On our way home...

We are leaving Maui in just a few short hours. Our flight leaves at 2:35 am eastern time on Friday morning and our flight lands in Orlando at 5:45 pm. Please pray for us for the day of travel and for the next few days after our return that we don't experience too much jet lag. I'll post more pictures once we are settled back into real life.

Maui Pictures

Maui update

Wow! We have been super busy since we've been here and for the first few days couldn't get an internet connection. We have been snorkeling, saw some whales off the shore, hiking in the mountains to see waterfalls, swam at a place called Blue Pool (it is right off the ocean in this secluded little waterfall that pools in a cute little place to swim. The water was freezing, but we all jumped in for the "chance of a lifetime"). I'll finish uploading the pictures later. It has been beautiful here, warm and sunny. Today it is windy and raining, but that won't stop us. The guys are going to golf at a course where a PGA tour is played and the girls are going shopping (surprise, surprise!). We are off to a breakfast buffet. The food is fantastic here, one night we went out for sushi, the ahi tuna was the best we've ever had and they even had a Korean restaurant where we ate the first night. The travel day was long, I think most of us had been up 24 hours before we went to bed that night. We have been going to bed by 9-10pm every night but waking up at like 6-7am. The wake up early is still because of the time adjustment. What a wonderful time we are having! More later...

Airplane...Baby food - A couple of Brooklyn's Firsts

This past week we went to Maryland for a conference, so it was Brooklyn's first time on an airplane. She did great! Then today we gave her rice cereal for the first time. She has been a little fussy lately, so I am trying to figure out if she is teething or needing more food. She did great for her first time.

Maui Here We Come!!!!

We cannot believe it, but we have been given the opportunity to go with some dear friends of ours to Maui for a week. We leave this coming Friday, April 20th and return the 27th. We are going to try to post pictures while we are there. Please pray for us and Brooklyn that we will adjust to the time change (we hear the jet lag will be really bad) and that we will have traveling mercies on each of our full travel days. Friday we leave at 7am and arrive in Hawaii at approximately midnight(eastern time), although it will be 5:45 Hawaii time. Any tips?

Pictures

Busy Busy Week

Wow! This past week was full of fun for me and the girls. Last Monday Brooklyn got her ears pierced, Wednesday we were at the park all morning, Friday we went Strawberry picking and Saturday we went swimming (Brooklyn's first time in the pool) at Mimi and Papa's house. Then on Sunday night we slept outside in the backyard in a tent. We had a wonderfully exhausting week.

Alyssa

Alyssa will turn 4 in May and she is already asking for a party! What have I gotten myself into? We only do "friend" parties every other year, so she remembers hers from last year. She told me the other day that she would like a pink CD player and a pink Bible, oh and a pink notebook too. She is super girly! She is learning to be a big helper around the house by unloading the dishwasher or dusting the furniture with baby wipes. She is anxious to start school but i think that is only because she knows her cousin does it. Here is a recent picture of her.

Mery Mery Quite Contrary...

Our little Meredith is full of energy. She never stops. She is 2 1/2 now. She loves her baby sister and her big sister,but sometimes in unusual ways. She makes us laugh because of how crazy she can be. She has no fear and obviously as a 2 year old, she doesn't have the ability to anticipate pain. She walks around the outside mat of the trampoline, you know the part on the outside part of the net that moms have to have to protect their jumping children. But she walks all the way around with no problem.

My Dear Husband

For those of you who haven't heard my husband preach in a long while -- I want to take this opportunity to brag. Grace Church is going through a series on Isaiah and this past Sunday David preached a wonderful message on trusting God, "Do you believe the promises?"! If you'd like to listen, you can download it here. Each week he preaches I am aware of how gifted he is to serve the body of Christ in this way.

Introducing *Brooklyn*

Brooklyn is now 3 1/2 months old. She is growing so fast. Many people say she looks just like Alyssa and Meredith. Which at different times she does look just like they did as babies. She is a good sleeper and a good eater (you'll be able to tell that by the pictures).

Just 1 day old!
Christmas
Our cousin McKenzie (only 3 days older)
1 month old

Explanation

Okay, so I am not a writer, nor with this be something I keep up with. But my days are good and plenty. Life is full of wonderful blessings in our season of life. I am doing this so our friends and family that don't live close by can see pictures of the girls as they grow and general Traugott family updates. Enjoy!