It has been so crazy here I haven’t blogged in a while. I feel like I have missed a lot. So I am just going to condense it into one big recap.
First we had Bradley’s 6th birthday.
And then my birthday.
Then Halloween. The kids got a lot of candy. I ate a large amount of chocolate.
And the day after Halloween was Elsie and Mallie’s first birthday. They really chowed down on the cake.
And the day after that was Brad’s birthday. And then Grandpa Don’s birthday.
And then my computer went haywire, not all by itself though… partly because of me. But thanks again, Dad, for fixing it.
And between all of that was the everyday jobs of keeping up with dishes, laundry, and all that fun stuff.
And finally a break!
It has been so busy I kind of felt like this (check out the video below). DIZZY!
It just makes me dizzy watching it. The first time Collin did it, he stood up and fell over. It was hilarious. I guess he learned, because from then on he just crawled afterward.
Actually, this is just one example of Brad’s way of entertaining himself with the kids on Sunday when he is watching football. I guess you have to do something with those commercial breaks.
I watch the kids play and they are getting so big. Bradley has a birthday in four days! I can’t believe he is going to be six. The girls will be one in less than a month! And Collin just turned two, and you can tell, he is perfecting the art of toddler temper tantrums lately.
Oh, my dear Collin. He is so cute and sweet…and ornery. He does love helping. though. The other day at my sister’s house Elsie was crying. Collin jumped down from his chair at the dinner table and swiped Mallie’s pacifier from her mouth and stuck it in Elsie’s. He then got back up and finished eating. One less baby crying. Poor Mallie, but she didn’t seem to mind.
Collin also loves fighting with his brother. Oh, they torment each other so much. Sticking their tongues out at each other or making faces. Collin will steal Bradley’s markers when he is doing homework and take off running. It can be a regular zoo around here sometimes.
My sister and I were talking:
“Where do these boys get this orneryness? I mean, Jonas did those same things when he was little,” my sister said.
“I know, and so did Bradley,” I say. “Couldn’t be from us! They must get it from each of their Dad’s side,” and I can’t help but laugh.
“Remember that time Bradley got so mad at you for eating that cookie?”
“It was one of the greatest temper tantrums I have ever seen.”
And sweet Mallie, I can already tell she is going to be his partner in crime, like stealing pacifiers and chasing her sister. You can read more at this previous post and watch a video. It’s too funny.
The girls are starting to get too big for the sink. I’m going to start having to give them baths in the tub. But they are so cute in the sink.
Mallie’s bubble beard. She tried to eat the wash rag full of bubbles.
Mallie finally has two bottom teeth AND she took her first little baby step the other day. She holds on and walks around the furniture like a pro. It will be no time before she is walking and chasing Collin.
Below is Elsie waiting for her bath.
She is finally crawling and working on pulling herself up and standing by things. AND she is finally starting to pick up her own food with her fingers and eat. Mallie shovels it in. Elsie will sit there with her mouth open and screams until you feed her. I finally just walked away and left her with her favorite treat. She started picking it up and eating. FINALLY! I think sometimes she would prefer to have you do it. She was the same way with her bottle. She wouldn’t hold it either until I just left it on her chest. She finally quit crying and started holding her own bottle.
Elsie is also really into clapping right now. She claps when she is happy…and she claps when she is mad. Check out the video below.
They get big so quick. I just try to remember to slow down and enjoy the little moments in this crazy, beautiful, busy life.
Amanda St.Clair 