Much can happen in four years

It is amazing what can transpire in the space of four years. Carol and I reflected on this over breakfast today. It turns out that Carol and I met for the first time four years ago today. I drove up to Atlanta to meet her for dinner on July 5th, 2004. She took me to Seoul Garden for what would be the first of many Korean dining experiences. Now, here we are four years later. We're married with twins, living in Auburn, AL in a brick house with a yard full of every invasive plant you can imagine. All-in-all, I'd say the first date went pretty well! Neither of us could have guessed then where we'd be now, and we are excited to see what the next four years bring.

Chelsea and Colman continue to do very well. They are both eating well and gaining weight (especially Colman!). By-and-large, they sleep pretty well at night. Right now, we end up feeding them once during the wee hours of the morning, but I expect they'll be sleeping through the night soon. Every day they give us new expressions and show us their newly aquired abilities.

We had a few out of town visitors in their first month. Of course, Grandma was here, and Uncle Phil, Aunt Joanna, and Cousin Richard made a Memorial Day visit. Sahm Cheun (aka Uncle Mike) also stopped in. In their second month, Chelsea and Colman have met Hadeubuhjee and Halmeunee (best I could do on the Korean transliteration of Grandpa and Grandma). Rebecca Johnson with her son Jake and the new Mrs. Lila Stark were able to spend an afternoon. The big surprises were my longtime friend Burnie from Colorado and my friend Alan Lennon from Texas. Burnie was in Atlanta for a conference as a chaperone of sorts. He found space in his schedule to take an unguided tour of Georgia and a make a stop here in Auburn. Alan, who I'd not seen in 12 years stopped for night on the way back to Houston with Beth and thier son Sam. It was a blessing to see each of these folks and introduce them to the kids.

Of course, any posting here wouldn't be complete without some new pictures of the kiddos.






Colman gets a little time with Hadeubuhjee.













Colman cuddles up to Halmeunee.














Here's Chelsea in one of her many moments of cuteness.











Colman in one of his many moments of handsomeness.














Chelsea in front, Colman behind. Kind of a "forced perspective" shot. Colman outweighs Chelsea by at least a pound and a half at this point.
















Grandma takes 'em both on.