Joel’s almost found a replacement car at this point, but we’re trying to make sure it’s the one the Lord means for us to buy. He’s going back to the dealership today to make a final decision. If he gets it (or doesn’t), I’ll post more about it. At this point, I want to hold off on details.
We have an official first word for Branwen as of two days ago. It’s “Amen”. 🙂 She’s started saying “Aa-meh” every time we pray. Holy cow!… er… baby! 😉
Branwen’s walking pretty well now, too. She’s not falling nearly as often. And when she does fall, she gets right back up and keeps going. I hope she retains that toughness. Her sister is the queen of melodrama when she bumps, scrapes, or stubs anything.
Alexis is still doing well. She can now write both an “A” and an “L” on her own. We’re working on the “E”. The “X” will be difficult. She doesn’t quite grasp diagonal lines yet. She likes writing, though, and I have a small printing workbook for her that she likes to play with. I don’t push her with it, but if she wants to do it, we do. She’s not quite three, after all. No reason to push her to learn to write all of her letters yet.
When she counts, she’s been skipping 15. I’m trying to correct that, but I haven’t found a good way to help her remember it yet.
I’m planning on having a dual birthday party this year. I never do big parties, but I like to have “birthday plays”, which are basically little play groups with a birthday theme. How is this different from a birthday party? Well, it’s mostly just that I like to keep them less formal than the “parties” that a lot of people throw. We invite a few moms and kids over, have a tray of fruit and cheese and such, and let the kids play together. I started a practice when Alexis turned one that I’ve continued thus far and hope to keep going for quite some time. When we invite people over for a birthday, we tell them not to bring gifts but to consider bringing items that can be donated to Western Fairfax Christian Ministries instead. The girls get plenty of gifts from family and a few from friends, so it’s not like they need a bunch more, and this way we’ll show them how we can give to other people instead of always looking to get things for ourselves.
I was just thinking, I never did a detailed post about my VBS experience. It was good, and I saw God working in a lot of personal ways. I don’t want to take the time to write about it right now. My eyes are pretty tired and I’d like to rest a bit, but I would like to write about it at some point. Maybe I’ll get a chance sometime soon.
Oh, I don’t think I’ve mentioned anything about my sister recently. She’s leaving the army on a medical discharge because her knee just isn’t up to the task, but her husband, Kevin, is staying in. He’s being stationed in Germany for three years, so they’ll be heading over there later this year. It’d be really fun if we could manage to visit them at least once while they’re there, but we’ll have to see how things go.
Ok… time to go get a little rest before Alexis’ VeggieTales video ends and Branwen wakes up from her nap. 🙂