Hey, just wanted to let you know we're here, we're reasonably well, I just keep waiting to post until I can find my bleepity camera.
I'm guessing one of the kids put it somewhere, because I just found my keys after almost two weeks. In an old Brie cheese box. Normally, I'd blame that one on Eszter, as she's the Brie afficianado, but I think I'll have to lay the blame on Josiah, as he's obsessed with keys. Unless it's a conspiracy....
So, Eszter started school, Sy got his first haircut (and since his second), the kids are potty training, Eszter was Emily-Elizabeth from Clifford for Halloween. Snickers the dog got spray painted red to be Clifford (see why I need my camera?) Josiah was a cowboy, and Sophia was a ballerina.
Sophia got her first doll. Eszter said, "Ohh, Mommie, Sophie is a first time mommie, and now I'm an auntie!"
Sophia and Josiah are putting little sentences together and everyone is mostly getting along well. I have moments where I think I will go nuts, but I wouldn't want to be without any of them.
Brian's job is still good, busy, but good. I'm so thankful for steady, good work for him.
That's us in a nutshell. When I find the camera in the dog bed or something, you'll get to see the fun!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
Happy Re-Birth Day!!
Today is a happy day! This night, one year ago, I had the amazing privilege of helping Eszter ask Jesus to forgive her of her sins and thank Him for life with Him forever. It is awesome to see this young child 'get it.' Sin and disobedience, repentance, forgiveness and restoration.
What a proud and humble daddy am I.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
They really do like each other!
First, coming soon: Photos of Sy's first haircut and Eszter's first day of preschool.
Okay, ads out of the way. Sophia has this thing about babies. She LOVES them. She's not much bigger than them, and she adores them. Live ones, pretend ones, it doesn't matter. Shame on me that she doesn't have any of her own. She plays with Eszter's. Generally this is fine. Today Eszter decided that this was not fine. She said she hadn't gotten to spend enough time with her baby and wanted to have it. Sophia tried to take it from her and dissolved into a pile of sobs when Eszter wouldn't give it up. So, Eszter went and got her another one, which Sophie took (and also wouldn't give up the other). She immediately stopped crying and sat down to play with both babies. Eszter's eyes got big and filled with tears. I thought we were going to have another fight on our hands. I asked her what was the matter. She responded, "I'm so happy that Sophia is happy! I'm so happy I feel like crying happy tears!"
Then, in her joy, Sophia was running with the babies and fell. Hard. On top of the baby with the rubber/plastic head and appendages. It hurt. Bad, apparently. She cried hard for a very long time. Pretty soon, Eszter started crying. Great, what now. "Mommie, I'm so sad that Sophia is hurt bad. It makes me feel like I hurt, too." I tried to calm her down and tell her Sophia would be okay, but it wasn't working. Then, little Sophie's head pokes out from my arms, she looks at Eszter, and holds out a baby to her. Eszter took the doll gently, and smiled through her tears. So did Sophia.
Wow.
I was more than touched, and I was able to explain to her that she just experienced what doing to others as we would have them do to us is about. She did what she didn't want to do (give up her doll) because she would want Sophia to share with her. Sophia learned a little lesson about sharing and empathy, too!
Okay, ads out of the way. Sophia has this thing about babies. She LOVES them. She's not much bigger than them, and she adores them. Live ones, pretend ones, it doesn't matter. Shame on me that she doesn't have any of her own. She plays with Eszter's. Generally this is fine. Today Eszter decided that this was not fine. She said she hadn't gotten to spend enough time with her baby and wanted to have it. Sophia tried to take it from her and dissolved into a pile of sobs when Eszter wouldn't give it up. So, Eszter went and got her another one, which Sophie took (and also wouldn't give up the other). She immediately stopped crying and sat down to play with both babies. Eszter's eyes got big and filled with tears. I thought we were going to have another fight on our hands. I asked her what was the matter. She responded, "I'm so happy that Sophia is happy! I'm so happy I feel like crying happy tears!"
Then, in her joy, Sophia was running with the babies and fell. Hard. On top of the baby with the rubber/plastic head and appendages. It hurt. Bad, apparently. She cried hard for a very long time. Pretty soon, Eszter started crying. Great, what now. "Mommie, I'm so sad that Sophia is hurt bad. It makes me feel like I hurt, too." I tried to calm her down and tell her Sophia would be okay, but it wasn't working. Then, little Sophie's head pokes out from my arms, she looks at Eszter, and holds out a baby to her. Eszter took the doll gently, and smiled through her tears. So did Sophia.
Wow.
I was more than touched, and I was able to explain to her that she just experienced what doing to others as we would have them do to us is about. She did what she didn't want to do (give up her doll) because she would want Sophia to share with her. Sophia learned a little lesson about sharing and empathy, too!
