Long Time Since I Updated...

OK, so certain friends have been gently reminding me that it's been a little while since we updated our blog, so I'm sitting down to add some pictures. We've been super busy here: I took the kids out to NH for a week over Meg's spring break, I'm preparing for a short term missions trip to Peru with WaYFM in June (if you didn't get a support letter and you would like one, please let me know :-).

Meg made it into the talent show at school so she has been very busy preparing for that (it's in May, if anyone wants the details to come watch- her and her friend Sophia will be signing to a Casting Crowns song).

Teddy is about 90% potty trained (Jeff says he's "house trained"- meaning he's great at home, but sometimes gets too involved in playing with friends when he's away from home and forgets to get to the bathroom). But we HAVE had many successful trips to the mall, grocery store, and even both 14 hour trips to and from NH in "big boy undies". His favorite pairs are his Thomas the Train undies from his Nana. He likes to pull down the back of his jeans and show them to his friends :-P .

Antoinette is really starting to talk up a storm and really enjoys reading books and playing with her older siblings. Most days though, I cease to exist in her world as soon as Jeff walks in the door- she is SOOO in love with her daddy!

Jeff is busy at work and still really likes his "new" job over at Alticore. It's great having him closer to home and it gives us several extra hours of time together as a family each day. Softball starts soon for Jeff and I, and Meg has already resumed the soccer season. I will TRY to get our "Spring" family newletter and picture (instead of Christmas letter, b/c that time of year is a bit CRAZY to be writing letters) out sometime before I get to Peru.

Enjoy the pictures,
-Elizabeth

Teddy has almost mastered riding his bike around the cul-de-sac. He just sometimes forgets to hold on and steer.


Busy, happy kids on the drive to NH. I couldn't get a picture of Anna because she was sitting right behind the drivers seat and I took this picture by pointing the camera backwards as I was driving.

About 11 hours into the trip, Teddy slept a lot and Meg was watching a DVD. Anna just slept and looked out the window the whole time- I hardly heard a peep from her!


Meg and Teddy were fascinated with my grandpa's "lift assist" chair that helps him stand up. They liked "flying in the chair"


Little miss pigtails- smiling as always!


My super cute kids in their overalls. We had pictures taken of them earlier in the day, which is why they're all dressed alike.


Both Anna and Teddy cut their teeth at the same time (Anna's canines and Teddy's 2 year molars)- so we've had lots of days of drool covered shirts around here.


Meg getting a perm at my parent's house. She wanted her hair curly and thicker so it would stay in a ponytail for soccer. Unfortunately, her hair is so thin and fine that within a week, the perm was totally gone from her hair!


Margaret wearing her great-grandmother's dressing coat. Geema told us the story of how she bought this in college to wear over her fancy dresses to wear when she was going to dances, etc. Meg thinks it is so fun to wear!


Teddy and Anna in their cute Easter outfits- watching Aunt Barb hide the Easter Eggs and waiting to go out and find them.


Margaret on the hunt for her eggs.


Happy Easter from the Fanco kids!!