The kids are napping and I just finished writing thank you's for Lydia's birthday party! I am now sitting on my bed watching the fall premier of "Parenthood" while Scott is hanging out with his brother this afternoon. I'm so glad Scott is finally able to go have some fun! He has been doing so much around here - cleaning, taking care of the kiddos, calling and making appointments to meet with people about joining our support team, and so much more without ever complaining! I have such an awesome hubby! It's also nice to be able to have some alone time to just get some random things done and rest some while the kiddos nap! I just drank a vanilla chai, and I have to say that I am SO excited for fall! I'm excited for the cooler days, getting darker sooner in the evenings (something that is a little weird because I usually hate that, but I'm excited to have more evening time with Scott maybe sitting in front of our gas fireplace with some chai?!), watching the leaves change colors, going to the park and playing in the fallen leaves with Daniel and Lydia, taking pictures of my favorite season, and so much more!
We have been doing great! Support raising has been going great and it has still been such an encouragement meeting with people and families who share our excitement with the college ministry! It's hard at times reading and hearing about all the students and staff on the Auraria Campus knowing that we are still here, but it's also exciting because I'm getting SO, VERY excited to be on campus next year reaching out to all of those students and others and sharing God's love with them!
The whole house selling thing hasn't been going the greatest so far, but I know that God has a plan and the perfect people will make an offer when it's God's will! We have only had three showings so far, so a week or so ago we lowered the price a little bit... It's been crazy keeping the house so clean all the time, and making sure it's in showing condition just in case whenever we leave the house, but at the same time I think it's been good to get into this habit because maybe it'll help us in the cleaning/organizing our future homes down the road! I have to say having a clean home is amazing, that's for sure! :o)
The kids are awesome! I know I just wrote has Lydia her long 1-year letter which updated a lot about her, so I will take some time letting you know all about how Daniel is doing! He is almost 2 1/2 years (in about a month), which is crazy! He has been so, very attached to Scott lately which is hard at times, but then super cute at other times! Whenever Scott leaves for an appointment or just to go somewhere during the day, Daniel will usually give him at least two or three big hugs goodbye, hugging his leg while saying "Goodbye Daddy, Goodbye Daddy!" It is so cute! He still LOVES reading and will read his books and have others read to him much of the day! One of the cutest things he's been doing lately has been "reading" some of his books to us lately, at least parts of them! You can definitely tell which books we read to him the most, because he has memorized much of them! I need to take a video of him and Scott reading "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom" because that is by far the cutest! I can't believe how well he memorizes parts of the book, even the way we read the words!
He has also memorized many of the songs we sing to him, so it's cute hearing him sing them to his teddies or to Lydia... It is getting more and more easier to understand what he says when he's talking, but we still have those times when he loves to slur his words together as little toddlers do!
The other day I went into his room after his nap and watched as he was lining up all four of his teddies with their backs against the edge of the crib... He then sat in front of them and proceeded to tell them it was story time. It was so cute! :o) I gave him a book and he "read" it to them, taking them one at a time and having them sit in his lap while he read to them and let them touch the pages. It was adorable! He is such a teacher and when he shows his caring, sweet side like that it just makes me so happy and I'm SO excited to see what kind of a boy he is going to turn into! He has also been so nice with Lydia lately... He helps clean up her toys, shares much more easily than before, and tells her "Good job, Sis" whenever she is doing a good job with something. It is so cute!
There is so much more I could say about our boy, Daniel, but it'll have to wait for another time! Thanks for reading my little random update on life!
Our Family - Nov. 2014
Friday, September 14, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
My Birthday Girl!
