Deadly home robbery in our neighborhood

This morning a mother was shot in her home while her house was being robbed. Her 3 year old and 1 year old were at home while it happened. SWAT shot the robber at the scene and the mother ended up dying this afternoon :'( The Deputy Police Chief is a fellow parishioner & we know his family from church/school.

"Desperate times call for deserate measures" is what I told Silverback on the phone earlier. The economy is so terrible, people are losing their jobs & homes so people will resort to stealing because they have to put food on the table somehow. So it's no doubt that even safer neighborhoods like ours will see an increase in crimes like this. Last week our air compressor was stolen ... I'm relieved it was only that & our car wasn't taken!

Here are the details and pix:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=6525048

How incredibly sad that someone in our community will be without a wife & mother this Holiday Season. My heart, my prayers, my love goes out to this tragic-stricken family. And my heart goes out to the robber too. The complete story has yet to unfold so who knows -- he could have been a desperate father himself who, apparently, made a bad decision that cost him his life. There might be another family who has lost a husband & father this season as well.

12 weeks old

Sleeping through the night, 4 hour feedings, not so many poopy diapers, smiles, babbles & coos ... these are the best all wrapped up in one sweet little angel.

good grief!

Will I ever be able to get a decent picture for our Christmas cards this year? Kim, how the heck do you get your Sprouts to cooperate?!?

Woo Hoo!

It's the 11th week stretch and baby House Ape #3 has finally done it -- he has slept through the night 3 times during this past week!!! We were starting to feel like it would never happen! Time for the happy dance :)