From: Alston Family
   Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:53 PM
     To: The Email Picture Group
Subject: 24 weeks today


hi all,

these guys just keep amazing us each and every day!
We have begun giving them "tastes" of banana which they seem to enjoy. It makes Braden giggle to eat the banana and it makes Whalen go "buh buh buh buh buh" with the banana spilling out. Whalen had been staring at my plate of food lately and opening his mouth wide like a baby bird. He actually is learning to roll from his back to his front just in order to get to my plate of food in fact! Braden the other day took one giant crawl BACKWARDS (he raised himself up high with his arms then thrust his body back - pretty good feat!)

We are suddenly being blessed with lots of visitors this coming month, my older brother Kayhan comes tomorrow night, my good friend from the Peace Corps, Kelley the next week, then a good friend of Gideon's from college, Matt comes the day Kelley leaves. then Gideon's mom and step dad come on the 22nd!
Hope all is well with all of you,


Naseem O. Alston