My Dear Miss Lydia,
You are our big, 1 year old girl! It's so crazy to believe that you have been part of our family for an entire year and nine months (in Mommy's tummy) now! Here is part of my first blog right after you were born and one of your first pictures:
"Lydia Grace Slade was born Sunday morning, September 4, 2011, at 9 a.m. She was 8 lbs. 5.4 oz., 21 inches long, with a 13 7/8 in. head. She has a LOT of "dirty blonde" hair and has the cutest little face and expressions! She has her daddy's nose and her mommy's mouth and eyes, and other than that I'm not exactly sure because it's hard for me to 'see' those features that look like one or the other of us. :o) Her big brother loves her already, and has done a much better time at adjusting already than I thought he would be! It has helped a lot having Scott home this week because that gives both of us to give him and Lydia attention... Daniel has been great at taking care of his baby sister, bringing her mittens, a blanket, patting her head, or giving her much needed kisses and hugs. And, although he is getting used to mommy having to feed baby sister quite a lot, he has been good playing by himself or with Daddy, and just takes advantage of the times when Lydia is not eating so he can sit with me and Lydia and read books. Our little kids are amazing and I'm so full of love for both of them! They make me so happy!"
You were such a tiny little girl back then! I can't believe how much you have changed and grown in just a year! Lydia, the things about me that just make me smile are too many to list here, but a few of my favorite things about you are...
* your smiles and cheesy grins that you give out so easily
* the bright smiles and big hugs you give to your brother when he comes over to see you
* how you snuggle up with your daddy to have some daddy/daughter time
* how you will lie in the corner of your crib on your back holding onto your teddy while you have your finger in your mouth as you wait quietly for us to come get you in the mornings
* how you will play with Daniel's tools and try to "fix" anything that he or Daddy work on around the house - you LOVE tools and helping Daddy!
* the joy you show when Mommy just holds you as I go about my chores around the house
* the happy laughs and excitement you show when you have bath time! You LOVE crawling back and forth all over the tub and sliding down the sloped part of the tub! You are a total risk-taker!
* how much fun you have playing with Daniel's cars... you love cars that make noise and you will push them around and around
* how you try to copy most everything Daniel does, especially when he climbs up on stuff to jump off... you really want to be able to climb up on more things like he does
* watching you swing - you have such an amazing time and would stay swinging forever especially if your big brother is with you
* your big, blue eyes! They are beautiful!
We love you so, very much Lydia Grace! You have been trying to say a lot more things lately... Just a few of the words I remember right now are "ball" and you are trying to say "brother" but it comes out more like "baba" or something like that... You also said something very much like "doll" the other day when you were playing with your new baby doll! It is so cute as you are learning more and more! You are in that stage where you love us pointing out what nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and hair are now... You love mouth because you say "Aaaa" and open up really wide! So cute! :o)
Your third bottom tooth just popped through a few weeks ago! So you now have seven teeth in total! :o)
Lydia, you are cruising around a lot more now and you almost can come to a standing position without holding onto anything! Not sure when you'll be walking because you still don't like walking very much when holding onto our hands... You are just perfectly happy being a crawler right now! :o) That is totally okay!
We weighed you the other day and you are just at 19 lbs. now! Still pretty crazy how much smaller you are than Daniel was at your age, but Mommy loves it because you don't tire me out when I hold you! :o) You are my tiny little girl and I love you just how you are!
You had such a wonderful time at your birthday party! We had a fun little party with all the family and your friends at a park in town! Your Uncle Geoffrey wasn't able to make it, but we were able to see him right afterwards at the hospital so that made your day even better! Mommy decorated the food tables with butterfly cutouts and flowers with bright colors everywhere and it was all so beautiful! You had cupcakes and a strawberry butterfly cake which you LOVED! We gave you a little wing piece for your "smash-cake" and even though you didn't really smash it, you loved smashing your face into it and eating up all the icing that way until you pushed it away... Too much sweetness for you! :o) You played with some of your little friends and then crawled around while Mommy opened most of your amazing toys and clothes that you got! You did help open a few gifts, but I think you wanted to play and crawl around much more than open all those gifts! :o) This week has been filled with much excitement, though, as we take out a few of your new toys each day. You and Daniel have LOVED having so many new toys! And you are too cute in your new clothes!
Here are a few 1 year pics of you, sweet girl! Look at how big you've gotten and how beautiful you are!
Love you sweet girl!
