Borrowed from Megan – 27th folder, or December 2007, 27th picture. This is actually the only December 2007 picture I have access to. That was smack in the middle of my camera transition. This is probably one of the first pictures I ever snapped with my new camera, a Christmas ‘07 gift. Some of my favorite CB pictures ever, still. That face! That smile! She had just turned 3 here.
Saturday C & I were on our own, as Dad was in Phoenix for a couple of days. It was a windy day but we made due. We slept in, skipping gymnastics, but I promised I would make it up to her in some form. And I did – in edible form! After running a few errands, we had lunch and hit the playground, and finished up with ice cream. Yum!
Here is one of those things I have to write down or I’ll forget…
I was putting C to bed tonight and she was reading a little story book that came with her doll she got for Christmas. It was about a twin brother & sister, and the sentence she asked me to read was “Since we’re twins, we share a lot.”
“What’s a twin?” she asked.
Hmmm, reproduction…THIS IS MY THING, right? OK, maybe not too far, she’s only 4 1/2. We’ll cover IVF next time, I think. So I said, “Twins are either a brother and a sister, or 2 brothers, or 2 sisters, who are in their mommy’s tummy at the same time and they are born on the same day.”
She has 2 friends from Sunday School/AWANA who are twins, so I reminded her, “Did you know E & E are twins? They were in Mrs. H’s tummy at the same time and born on the same day.”
She looked so pensive there for a minute. She was processing. I could tell. Then she looks over at me with the “all figured out” look and says, “Like me & Dad?”
What a difference a week makes. I think Saturday’s high hovered near 70, if not beyond. To think, 2-3 weeks ago we were BELOW ZERO. God’s creativity never ceases to amaze me. Yesterday as everyone in the state went outside for the first time in about 3 months, we took in deep breaths of windy fresh air. Brian & C were outside cleaning off the porch, re-arranging patio furniture and such…Brian went to the front of the house for something and came back to the backyard and found this…
C had found her spot in our back flowerbed and she was busily scooping dirt, and searching for worms. She is a girly-girl, loves pink and purple, wants to take dance lessons, and has more chapsticks and lip glosses than I can count…but she’s not afraid of a little dirt! Welcome, spring.
I always go in to give C more goodnight kisses before I go to bed. Sometimes this is shortly after she goes to bed, sometimes a bit later. The other night I came up for bed about 10:30pm, and this is how I found her…
She spends lots of time getting her dolls ready for bed (and ready for the day) by changing various outfits, shoes, tights, etc. Apparently she was in the midst of getting baby Julie and baby Avery ready for bed and just pooped out.
