The Ten Commandments

Last night after Adrianna and I finished reading the story of Moses, I asked her if she could name one of the Ten Commandments. She replied, "Don't waste energy." :)

Disclaimer: This video is not very exciting! But I've been amused with how Adrianna and Natalie get the giggles at each other already - typical girls. :)

Bedtime Habits

I'm not sure how or why Adrianna learned to love her naps and bedtime, but she does. And I'm not complaining. She usually plays in her bed for about an hour and a half before her nap each afternoon. And unless she's exhausted, she usually plays for up to 2 hrs at night too. I'm waiting for the day when she says, "Enough of this!" and starts throwing fits at bedtime. But until then, we enjoy listening to her read to her animals and sing songs.

The first picture is how I found her the other day after her nap (not sure how the crate ended up in her bed!). And the next one was late the other night. :)








{Of course I couldn't leave Natalie out of this post - she loves her crib too.}

A few funnies . . .

*With Easter coming up, I tried to explain to Adrianna about what Christ did for us in very simple terms. All week I'd tell her that on Sunday morning we'd say, "He is risen!" On Saturday night she was getting into bed and I said again, "Adrianna, what do we say tomorrow morning?" She yelled loudly, "He is ruined!"

*We were reading the story of the crucifixion out of AJ's little Bible. She pointed to the picture of Jesus and said, "Mom, why isn't he wearing a shirt?" I told her how men were hurting him very badly. She responded with, "That Jesus is just SO funny sometimes!" (What on earth??)

*The other day before lunch, Adrianna was having an emotional meltdown for some unknown reason. I finally put her in her booster seat for lunch, and she calmly said, "I'm really sorry, Mom. It's just been a really long day."

Easter Sunday

Neither my camera nor my girls were cooperating during this photo shoot. This is the best we could come up with. But I'm sure these pictures are the ones we'll crack up at years down the road. :)

Buddies ;)

Catch up!!!

Okay, so I'm a few months behind AGAIN! I guess I can play the "I'm too busy" card, but I know I'm probably not. :) So here's a quick catch-up and many random pictures of the girls:

*Natalie is 6 months old already. She's our little peanut - only 13 or so pounds. Unfortunately for her people mistake her for much younger and try to cuddle her like a 3-month old - she quickly lets them know that she does NOT enjoy that! :) She had a miserable bout with RSV in February, but praise the Lord it was short-lived. Other than a trip to the ER, she handled it great. She started eating oatmeal and enjoys it - I'd forgotten how messy these little people are during those first few weeks of eating. :) Her latest antic is to squeal like a baby pig. This is very cute when she's doing it out of pure joy. But it is also used when she is upset, antsy, ready for some attention or hungry. We have decided that she is the smaller and louder of our two children (is that possible?). But she is such a joy.

*Adrianna . . . 2 1/2 going on 16. The Berenstain Bears have taught her what I wasn't able to: Manners! Yes, she now insists on being polite in every circumstance, even when manners are not necessary. For instance, when she has been rebuked by me, she asks for forgiveness and then walks away and says, "No harm done!" (I beg to differ!!). If someone forgets a manner, she quickly reminds us that manners matter (except she says, "Matters Matter!"). She is a bit confused about God and who He is. She understands that she can talk to God whenever she wants, even in bed at night (we talked about that during a thunderstorm one night!). But she is confused as to why God doesn't talk to her in return. It's so hard to explain that He does talk to her through His Word! She loves going through "My First Book of Questions and Answers." When I ask her, "What is a spirit?" She answers, "A spirit is an invisible being who does not have a body like us." And she knows that God is a spirit. It wasn't until later that I realized that she thought that a "body" was a "bottom." Oh, dear. I quickly tried to correct her wrong impression of God. :) Nate and I are still baffled that she is our daughter, mainly because she is so active, imaginative, and crazy!!! And any of you that know us well know that we are both easy-going, calm and stable (or so we think!). But we wouldn't know what to do without our AJ. :)

*This winter has passed by quickly, despite lots of snow and cold days. I see robins in the backyard now, and each day that we have sun is a reminder that spring IS coming! I had a not-so-fun allergic reaction to our live Christmas tree this year that lasted for months! That is finally gone now, thank goodness. I found out I needed glasses by casually trying on my sister's glasses one day - it was like the Claritin commercial - I had NO CLUE what I was missing! :) Nate is busy with church, but it's been such a great year to see God work. His family is coming up in April for his ordination - it will be such a treat to see them again. This was not meant to be a Christmas letter. I'll try to update more regularly in the future. :)