoyed every bite! We think he ate enough... but there was a disater on the floor after dinner.

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guys, i'm SOOOO sorry (yet again, yeah i know) for going MIA these past couple weeks --- the semester started off hard and fast and i've been running around going crazy since i got back. now i've got three or so concert-thingys (two for organizations, one for myself) i'm playing this semester, eight songs written, prayer, worship, and Bible study groups, Midnight Madness stuff, my sorority activities, etc. etc. all on top of classes and homework. it's good that i like all my classes so far (except for Esssssspanol, which there's not much i can do about that, i'm just not a huge language person, i guess) and that the homework isn't too difficult, because of all the other insane-ness i'm in already! There's stats, which, although I'm not a math person in addition to not being a language person, the work is pretty simple and i like my professor a lot. He's this sweet old man who makes lots of jokes and draws pictures on our quizzes. Then there's World Music, which, at the present moment, is driving me UP THE WALL because i (Me, Jasmine Saygan) have to be stuck in 50-minute lectures on things like PITCH. and RHYTHM. on friday, we were having the lecture on pitch, and in the first five minutes of class, my professor played "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on the piano. That was the very moment i fell asleep and did not wake up until 45 minutes later. After that is Spanish, and later in the afternoon is Masterpieces of Literature that I also think i'm a little overqualified for (we have read three short stories so far, two of which i am POSITIVE i've read for junior literature back in high school). But it's fun, i like it a lot. Then on Tues. and Thurs. i only have my martial arts class for my p.e. credit, and that's SO much fun --- i love it! i'm in it with a couple of my friends and i get to beat them up sometimes. jk! ;)
other than that, not a whole lot of general stuff to tell...no boyfriend or whatever, sorry. :P but i'm having a good time, even if i'm all over the place.
sorry again for being so absent, but i'll try to keep a regular posting up here :) and if you want to talk to me and i'm being a typical me and not being good at keeping in touch, just call me and scold me about it. :)

Love you tons!!!!
~Jasmine ; )