Weekly Update

I realize I’ve been neglecting our blog lately.  I get so caught up doing other things (like being a spy and such) that I don’t always stop and take the time to record my children and all the embarrassing things they do so that I can blackmail them in the future.

I write notes on paper as I observe them doing funny things.  That way I don’t forget them.  The key is to remember where I put the paper…

At the moment, I can’t remember where I put the paper.  But I do remember one little funny: 

The kids were playing in the bathtub.  Violet likes to pull up the plug and let water out.  One time she did it slowly, and it made a really loud, deep, slow creaking noise.

TS said, “Was that a cow?” 

Yes, it was a cow.  We keep it in the drain and sometimes it starts mooing.  I thought it was such a cute little thing for him to say.

The past 2-3 weeks we’ve been sick.  It’s been slowly traveling through each of us and kind of lingering.  It almost seems like we’re getting sick again.  We need more vitamin D!  (just now learning how good that is for your immune system.)

My mom came and visited for a couple weeks about a month ago.  That was really fun.  I still have photos that I need to, but will probably never, post.  It was really fun having my mom around and we’re excited to see her again in a couple months. 

KIDS UPDATE:

Violet:  She is a very expressive and intelligent little girl.  We tell her to do something, she knows exactly what we mean.  She’s figured out how to run and loves to run away from me.  It’s really cute.  If I start laughing, she’ll laugh too.  She loves to say “bye” and now she says “hi”.  She can say mom and dad and yes and no and other little words that I can’t think of.  She seems to understand most everything we say.

TS:  He is a little handful.  He’s a sweet little boy who likes to get into everything.  He can wear me out some days!  He’s working on his obeying abilities.  He occasionally tries to put me in time out too…so I guess I need to work on my obeying abilities?  But he does most things with a sweet temperament.  He’s very “boy” in that he likes to turn everything into a light saber and kill the bad guys.  By everything, I mean, legos, spaghetti noodles, his finger, rolled up paper…pretty much anything.  He speaks REALLY well and says some of the funniest things.  Where is that paper of mine?

Emma:  She is really interested in the tooth fairy coming to take her tooth.  She hasn’t lost any teeth yet, but every day (since she’s turned seven), she tells me that her teeth are almost going to fall out.  But none of them are loose yet.  Hopefully some day soon one will get loose!  It’s so cute. 

Oh, I just remembered another funny:

One day, Emma & TS came into the front room.  Emma was wearing a dress and TS was wearing overalls with no shirt on underneath.  Emma informed me that they had just gotten married.  Did you know when you get married, you are supposed to run?  Well, you are.

Later on that day, Emma was mad at TS for something and told him she didn’t want to be married to him anymore.  She said it like it was the worst thing she could say.  He didn’t like that (he has no idea what it means to be married).  But she just wasn’t interested in his attitude. 

I wonder what she’ll do when she learns she can’t actually marry TS.  Actually, she’s frequently told us she is never getting married.  According to her, she won’t be getting bigger but TS & Violet will, and they will both get married and have babies.  She told me she doesn’t want to get bigger.  She always wants to be little.  Guess that’s a good thing…since at 7 years old she still only weighs 26 lbs!

Please keep Charisse in your thoughts & prayers.  She is having serious liver issues that need to be resolved.

Well, I should go and get the baby to bed.

Hope you’re all doing well!