I can't believe it, but we are already
13 days into the NEW YEAR!!!!! WOW!!! There is so much to tell you !! We had a wonderful holiday season with friends and family traveling over 1500 miles in 7 days....roughly 28 hours on the road!!! Whew!! Let's just say that our kids are troopers! We enjoyed every minute of our time spent visiting with our loved ones but don't necessarily want to repeat all of the hours on the road. We are starting to think we should invest in a private plane and pilot license....David, are you game for teaching us?!
With all that said, I do want to blog more, but, unfortunately,working more hours at the gym requires more time planning childcare, pumping bottles, cooking meals earlier - it may just take me a few months to get the hang of it. Within a few months, baseball season will be in full swing! This is CHRIS' FIRST SEASON TO BE THE HEAD COACH!!!
Then we'll be off to Sewanee for Chris' last summer of classes! Wow!!! Life happens at a very busy pace these days.....I'm sure it will NEVER SLOW DOWN, the tasks will just change! With all that said, thank you for being patient with me as I seek to inform you of our lives.
Highlights in the lives of G & E:
G is still talking up a storm and telling lively stories....usually consisting of Jason Fitts (our good friend & worship leader at church with whom he is obsessed). ....new teeth....still enjoys cookies or anything sweet (the most at our house is a glass of 2/3 water 1/3 juice) and the occasional cookie (home-made or organic)....unbuttons shirts and can dress himself.....potty training (2nd wk and is doing great!!)....plays well by himself but have noticed with more patterns, like putting all the animals on the dots of the rug....kicks a mean soccer goal....still hits and throw the baseball very well....enjoys daddy "rocking" him to sleep (mommy has no clue of the right rhythm), but he does ask for mommy to hold him bf bed which consists of the spoon hold with my hand in between both of his hands....enjoys playing with play-dough & creating all sorts of new things....very creative with food too....watching Little People videos(would watch all day, but we don't want that!! he gets his fill when I have to take him to the gym daycare)....he just told me he likes cookies, cakes, and pies (do we foresee an obsession here?)...dressing up (thank you, Nana, for the conductor's outfit!!)....playing with Little People...trains...Lightning McQueen...puzzles (the more advanced the better)...all things musical
E is growing like a weed....has been crawling well for the last 8 weeks....bf that, she army crawled since before 6 months of age....lets G know when she is frustrated....adores G and really likes to wrestle him....enjoys biting on foods like carrots, cucumbers(her fav.), cantaloupe, celery, apples, oranges....splashing in the bath tub....being chased....playing with her big brother who is usually very gracious to her....signs "milk" and waves....sit ups well on her own, but this started only 2 wks ago - much later than crawling...has been pulling up on furniture since early December...say "da-da" for daddy and "ba-ba" for G...gives the sweetest open mouth kisses....pats your back when she gets up from a nap...enjoys music and has great rhythym...plays G's percussion instruments well.
Look for more blogs soon!
G and daddy walked in the snow some, but not for long as the sleet was getting in G's eyes. Today, the snow and sleet have ceased so it looks like we'll have some fun in the snow today. E touched the snow that fell from their boots and played in it. We'll see how she'll fare the cold today - I'm sure she'll let us know what she thinks!
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