Lucy is a walkin' sorta talkin' lovable little screecher :). Do not take her on long drives in the car, she never sleeps (even if she is dog tired!), but she does screech and almost cause accidents. The other kids just plug their little ears and endure. Other than that small factoid she is a sweet little cuddly girl. She has Dadd-eee wrapped around her little finger. Daddy was her first word and still is her favorite. She also loves to yell, "MITT!!!!", which means "open it!" She is terrified of anything with eyes, dolls, stuffed animals etc, but her greatest all time scary thing is the vacuum. Whenever she sees it she quivers with fear, points to it and cries, "That! That! That!" and she will not move to me even if she can see me. She is completely paralyzed with fear...very sad. The older kids protect their small dangerous toys, like legos, with stuffed animals, knowing full well Lucy will not trespass these scary little "thats!"
Eliza Jane is growing fast. She told me the other day, "Mommy, I'm a toddler, and toddler wibble" and she did this cute little snowboarding wibble, "But they don't fall over!" She has become fascinated with Orca WHEELS. I love it! She says, "Mommy play with me, you be a crab and I'll be an Orca wheel (whale)" Daddy is really good about helping her cope with reality, because if she ever gets hurt or embarrassed she plugs her ears and says "I already know, don't talk about it!!!!!!" So Jared beats her too it, when she makes a mistake he laughs with her and says " DON'T TALK ABOUT IT, I ALREADY KNOW!!!!!!!!" This usually is rewarded with a cute chuckle from her. Very spicy, very cute, very independent little toddler that wibbles, but doesn't fall over...he he he
Little Hazel Beth is growing up so much. She will start kindergarten this fall...wowzers! She loves being noticed and loved. She is my little helper who is almost always willing to help me clean. We package a lot of bows around this place, and Jacob made a sign one day when he was tired of bows. The sign had a drawing of a bow with an X on it. He posted it where Daddy could see. Hazel took note and made a drawing of a bow with a green check and put it on the window (we are still trying to get the sticky off), but her sweet act of kindness didn't go unnoticed. She is an incredibly fast runner. Jared and I were watching her run the other day and couldn't believe her quick stride...I guess you have to be a fast runner when you are the middle child. I love that little sweetheart!
Miriam...ah, little Miriam :) She is the one who always wants to be held and carried (yes, my 7 year old begs to be held). She likes things just so when it comes the the textures of her clothing. When she wears somethings that is super comfy, she calls it her "droopy drowsers". The other night when we were getting ready for bed her clothes were irritating her and she was very grumpy and hid under her covers... she wiggled about a little. Then she poked her face out and said with a smile, "When things aren't going your way, the best thing to do is fuss!" She has her front 4 teeth missing...eating is a challenge, but she loving the fact that it means she's growing up. We wouldn't survive without waffles with whip cream and yogurt!
Jacob, the leader of our little pack, is anxiously get ready for the pinewood derby this year. He has invented a word to describe how he feels...NERVITED! (nervous and excited put together). He is getting to the age where Mommy really relies on his helpfulness. He is a deep thinker and often asks very thoughtful questions, especially right before bed. He loves reading and I was a bit worried because he does not like writing. It's like pulling teeth to get the writing done. I finally told him that if he could show me "proper good writing up to my standard" I would back off and he wouldn't have to spend so much time writing. He sat down (on the computer, because he can't stand to write by hand when he is free writing) and wrote out a beautiful piece about his baptism. I was amazed that all that talent had been hiding. Now we just need to find out how to make it enjoyable for him.
Jared and I are finding a new love of studying the gospel. We fight over who gets study time on Sunday :) Now we just have to put what we learn into practice. Everything seems so easy when you read it, but actually doing, that is the hard part ;)
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