Since the last post, Christmas came and went along with New Years and many crazy moments with the kids. Once again, I am kicking myself for not being more diligent posting some of these stories because they add up so quickly we just cannot remember them all. Kasey had off 2 weeks for Christmas so we gave Ms. Lauren a couple well deserved week off as well. After 2 weeks of being with our 4 kids, Kasey was very excited to get back to work, and there were a couple days I wasn't sure all those kids would make it through the day alive after hearing about some of their episodes.
All the kids had a blast leading up to Christmas and looking for Elf on the Shelf. It was the first thing they did every morning. We over heard Lily talking to the Elf on several occasions telling him what she wanted Santa to bring. The kids all thoroughly enjoyed the toys and gifts they received on Christmas. The only problem is they wanted to play with the toys that the other children received. This created some wonderful Christmas WWF Smack down.
Lily is excited to be back in school now and I think she really missed her friends during the break. You could tell she was getting bored and needed some interaction with others beside the twins. The only way I really know how to describe the twins now is "horrible". Their favorite pastime is to destroy their room. When I say destroy, I am not exaggerating. They go into their closet and tear everything off the hangars, throw all clothes that are neatly folded in baskets, and basically try to replicate what a tornado would look like if it flew directly into their room. We have tried talking, spanking, threatening, pleading, begging, bribing, and anything else you can think They could care less. They know the right answer when you ask them if they are going to make a mess, but once they do something and the other one thinks it is funny, well then it is game on. Anything and everything goes at that point regardless of what we have told them.
The twins personality differences are really starting to differentiate. Chloe is our more social one as well and tends to think things through more. Abby is a fireball of emotion. The best way to describe it is when Chloe is upset, somebody has usually hurt her feelings and you can usually calm her down with some reason. When Abby is upset, she gets mad and there is no reasoning or logical way of consoling her.
Lawson Boy becomes more charming every day. He has started using some words that are recognizable and even when you don't understand, he can communicate with pointing and grunting in such a way that we can usually figure out what he wants. It doesn't hurt that most of the time he just wants food. It make me very proud that he is such a Daddy's Boy. The couple days I had off over Christmas, that boy shadowed my every move. As much as I love that boy, I can still only take so much of anybody needing constant attention. While I was trying to cook dinner he kept grunting for me to pick him up over and over. After I finally had enough I encouraged him to go in the other room and let me finish what I was doing. And so I discovered Lawson's new talent of making you feel horrible if you don't give him what he wants. The boy can create the saddest face I have ever witnessed, and so Lawson helped with the rest of dinner.
Yesterday, I got a glimpse of my worst fear for my daughters. We were having a lovely lazy morning in which I slept past 7:00 for the first time in months. Lily came down to cuddle and then the twins came down and got in bed. While I was laying there, Abby points at my chest and asks, "what is that?" I responded, "that's my nipple." After a few seconds of Abby thinking about it, she lifts her shirt up and says, "I have nittles." Then Chloe, "Daddy, look at my nittles, I have nittles too." And so for the next several minutes I had to watch my innocent daughters lifting their shirts and talking about their "nittles".
Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year,
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, and Lawson Boy
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