Random Things....

I really thought I would be much better about keeping up with this blog, but it just takes time to sit down and actually do this. Right now, the kids are asleep and I should be folding laundry and/or washing dishes, but I am putting my foot down and making myself do this. I have been making a list since my last post so I wouldn't forget things I wanted to write and so the kids would remember those things...

Ella Claire...I love her personality...she is her father's daughter. She has a wit about her that cracks me up. The other morning she woke up and she always likes to crawl in bed with her daddy while I shower and snoodle with him. I was finished with my shower and they were talking and she says..."This side of my nose isn't working..." We got tickled...what she meant was her nose was stopped up from a cold and she assumed it had just stopped working! Ella Claire is a girly girl. She loves to dress up and always asks where I "brought" this outfit...(bought). She loves it when I tell her if it used to be a friend of her's at church...we have a lot of hand-me-downs...Praise Jesus!!! The other day, I actually broke down and bought myself some new clothes and as we were getting out of the van at church she said...."Oh Mommy...I love your new shoes, they are so lovely!" Bless her...she is the sweetest! She is really starting to pick up her reading now. Carter has been reading really well for about 6 months, and she is catching up with him. She had a workbook I bought at the Dollar Store and it was all Sesame Street math...she worked on that book, by herselft for one hour at the kitchen table. She amazes me. I kept asking her if she wanted to play, but she was content with her crayons and her counting!

Now onto Carter....oh how I love my boy! He has the sweetest, most gentle spirit about him. When he was born, Lance and I both said we hoped he was a nice, sweet boy like our friend's Gina and Kelly's son Caleb. We've always admired how they raise their children and Caleb is so sweet and caring and we got our wish...so is our Carter...or as he calls himself..."just Carter." Carter can be very particular. Things have to always go in a certain order. Don't skip one word in a book because he can't let you continue until you've corrected your error. If we call him a silly nickname, he likes it at first, but then says..."no...I'm just Carter." Lance and I went to the beach last weekend. The first time in 2 years that we've left them. One of the many times we called to talk to them he got on the phone and we were talking and out of the blue he says.."Mommy, I need to say my scripture for you..." They both have scripture painted on their walls and he loves to recite his. I stood there and cried in the parking lot of Barefoot Landing at once again the sweetness of this boy of mine!

You haven't lived until you see Carter eat a jelly biscuit. He makes that thing look like gold. He savors every single morsel of that biscuit and always wants more. Another Carterism is "little bit, or big bit." If I say..."we're going to Grandmommy's and Paw Paw's." He always asks, "are we going to stay a big bit or a little bit?" He came up with this after many times of saying...we're going such and such for a just a little bit and he took off the little and added the big when he's going somewhere fun!

The other day at school was silly hair day. We had talked about it for a week or so to get them prepared because we know how Carter is with change of routine. Ella Claire was so excited...she had me put 6 pony tails in her hair with all different color ribbbons. I sent Carter into the bathroom with Lance and he came out with a faux hawk. It was adorable...and he was all smiles. The next thing we know, he is sitting on the steps and said he didn't feel good. We asked him what was wrong and he said he didn't want to go to school. I asked him what hurt and he said..."I just want regular hair." Again...I fell over laughing...I love him so. So, needless to say, Carter went to school with "regular hair."

We have been teaching the kids the Lord's Prayer as part of our family devotion time at night. A few weeks ago, Ella and I were sitting in the floor getting ready to read the Bible and Lance was in the bathroom across from their bedroom. Carter gets down on his knees beside his bed, folds his hands and says...."Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name....in liberty and justice for all." I couldn't help it but grab him and we all had a family bear hug...too cute. Ella Claire loves to say the blessing anytime we eat. She recites the one they say at snack time at school. I will type it as she says it...."Fold your hands and bow you heads, let's talk to Jesus now. God our Fader, God our Fader, we fank vee, we fank vee, for our many blessings, for our many blessings, a-amen, a-amen!" She is too precious.

If you've read this....you must really be bored, or really love our kids like we do. Their is a section at the bottom of each blog where you can comment if you would like.

Hopefully, I will do better at updating this for them. I will definitely put up their Halloween pictures after tomorrow.