Here is a video that I had uploaded the other day - might as welll share it! :) This is Ellie with baby, book and basket on her way to church. She's been really into singing "Today is the Day" off her VBS CD and I had to catch at last part of it on video. Enjoy.
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| From 10_07_July |
We feel so very blessed as we announce the impending arrival of Little Adams Girl #3! She's due mid-December which makes me right at the half-way point now (20 weeks for those counting). The big sisters are very excited. We have nicknamed her "Ruby" but time will tell if it will stick. We are all doing well and are enjoying having Andy home for dinners, evenings and weekends now that school is done for him. I'll try to update more but no promises since I tend to break them where blogging is concerned.
Anne Marie really enjoys art. She mostly works with markers (or crayons) and paper, but really she likes it all. I personally think she's really good at it too... but I'm her mom. However she's had a few people point out her eye for detail and ability at such a young age. Right now it isn't all about the pretty either, which I like. She seems to draw what interests her, which is how most four year-olds are, I would think - but has a real knack for being able to draw what she sees.
Like several months ago almost perfectly capturing the light switch on the wall. Or earlier today, drawing a cat with big legs and small legs - the small legs she told me were the cat's back legs - so they were farther away and smaller. She's also drawn a big tree taking up most of the picture with a little house next to it - without any prompting she told Andy that the house was far away and that's why it was small. I just think it's neat that she already gets that. But again, I'm her mom. And since this is my blog, pretty much entirely devoted to the goings-on of my children for the enjoyment of our extended, long-distance family, I'll brag.
Just now, I was told to close my eyes and she took me outside to show me her surprise. It was a "crazy-haired cat playing a banjo". How fun!
The artist at work:
Loving the nicer weather and green-ness happening around here right now... especially today.
Thanks for the hairbows, Oma!
Enjoying the Zoo:
The Lion!
Posing with and Grooming the Gorrilla:
blurry - but Ellie was heping the Gorilla clean out his nose:
Sweet Ellie napping in her big girl bed for the first time. No complete switch yet - but she'll be ready pretty soon... will I be though?!?
First french braid for little Ellie:
Smiling Girl:
Fun with Sister - AM did her own hair that day... :)
Dancing in their nest. The balls are eggs to be kept warm when the ladies can be spared from the dance.
It's been COLD outside! Even though today was beautiful - my car said it was 60 driving home from picking the girls up from school - it's been super cold recently and hardly has been above freezing for a couple of weeks. We even got a dusting of snow down here in the south. Here are a few pictures from our quick trip outside:
As bundled up as we could muster - notice AM's addition of belt bling:
The snow refused to pack. AM was quite upset not to be able to make a snowman. So throwing snow rather than snowballs had to suffice - and they did indeed enjoy it.
And the first thing that Anne Marie did - make an angel (or two):
I walk Anne Marie into her classroom each morning because Ellie is not old enough for the drop off/pick up line. So we walk in and Anne Marie almost always runs to her classroom while I drop off Ellie. I then follow Anne Marie to drop off her bag and say goodbye. She's already into the morning activity but, as I say "Goodbye, have a great day", looks up and running to me says, "Mom, I forgot something". Then she gives me a giant hug and kiss, turns and runs back to her activity, happy to be at school with her friends. Always the same words. Always the same actions. Always the same unembarrassed love for her mother. I LOVE this stage in her life. It certainly has its ups and downs as she figures out how to be a big girl. But she is an amazing companion these days, eager to join in and help, wanting to question and learn, quick to forgive and laugh, ready to love and be loved.
I had an opportunity to update, so I thought I'd snatch it up and say Merry Christmas to all! We have been enjoying the season though Andy and I have been sick with a chest/head cold. Looking forward to visiting family soon, but also enjoying Andy's break from school to have more family time around here too. I hope you all have a very joyous holiday.
Mommy to Anne Marie: "What are you going to do when you are a grown up?"
Anne Marie: "Make coffee and cook."
Mommy: "Like Mommy?"
Anne Marie: "Yes."
Anne Marie's Favorite Dressup (as well as an after school activity this year): Ballet!
Anne Marie goofing off.
Mama Ellie - she LOVES to take care of babies, and when none are around will take care of her dolls. She's an excellent Mommy - always makes sure her baby friends are happy - will bring them a toy and show it to them gently, give them a paci if they fuss, take off all shoes and socks (because what baby wants their tootsies constrained?), and rock them. If they fuss too much, she immediately finds me or their mother and insists that we do something to make the baby happy again. Most babies seem to love her too! Here she is with a doll in mommy's sling (she now has one of her own, just her size) and wearing her sparkly shoes, because she's a stylish mommy.
This is where I found Ellie the other day when I had temporarily lost sight of her at a big playground:
And one last note - I had a FANTASTIC time in NYC with Laura. I have several other pictures I'd like to share, but who knows when I'll have time. :)
