Samantha, year two

A number of people have responded to us, inquiring who this Samantha person is that is frequently mentioned and photographed in the blog. Samantha is my younger sister, and she has been a Whompton for exactly two years now. (I think her official two-year anniversary of living with us coincided perfectly with Lola's birthday.) She has been in the designated auntie / surrogate parent role for a while now -- we even listed her as "third parent" on our MICDS application -- and she's been somewhat petrified of the changes Lola will bring to our family life. I think the first week has gone well, though, and Sam's coming around to realizing that supervising a sleepy Lola is an easy task!

We have treasured these past two years with Samantha here, and here's hoping for many more happy years to come!