well. hello:) it has been quite a while. 10 mintues ago I was tucking ian in bed and he said, mom, im ungry. yogurt (supposed to be a question mark but somehow my keyboard is messed up) applesauce (question mark;) water he was given water. but he said it all so cute, and so clearly...he is improving:) yay!!! anyways, I have not uploaded picts for months......so I am working on that presently:) I thought I had at least done a new years post. but no, it does not appear that way. so happy new year:) love from the van grootheests