Lena couldn’t sleep last night. I thought she might fall asleep if I put a movie on and we curled up on the couch. So, we did. But, when I got up to grab some more ibuprofen for her, I came back to find this…
One dog pressed up against her, leg across her body and another at her feet.
We went to the doctor today and she has strep. 😦
Today was Reed’s first snow day. We woke up to a few inches this morning and no school!
And, during our lazy day at home, this happened…
The horrible self hair cut.
Anyways, on to fun pictures…
Our weather was a beautiful 60 degrees on Tuesday…
Now it is…
And that’s exactly how I feel about it.
His papa handed over his own gloves, since Gus doesn’t have any of his own.
Tonight, I took her to get her hair cut. I realized I had never asked her why she cut her hair, and she told me “To look like you.” “You really cut your hair to look like me?” “Yes.” Oh, I melted. Any disappointment I had about it disappeared, knowing she wanted to be like me.
At this point, when she rested her face up against me, I realized she was burning up. Poor girl is sick. I’m thankful for our wonderful nurse and doctor friends who have kept me from panicking. We will see how she’s doing in the morning and have a better idea of what’s going on and what she needs.
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1. What is your favorite color? Purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Dollhouse
3. What is your favorite fruit? Banana
4. What is your favorite tv show? Backyardigans
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Quesadilla
6. What is your favorite outfit? Stripe jacket (I suggested this– her original answer was just “shirt”, but she wears this jacket all the time)
7. What is your favorite game? Hide and Seek
8. What is your favorite snack? Water
9. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe
10. What is your favorite song? A Giant (?!?)
11. What is your favorite book? The Bible
12. Who is your best friend? Allyson
13. What is your favorite special treat? Cookies “Any kind you really like?” Um, no
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play
15. What is your favorite drink? Um, water (She actually said um for most of them but I had to put it here, since that’s how she answered it last year)
16. What is your favorite holiday? Eggs “Do you mean Thanksgiving?” “Um-hm”
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? “To sleep” (I explained it to her and then she said) Monkey
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Banana
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? My chocolate cake… chocolate, I mean my chocolate, chocolate (What she asked for was tacos)
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Â Play “Like what kind of job, to do for work… last year, you said a ‘tree'” Giraffe!
Here’s last year’s answers. Reed’s is first and hers is at the bottom.
Today begins the 29 days when I have 2 5 year olds! It’s Lena’s 5th birthday!
If you know them in real life, you know how true this picture is!
We went to get our Christmas tree. We went to a park that allows you to cut down a red cedar, an invasive species here. It was pretty fun– wandering around in cedars with the kids asking “What about this one?”
But, lest you think it was too fun…
Someone was mad that his daddy was busy with the tree and couldn’t carry him. He had to settle for me instead, which was NOT okay.
Lena went out on a little date with her papa this afternoon, while Reed and I got her present ready. Â I decided that he had to help me set it up and wrap it after he found out what she was getting and nearly spoiled the surprise for her. I think it may be a new tradition to have the kids help out with their siblings’ presents, because it was a lot of fun and helped him feel more involved in her birthday.
It was fun to watch her unwrap a present bigger than she is. And to see all of her delight over it!
When I first asked her what kind of cake she wanted, she told me “a Lena cake!” Later, she told me, a chocolate cake. So, I decided on a chocolate Lena cake.
We had some friends over for dinner and cake. It had been awhile since we had seen them and we had a great time.
After our company left, and Gus was in bed, Lena asked me “can I play for just a few more minutes, please? …two minutes, please?” It was already past her bedtime, but she was so sweet and so happy, so she got a timer for 15 more minutes. They got an extra bedtime story too… we just had to read her 2 new books. “Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?” and “Llama Llama Holiday Drama.”
Happy birthday, sweet Lena! We love you and we are so happy to be your parents. We had a great time celebrating you today!
ETA: Sorry about the photos not working earlier– they should be now. They always show up fine for me, so I never know until someone comments to tell me.
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