Also in the last month and a half, I have missed blogging about tons of fun things with the kids, and funny (and sweet) things that Eve says.
Eve was devastated that we did not decorate for Halloween .. she thought our house did not look pretty when it wasn't fancy for the holidays. She seemed to accept the fact that we will only decorate our house for the "Jesus" holidays. Birthdays, Christmas, and Easter. After telling her that, she and I became much more eager to decorate for Christmas -- especially since I didn't decorate AT ALL last year because Coleman was almost here and I didn't have the energy to keep Clara and Ellie out of my tree/decor :) I was able to talk Eric into decorating right before we left to go to Blackshear for Thanksgiving break. Pictures will come soon. Eve has requested that we go with colored lights on the outside of our house so that it will be "as pretty as the others", so I have given in and put them up myself. I was rather proud of myself for that accomplishment!!!
A few weeks back, Eve got a pretty good fever ... like a 24 hour bug. I was alternating tylenol and motrin to try to get it to go down. She was pretty pitiful. In bed that night, I hear her tossing and turning, so I listen to see if she was going to wake up. I hear, "How hot do you want me to get, God? I'm really, really, really hot!!" It brought tears to my eyes. I run up the stairs to see just how hot she was, and I find her asleep and her fever had broken. Pitiful. She was literally crying out to God in her sleep. I LOVE that she knows where to turn. And I LOVE that he hears her precious whispers to him.
Eric and I were getting ready to leave for a youth event one night, when Eve says, "Who's keeping us tonight?" "Mrs. Eliza." I tell her. "Well, does she know how to work our TV?" "Is that all you care about, Eve?" "yes." "Yes, Mrs. Eliza knows how to work our TV." "Good. Then we'll rock and roll!"
Clara and Ellie are ALMOST 2. I can hardly believe it. They are talking up a storm...and continue to be loud. Clara is a parrot and repeats EVERYTHING she hears. And if there is ever silence, she loves to fill it by saying, "daddy, lights. daddy, lights. daddy, horse. daddy, cow. momma, lights. momma, cow. momma, eve. eve, momma. man man, lights. daddy, lights. daddy, that?" She.Does.Not.Stop. Seriously. I thought Eve was a talker (and SHE IS). But Clara. She is eager to get in on the conversations, and is already giving Eve a run for her money. Ellie can say a lot of words, "Min Mouse" is her favorite, but she keeps them to herself usually. She grins from ear to ear, showing you all of her 16 teeth and says, "no" when you tell her to say something :) It has been interesting to watch the twin-bond develop between them. They love each other, but are also known to fuss. Clara has been quite a biter, and Ellie is her prime target. Ellie is quite an annoyer, and Eve and Clara are her prime targets. Especially in the van. Ellie LOVES to put her feet and hands and toys and cup all over her sisters just to hear them scream. When I get on to her, she just squints and grins, as if to tell me she is pleased with herself. These girls.
Manny. Manna. Man-Man. Coley-Man. Booda Budda. He continues to be a doll. He's gotten quite a few bumps and bruises over the past few months of being mobile. He is a fast crawler, and loves to scoot all around to follow the girls. He LOVES food, and you can tell. His chubby cheeks and round belly give that away. Coleman is happy. And easy. I love him. So does everyone that meets him. He is already putting things together, and can say "dada", "momma", and "bye bye". He claps left handed (which thrills Eric) and is a loud babbler. He's grown right out of 12 month clothes and baby shoes. Coleman is a great sleeper and can scarf down just about any food you put in front of him with his 6 teeth. Just the sound of his name makes me smile. God has been so good to me.
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