Observation

Lizzie: Daddy, can you put on the video?

Allen: You'll need to wait.

Steph: Do you see what Daddy's doing?

Lizzie: Yes, he's feeding Gracie.

Allen: Can I feed Gracie and put on a video at the same time?

Lizzie: No, you only have two hands. You're not an octopus.

Belated

Well, we're several days late, but Happy Birthday Malina Grace! We can't believe you're 1 year old already!

I Got You

Background: I (Allen) often call Steph, "Babe." At dinner time tonight, I had just playfully called Lizzie "Babe."

Lizzie: I'm not your Babe!
Allen: What do you mean?
L: I'm not your Babe, Mommy's your Babe.
Allen: But you can be my Babe too.
L: No, someday I'm gonna be someone else's Babe!

PB

Doctor Lizzie just informed patient Mommy that Mommy has peanut butter in her ears.

Miracle

Lunchtime around the table, Lizzie and Ellie telling me about Tuesday morning class at church:

Lizzie: The staples [disciples] were afraid and then Jesus walked on the water!

Allen (trying to make trouble): How did he do that?

Lizzie (straight-faced): With his feet. It was a miracle.

Changing Winds

So the night before last was possibly the worst wind storm that I have had the pleasure of experiencing. Sustaining winds up to 50 mph, pouring rain, no power, trees down ALL OVER the place.

It was so bad that not only was there a tree fallen over blocking the entrance to campus, but another tree blocking the road that goes up the hill (by Retreat House for those familiar with GCTS campus) and another tree uprooted further up the hill.

It was one of those times that you realize that God IS powerful NOW and that His power is not limited to rain/snow showers and sunshine.

Besides the fallen trees, there were other storm casualties, (some of which a few parents I know might be pleased to see due to tick problems in the spring and summer months):

Relationships

Tonight at the dinner table, discussing Kermit the Frog's friends...

Steph: Miss Piggy is a good friend too, but... it's complicated.

"9" month check-up at almost 11 months

So we are still getting caught up on appointments from when Gracie and I were in Washington. Today she had her check-up. Here is the info:

Head circumference - 17 1/2 inches which is in the 42% for her age (11 months not 9)
Weight - 17 lbs 6 oz which is in the 8th% for her age
Height - 29 1/2 inches which is in the 80th% for her age

Nope not a typo. She really is 8th and 80th. Our skinny tall littlest girl.
The doctor didn't seem too concerned. He said that she is probably trying to find her happy medium and now is a low time.
Also she has been teething like mad the last couple of weeks, and so has refused to eat on many occasions because it just hurt too much. Hopefully she will get a teething break soon and be able to bring up her weight a bit.

Vitamins, Yuck

So I am a bad pill/vitamin taker. I hate them, and so I often "forget" to take them. The girls on the other hand LOVE their vitamins. Of course it doesn't hurt that theirs are the gummy bear shaped-chewy-fruit flavored treats that they get to have with breakfast every morning without hesitation from parental units. Mine are not so exciting.

I had a long stint recently of "forgetting" to have my vitamins. Last night I realized that I also haven't been taking in too much milk and really should get some extra vitamins for the calcium as well as some of the other vitamins I am lacking since it is winter time in New England and the produce isn't as good as one would prefer produce to be. So this morning I broke down and pulled the dusty bottles of vitamins from the cupboard and set out my magic pills, along with handing the girls their gummy bears. Here is the conversation that followed:

Lizzie: Mommy, they look like rocks!
Ellie: Yeah, hahaha, they look like white and brown rocks!
Mommy: Yeah, I guess my vitamins do look like rocks.
Ellie: What do they do?
Mommy: What do you mean?
Ellie: What color do they turn?
Mommy: Why do you think mommy takes them?
Ellie: To turn things colors.
Mommy: So you think that mommy puts these in my mouth and then they change colors?
Ellie: Yeah.
(I begin forcing down my first rock)
Ellie: What color is it?
(I open my mouth to show her that I have swallowed the first one)
Lizzie: It is gone. You swallowed it?
(both girls are now looking at me disgusted and confused)
Mommy: yep.


I think that my girls now believe that I swallow rocks for fun.

The vitamin companies really need to make adult vitamins in gummy bear form. I would rather take a handful of gummy bears, than the 2-4 rocks I am suppose to swallow.

Bedtime Theology

The girls love to find any reason to stay up just a bit longer. Recently they have taken to asking question about spiritual things just as we are leaving their room for the night.

Here are some Allen's and my favorites:

Ellie, age 3 "Jesus died on the cross and so did God and then they rose again, right?"

Lizzie, age 4 1/2 "Does the Holy Spirit live in heaven too, because He is God right and God lives in heaven?"

Ellie "Jesus was stuck in the tomb, right?"