A New Year!

A late happy New Year to everyone from all of us! 2007 was a good year for us, we are so thankful that Lorelei's health has improved and we could all breath a little easier this past year. I wanted to take the space in this post to give updates on the kiddos, you know, how big they are, what they can say, do etc. I guess this is more for my own records than it is entertaining, so here goes:

If you can't tell that's his "Happy New Year" hat!

Paxton

-33lbs, 39 inches

-New Year's Resolution: "To eat more candy!"

-Knows 25 sight words and is starting to read simple sentences. Yesterday in church I wrote the sentence "I see a dog," and he read it perferctly!

-Loves to play board games, especially Hi Ho Cherrio! (thanks aunt Jessica!)

-loves to play http://www.starfall.com/ on the computer in addition to others
-He is very much into pretend play: We play "Giant" ALL the time. "The giant is coming to get me, the giant is not obeying, the giant is asleep, etc." He likes to play daddy and feed Lorelei's babies, it is too precious!
-Since we took the clock out of his room, he is sleeping until 7:30-8:00 in the morning! Hallelujah! We had a clock in his room and he knew when it said 7:00 he could come to our room, but he begin staying up so late at night just watching the clock waiting for it to say 7:00, so we finally took it out and things have been so much better.
-He is making better "big boy" choices at home, we are working on school!
-Loves to teach his little sister colors, letters, how to whisper, you name it, he wants to teach it to her!
-He loves to sing "Blessed be the name of the Lord" and "Shine Jesus Shine!" and other Christian music that he has made up- it is too precious to hear your child singing to the Lord like that!
-Finally likes to watch TV- this is a first for us because Paxton has never really cared about it before.
-Paxton is the sweetest child! He loves to love others and I really see him growing up into a little boy now!



Lorelei
-23 lbs (ok, not quite but close enough), 30 inches? (on a good day!)
-New Years' Resolution: To gain weight and grow taller (ok, that's my resolution for her)
-She talks in little sentences and phrases now, some of my favorites are:
"It's a race!" - whenever we go anywhere
"I like it!" -referring to songs we sing or certain toys.
"Get it." - a demand for whatever she has just asked for (apples, Dora, Snow White, etc)
"I can't find it!"
"Where's Daddy?"-whenever Daddy leaves her sight
"I love you!"
"1,2,3, Wake up Jeff!" -from the Wiggles
"I don't know!"
"I'm fine"- whenever anyone asks: How are you?
"Nooooooo!"- ok that's not my favorite but one I hear a lot now.


-She can count to ten if you say it with her.
-Calls every color "yellow"
-She loves Princesses, Dora and Minnie Mouse
-Lorelei sleeps with 7 pacis, a pink blanket and Dorothy (from the Wiggles) Minnie Mouse and Snow White
-Loves books and can sit and listen quite well to very long ones.
-Lorelei is still finicky about eating, she eats just little enough to make us sweat!


So those are the updates on my precious little ones. They will be having a new first cousin (Uncle Matt and Aunt Jessica) in June making a grand total of 8 first cousins! We hope that 2008 will be another great year for us and for all of you as well!