Charlotte is 9 months old!  The big event of this month is mobility - crawling is fun!  Charlotte is busy and into everything… there’s no stopping her now.  Elise has become a fish in swimming lessons and really enjoys it now.  Our hot water heater went kerplooey in the middle of the month, sending water raining down on several rooms downstairs.  The worst of it went in Elise’s bathroom (which needed remodeling anyhow), and this has proved to be a major life event as we work through the drying/cleanup process.  She will be really glad when we get it functional again!  With two big trips this month, both girls did great, but it’s good to be settled in at home again.