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| Jeff and I with Ashley and Todd on St. Patrick's Day 2010 |
Today we got to start the day with some good news, Ashley Boyd (who is an adopted member of our family-basically) and her boyfriend Todd are engaged! I met Ashley when she was fresh out of college and started working at my company. We have both moved on from that job and into another job together and Ashie has continued to be part of our family. Lily and Ashie are best friends. Ashie would be so nice and babysit Lily for us when Lily was a baby. There were many nights that Ashie would watch Lily for us so we could get a night out on our own. Of course Lily loved these nights since Ashie would indulge her in whatever she wanted to do and she would bring Foxy. Lily and Foxy are also best friends. Lily has always had a love for dogs, but especially Foxy. Foxy even had her own song, which Lily would sing at the top of her lungs: "Foxy Lady, Foxy Lady Boyd!" Lily would sing this whenever she knew Foxy was in the house or randomly in the grocery store. People would ask us, "Who is Foxy Boy?" I guess Lily couldn't quite pronounce Boyd. |
| Lily and Foxy when Lily was 18 months |
Lily would sit down on the ground and pat her legs and Foxy would come running. We even have a picture of Foxy in our living room. We often get questioned about why we have a picture of a dog that is not ours in our living room. It was supposed to be a picture for Lily's room, but Lily insisted on it being displayed in the living room. Ashie gave her this picture when she moved from Dallas to Houston to be with Todd. Although we miss you Ashie, we are so happy for both you and Todd!
This week our house was a little calmer than usual. Mama came to stay with us all week while Jeff was out of town. The kids loved having their Mama in town all week and it helped keep them from missing their Daddy so much. The twins are still having to adjust to sleeping in big girl beds. It generally means no sleeping at naptime. I am not ready to give up naps quite yet so I keep at it. Usually, when I go in to get them up they are different outfits than what they were wearing when I put them down. They also keep stealing each other's blankets in the middle of the night which causes them to wake us up a few times a night to switch them back. Right now they are fighting over who gets to brush my hair. Abby is throwing a major fit and Chloe is being very patient. Chloe keeps saying in a very calm voice, "Aba give me some room. You need to go upstairs to your room!" Abby just keeps trying to intimidate her through physical force. I don't think my hair is going to survive this battle. Abby just got a spanking. Chloe is very upset. "I need to see if my sister is ok. Do you think she is ok? Daddy is mean, right Mama? He spanks. Don't let him spank you or me." I told her that her Daddy is not mean. Abby isn't following instructions.
Lily is enjoying kindergarten and making new friends every day. We had a parent teacher confernece with her teacher and found out that Lily is doing very well in school, but she's a little too laid back. She doesn't seem to have a sense of urgency. For those of you that know me then you know she clearly gets this from Jeff. Lily's favorite class at school is computers which leads her to constantly ask us to let her play on our laptops. She plays learning games on our computers and can be entertained for hours so we have to force her to take a break.
Lawson is learning new words every day and starting to communicate with us more and more. Usually he just wants more food. He thinks Daddy is the funniest person alive and will give Daddy big belly laughs for anything. This morning he got up before his sisters so he managed to get breakfast twice. I think we need to start saving money now to help us afford groceries when he is a teenager. He is still holding is own with his sisters. They pretty much give him whatever he wants and shower him with attention. On the off chance that they don't bend to his will, then he will give them a smack down UFC style. The boy hits hard and leaves marks. Good thing he is also pretty charming and can smile his way out of trouble.
We hope everyone has a relaxing and safe holiday! I am cooking the whole Thanksgiving meal by myself this year. I am sure this will lead to lots of material for the next blog.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe and Lawson
:)
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