Wow – It has been a VERY long time since I blogged on Lydia’s website! So much has happened since then and now that school is out and I’ve gotten through some of the fog associated with adding a new child to the family, I can post more often. I will start out with a few pictures of our trip to Winter Park this past February to go skiing with two other families. We had a wonderful time and Lydia loved the snow!!
Skiing in Winter Park, CO
Enjoying the Snow with Grammy and Nathan
One of the things that astounds me about Lydia is her instant recognition of all people who are Asian. Anytime she sees them, she pulls my finger – making sure I notice, then she laughs and claps. We gave her Ivy, the Asian American Girl doll, for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. Well….actually it’s for all three girls 
Lydia and Ivy
Lydia is a budding musician. She loves playing the piano when the other kids are practicing. She is really determined!
I guess we need to start the indoctrination to KU early, huh??!
In April, we had the unfortunate incident of running Lydia to the ER for her first time! We were at Crown Center and she fell, lacerating her left eye. By the next morning, she had somehow managed to untie two of the four stitches and by twenty-four hours, she had all of them untied and removed!
Some of my favorite photos of Lydia:
So glad to see the new pics. Time is flying and they are growing way too fast. It’s funny you should mention how well Lydia notices Asians. Today we were at a Birthday Party with lots of kids her age, and one chinese girl about seven years old. They were drawn to each other. She was the only kid Sophie wanted to play with. They had a ball. Glad to heat everyone’s doing ok. (except for the little er visit that must have scared the bejeseus out of ya.)
We were happy to see the new entry on your website. Lydia sure has grown. It is good to hear that all have been well, except for the ER visit. It’s hard to believe they’ve been home with us for over 8 months. They have sure grown a lot. Take care and may GOD continue to bless your family.
The Deckers
Yeah, we love seeing/hearing about you guys and how everything is going!l As Tonyia says, time is flying by (I can’t believe Dalton is going to be a senior in just a few months).
That is so interesting how Lydia can identify those of her same ethnicity. Can’t say we’ve noticed that with Abigail yet.
So sorry to hear about Lydia’s trip to the ER. Glad to hear that she is doing so well though. Man what a little cutie she is.
Thanks for updating. We check in often to hear how you guys are doing.
Adorable pictures…am trying to start catching up with my blog too! Maybe in between blogging, we can get our kids together this summer!