We spent the weekend at my parent's house at the beach. I love the coast during the 
winter; it's a great time to sit and watch the wildness of the ocean. It's not so great, however, if you have with you 
3 kids 5 and under who have lots of energy and want to get out and play. We made do the best we could, and the kids ran around the house a lot. At one point they got into running around the living room and through one of the bedrooms. They must have made that loop at least 30 
times. It was great. I love a tired kid. 
As always Sophia loved playing with Alex and Gabe. To her "GabeAlex" is almost one word, and she doesn’t always call them by their correct names, but she does enjoy them. She even did a
decent job sharing her Legos with them. Now that's friendship! Alex had the joy/burden of being the big kid and did pretty well at being careful with the smaller 
kids. He even gave Sophia horse rides. Our time together wasn't long enough but at least we had it.
Sophia and Gabe pile sand on logs.
Today we went down to Eugene to meet Lindsey. She's quite beautiful and Barry and Jess seem delighted and exhausted. Before she was born there were some concerns that she might have a heart problem.
Now it is looking like all is well and we are all so relieved and grateful. During our visit, we were very impressed with how careful Sophia was with the baby. She got to hold Lindsey for a while and I don't think I've ever seen Sophia that still. She's not a still person, but she recognized that she needed to be careful of her new cousin. But she was also
happy that she was still getting good 
attention from Uncle Barry, which I'm sure she feels is her right.
In less happy news, my mother is in the hospital for an infection in her leg. It doesn't seem terribly serious, but she's in pain and has a fever so we're worried about her. Please keep her in your prayers.
