Random new pictures of the kids. Wish I had some creative ones, but this is all I have taken recently. I sometimes feel guilty when I see other blogs with all the creative projects that people are doing, but that's just not our reality these days. We are doing fun things, they just aren't always documented and planned out. The kids are doing great. Emma Claire is still loving her school. They recently learned about recycling, and the child has become obsessed! I mean obsessed. She actually cried after we left some of her "trash" at the restaurant, because she wanted to recycle it. She definitely has her own ideas about things, and we like that. It is becoming more of a reality that she will be starting kindergarten in the fall and that she is actually ready to go. Makes me a little sad, but happy that she likes going to school. We will celebrate EC's 5th birthday on Monday. I'll take cupcakes to school and do a few special things. Her "party" this year it just to have 5 friends over and their dads to camp in the backyard.
Lily continues to be our busy bee. I think I had forgotten how busy toddlers were! Lily is our social butterfly. Loves school, her friends, and her precious teachers. She still refuses to say many words, but can do her sign language. (She learned it at school. I can't take credit for it.) She grunts a lot, but understand everything we are saying. She's also started hitting, which is something EC never did. She never has hit at school until Wed. She got a little note sent home and actually had to sit in the "time out" crib. We all had a little chuckle about that. Still refuses to drink milk out of sippy cup, and hasn't had a drop of milk since January 15th, when I took away the bottle. My kids are STUBBORN!!! She's probably going to need to do a stint in rehab to get rid of the pacifier. I'm too tired to deal with that right now.
We are enjoying our new baby Audrey. Emma Claire loves to hold her and Lily thinks she's a doll. So, we have to protect Audrey from little Lily bug. We are also excited for Jennifer and Gill. They are expecting a baby this summer! This will bring a total of 7 grandchildren!!! So much to be grateful for.
Jay and I continue to walk through this interesting phase of life. Jay has been working nights since November. This has made things a little tricky, but we are learning to adjust. We just pretend he's traveling 4 days a week, and that seems to work out pretty good. I'm very busy at work, and for that I am thankful. Although, I would like to be home more, my job is a blessing and I like what I do. Jay and I continue to be humbled through the events of the past 18 months. We have actually stopped praying for clarity and for God to tell us where he wants us. Instead, we are just praying that we would simply trust him. I would be lying if I said this was easy, but I think God is teaching us both this lesson. We are grateful for wonderful famiy, friends, and church that continue to walk with us through this.
Sorry for the long post, but sometimes it's easier to just write out an update.
