I haven't posted since Christmas which means there's no way to catch up on everything... in summary, we had a nice holiday with Scott's sisters and brother and their families; we played in the snow several times since we had so much this winter, and the winter highlight was probably our trip to Disney World with Grandma & Grandpa Ellis!
The other thing I realize is that it means I haven't posted for almost 4 months of Luke & Marissa's little lives! They have changed so much in the past few WEEKS, let alone months! I'm so grateful that my friend / babysitter Jennifer writes down the things they do each week! She's kept a better record of my kids than I have! Thanks, Jen!
About Luke...
- rides his bike (with training wheels) any time he has a chance
- knows alot of shapes, including parallelograms (which I love to hear him say that word!)
- can almost write his name! The "L" and the "U" are good... "K" needs some help, and the "E" looks like a comb because he puts so many lines on it.
- enjoys hitting golf balls off the tee in the back yard
- plays "Lego Batman" on the x-box and knows all the little tricks
- buckles himself in the carseat
- gets dressed by himself in the morning
- potty-trained! (still use a pull-up at night)
About Marissa...
- has lots of words, including mommy, daddy, bye, puppy, mine, baby, up, brother, all done, and various other words that only WE know.
- she eats like every meal is her last! vegetables, fruit, meat, junk - you name it, she'll eat it!
- she's tough! scrapes and bruises all over the place
- personality plus! And she certainly makes it known when she doesn't get her way.
- she has lots of teeth - 10 I think - and she has been an easy teether just like her brother. So glad these kids know how to sleep!
Scott is back to working 2nd shift, so it's just me & the kids in the evenings. As tax season wraps up, I know that I have been short on patience and haven't enjoyed my time with them like I should. Tonight, as I tried to get supper on the table, Marissa had a death grip on my leg and Luke was trying to tell me something in the midst of it all. I found myself about ready to lose my patience! Something inside me whispered "they won't be little for very long" and I literally stopped. I stopped in the middle of the kitchen and just tried to soak it all in. I've been thinking alot about how fast the kids are growing up since I talked with a few parents in the parking lot at church yesterday - they all have older kids and were teasing me about how soon they'd be asking to drive and other things that I must confess make my knees buckle. What a couple of precious gifts I've been given!
I managed to get a couple of really cute shots of Luke & Marissa all decked out for Easter. I love to see them dressed up...
I hope to be more regular with my posts after this week... It will be nice to have some "free time" after the kids go to bed instead of heading back downstairs to my office to work!