Love,
Mommy
You are our big, 1 year old girl! It's so crazy to believe that you have been part of our family for an entire year and nine months (in Mommy's tummy) now! Here is part of my first blog right after you were born and one of your first pictures:
"Lydia Grace Slade was born Sunday morning, September 4, 2011, at 9 a.m. She was 8 lbs. 5.4 oz., 21 inches long, with a 13 7/8 in. head. She has a LOT of "dirty blonde" hair and has the cutest little face and expressions! She has her daddy's nose and her mommy's mouth and eyes, and other than that I'm not exactly sure because it's hard for me to 'see' those features that look like one or the other of us. :o) Her big brother loves her already, and has done a much better time at adjusting already than I thought he would be! It has helped a lot having Scott home this week because that gives both of us to give him and Lydia attention... Daniel has been great at taking care of his baby sister, bringing her mittens, a blanket, patting her head, or giving her much needed kisses and hugs. And, although he is getting used to mommy having to feed baby sister quite a lot, he has been good playing by himself or with Daddy, and just takes advantage of the times when Lydia is not eating so he can sit with me and Lydia and read books. Our little kids are amazing and I'm so full of love for both of them! They make me so happy!"
You were such a tiny little girl back then! I can't believe how much you have changed and grown in just a year! Lydia, the things about me that just make me smile are too many to list here, but a few of my favorite things about you are...
* your smiles and cheesy grins that you give out so easily
* the bright smiles and big hugs you give to your brother when he comes over to see you
* how you snuggle up with your daddy to have some daddy/daughter time
* how you will lie in the corner of your crib on your back holding onto your teddy while you have your finger in your mouth as you wait quietly for us to come get you in the mornings
* how you will play with Daniel's tools and try to "fix" anything that he or Daddy work on around the house - you LOVE tools and helping Daddy!
* the joy you show when Mommy just holds you as I go about my chores around the house
* the happy laughs and excitement you show when you have bath time! You LOVE crawling back and forth all over the tub and sliding down the sloped part of the tub! You are a total risk-taker!
* how much fun you have playing with Daniel's cars... you love cars that make noise and you will push them around and around
* how you try to copy most everything Daniel does, especially when he climbs up on stuff to jump off... you really want to be able to climb up on more things like he does
* watching you swing - you have such an amazing time and would stay swinging forever especially if your big brother is with you
* your big, blue eyes! They are beautiful!
We love you so, very much Lydia Grace! You have been trying to say a lot more things lately... Just a few of the words I remember right now are "ball" and you are trying to say "brother" but it comes out more like "baba" or something like that... You also said something very much like "doll" the other day when you were playing with your new baby doll! It is so cute as you are learning more and more! You are in that stage where you love us pointing out what nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and hair are now... You love mouth because you say "Aaaa" and open up really wide! So cute! :o)
Your third bottom tooth just popped through a few weeks ago! So you now have seven teeth in total! :o)
Lydia, you are cruising around a lot more now and you almost can come to a standing position without holding onto anything! Not sure when you'll be walking because you still don't like walking very much when holding onto our hands... You are just perfectly happy being a crawler right now! :o) That is totally okay!
We weighed you the other day and you are just at 19 lbs. now! Still pretty crazy how much smaller you are than Daniel was at your age, but Mommy loves it because you don't tire me out when I hold you! :o) You are my tiny little girl and I love you just how you are!
You had such a wonderful time at your birthday party! We had a fun little party with all the family and your friends at a park in town! Your Uncle Geoffrey wasn't able to make it, but we were able to see him right afterwards at the hospital so that made your day even better! Mommy decorated the food tables with butterfly cutouts and flowers with bright colors everywhere and it was all so beautiful! You had cupcakes and a strawberry butterfly cake which you LOVED! We gave you a little wing piece for your "smash-cake" and even though you didn't really smash it, you loved smashing your face into it and eating up all the icing that way until you pushed it away... Too much sweetness for you! :o) You played with some of your little friends and then crawled around while Mommy opened most of your amazing toys and clothes that you got! You did help open a few gifts, but I think you wanted to play and crawl around much more than open all those gifts! :o) This week has been filled with much excitement, though, as we take out a few of your new toys each day. You and Daniel have LOVED having so many new toys! And you are too cute in your new clothes!
Here are a few 1 year pics of you, sweet girl! Look at how big you've gotten and how beautiful you are!
Love you sweet girl!
Love,
Mommy
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