Friday, August 29, 2008
The taste of freedom
so, Ashlee and I are sitting in a noisy resturant and are thrilled to
have finally come upon our first night of freedom in over two years.
You see, tonight will be the first night one of us has not put the
twins to bed. Ever. How excited are we?! Date night extrordinare!!
Now the only trouble is... what in the world are we going to do??
have finally come upon our first night of freedom in over two years.
You see, tonight will be the first night one of us has not put the
twins to bed. Ever. How excited are we?! Date night extrordinare!!
Now the only trouble is... what in the world are we going to do??
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Spare me...
We took the kids to the park the other night. Eszter was in a baby swing, as was Sophia. Josiah wanted to swing, too, so I put him into the back half of Sophie's swing. They were back to back and enjoyed it for about a second. Eszter said, "Mommie, you can get me down, I'm all done. I'll spare them from each other, Josiah can go in my swing."
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
My hair grew shorter!
We took Eszter to get her haircut last Wednesday. As many of you know, it was becoming ridiculously long.
Eszter visited Grammie at the salon awhile back, and decided that Miss Karen was the stylist for her. (She knows nothing of haircutting skill, just that Karen has candy oranges at her station)
Eszter did a great job, sat very still, and had her hair cut. Brian was able to make some time in his day at work to be there for the first haircut. It was really great.
As I was putting her to bed, I told her she had gymnastics class the next day. Here is what she said:
"I bet everyone will wonder what happened when they see me. They'll think my hair grew shorter! I'll have to tell them all about it!"
Mind you, we cut all of four inches off...
Eszter visited Grammie at the salon awhile back, and decided that Miss Karen was the stylist for her. (She knows nothing of haircutting skill, just that Karen has candy oranges at her station)
Eszter did a great job, sat very still, and had her hair cut. Brian was able to make some time in his day at work to be there for the first haircut. It was really great.
As I was putting her to bed, I told her she had gymnastics class the next day. Here is what she said:
"I bet everyone will wonder what happened when they see me. They'll think my hair grew shorter! I'll have to tell them all about it!"
Mind you, we cut all of four inches off...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
ea rTH Q ua kE
AHHH run to the hills...we're breaking off into an island and washing out to sea!!!
Nah, we're doing great. Ashlee and the kids were walking around balboa island and didn't see any tsunamis and I was pushing paper at work and nothing fell nor did any windows break. It was heart racing at first, since it's been so long since I've 'ridden one.' But before it was over I'm thinking, 'other than the unpredictability of how this one is going to go, this is kinda fun.'
Though I do have to say Ashlee called it. About a month ago she said 'doesn't it feel like earthquake weather?'
Yes. Yes it does.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Just hafta brag about my kids...
Which means they will be terrors before I can finish typing this!
The three of them get along so well. Eszter cheers Sophia and Josiah on when they do things, and they snuggle each other, and are just so darn cute.
Today, we had lunch with Nathan, Kristy, Judah, and Micah. During lunch, Sophia fed Josiah his french fries. They were so happy with themselves over it all. They slept for about a split second on the car ride home, which means naptime may not happen today. I keep going in because they are talking, and giggling, etc etc etc. One time it was for poop, one time it was cause Sophia put her suckie down her shirt and couldn't get it out. This last time, Josiah was whining about something (my guess, which proved correct, was that he had lost his froggie). However, he had stopped whining by the time I got to the door. I went in to see Froggie on the floor, and Sophia and Josiah next to each other. Sophia was holding her Ellie paw through the crib slats so that Josiah could snuggle with her lovie, since he couldn't have his. She had another paw at her nose. Josiah was leaned up against the slats with his fingers in his mouth trying to get the paw.
Just a happy mommie moment.
The three of them get along so well. Eszter cheers Sophia and Josiah on when they do things, and they snuggle each other, and are just so darn cute.
Today, we had lunch with Nathan, Kristy, Judah, and Micah. During lunch, Sophia fed Josiah his french fries. They were so happy with themselves over it all. They slept for about a split second on the car ride home, which means naptime may not happen today. I keep going in because they are talking, and giggling, etc etc etc. One time it was for poop, one time it was cause Sophia put her suckie down her shirt and couldn't get it out. This last time, Josiah was whining about something (my guess, which proved correct, was that he had lost his froggie). However, he had stopped whining by the time I got to the door. I went in to see Froggie on the floor, and Sophia and Josiah next to each other. Sophia was holding her Ellie paw through the crib slats so that Josiah could snuggle with her lovie, since he couldn't have his. She had another paw at her nose. Josiah was leaned up against the slats with his fingers in his mouth trying to get the paw.
Just a happy mommie moment.
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