And then there were four. (The dog counts)

Well, we're out of the freezer and into the frying pan! The Howells are now making their residence in sunny El Paso Texas. And by sunny we mean hot. Emily is adjusting (especially now that a baby isn't turning up the heat in her tummy) and Brandon is just glad it isn't Georgia humid. As for the REAL news, Madison Elizabeth Howell is here and loving it. Her favorite activities include eating and sleeping. She lets Daddy sing to her (Brandon may from this point on be referred to as 'Daddy' as well as Emily being 'Mommy') and loves to cuddle with Mommy. We thought there may be a slight adjustment period being new parents and all, but Maddi fits right in. It is almost as if she was already here the whole time. So far everything has gone...chaotically perfect. No serious injuries, no car jackings and best of all, no Dementors. Our family is still getting a healthy dose of everything Office and we plan to keep it that way. We got our new furniture coming in and our new home is almost all set up. Brandon isn't necessarily 'looking forward' to going back to work, but he is very grateful the ARMY now has paternity leave and he got to spend an extra few days with his favorite girls. He is also coping very well with his estrogen-dominant home. Penny has been doing pretty well herself. A few accidents but that is to be expected with all the hullaballoo skidamarinkidinkydink she put up with. We don't question her growing up to be a great family dog and a wonderful friend for the kids. (Kids? Plural?) Well yes, now that all is said and done, we can say for sure that it's gonna happen. We are very happy to be happy and are eagerly looking forward to our next few years as Texicans.