Baby Hall number three: Maely Lu, 8lbs. 9oz., 21 inches long. We visited Kate and Maely in the hospital-of course, ,both looking as beautiful as ever! Tomorrow Owen gets to meet this new cousin. Should be lots of fun in years to come.

Today I met baby Asher: our friends Bill and Jill had their number two. Jill met a few of us out for lunch, toting both little ones. Children sure can be tiring and demanding, but we want to do this: have and raise our own. I guess that is reflection of God's sense of humor and goodness, rolled into one great miracle: Growing Life...