We are in one of those limbo times right now...waiting. What is Dane's job going to be? Will we move? Will we settle in more deeply? Thankfully God knows all of this. Most days we're surprisingly ok with just trusting that we'll be taken care of no matter what. I typically would be more anxious during a time like this. And we do have our moments, but overall we feel peace. We've been in this same boat a couple of times before and God came through on His promises even though I doubted. He put my doubt to shame then and he'll keep his promises now.
Elise and Justus are our happiness and our frustration! I guess that's how parenting goes. We love being their Mommy and Daddy and we are really proud of them both.
Elise is soaking up life and loving it. She loves music and stories and playing hard. We here "tell me a tsory!" multiple times a day. Dane recently resorted to telling her stories "about a man named Jed, a poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed" and stories "all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there. I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air". She makes up her own songs all the time too. "The sky is blue! and the ground is white!" is one of her faves lately. She also has her own style. I wish I would have taken a picture of her this morning. We've decided that she can pick out her own clothes if she wants to as long as they are appropriate for the occasion. Well, Dane is actually better at allowing that than I am. I often try to convince her into a different outfit than she picks out.
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| Remember tapes? Now we use CDs:) |
Justus is as sweet as ever. He has a smile that melts my heart. He's so observant. So much so that trying to nurse him with activity going on around him is impossible. He wants to know what's going on. He's got the army crawl down pat and is getting really fast at it. His first tooth broke through this week. He was going through a cold, Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease, and getting a tooth all in the same week. Tough little guy. I hate to admit it, but I enjoyed the day that he had a fever. He just wanted to snuggle all day!
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| Little Man |
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| Elise went a bit overboard on hand washing |
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| Big Sister, Little Brother |
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| Elise with Aunt Bek and Cousin Lillian at the farm |
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| Her first "official" hair cut |
