Christmas shopping...sort of

• Felt very judged today shopping in Christmas mania pregnant without my wedding ring on! So much for putting on lotion and forgetting to put it back on.
• Hand a wonderful time shopping today without the kiddos. Thanks Kirk! Why did I buy MYSELF 3 pairs of shoes? Selfishness runs deep from birth to death I guess. I certainly purchased other things but I went for myself first. Ha!
• The girlies didn't nap today...instead we drove around and then ended up at McDonalds. The kids have only been there 1 or 2 other times with people. I am proud to say that they do not know what the Golden Arches are...or at least I thought. As we pulled in, Logan quickly said..."oh, this is a great idea...I love Old McDonald". It was actually fun and clean and Lilly could do all the of the climbing things without getting stuck and me having to go in after her. It was a fun inside park since they have been stuck in all day with the cold.
• I had them do alphabet flash cards while they were eating tonight. I would turn the card over and whoever guessed first got to keep the card. Lilly pretty much dominated Logan. How is that possible? She is a year and half younger?! Logan was proud of her and told her she was doing a great job.

Prayers and Pumpkin Pie

I love the random entries made on this blog. It is perfect. My mind does not go in a straight line of thought anyways- I am always all over the place. Kirk always calls me random since I travel from one thought to the next without finishing the original thought.

• We went to Pump it Up today and a mom was talking to her 3 yr old daughter. She suggested that she run as fast as she can to the wall and back. Why am I so competitive that I almost told Logan to try and race her and beat her? We are talking about 3 yr olds. I am thankful that I didn't stoop that low and walked away.
• Is is really "helping" when a 2 yr old puts the dishes away with you but licks each silverware piece before putting it back (remind yourself of this when coming over to our house for dinner)
• Logan insisted today that Gwen Stefani's name was "Gwen the Farmer"
• We are moving next week and a few days ago Lilly thought it was a good idea to paint her toe nails on the carpet while I was taking a shower. Yes.. the carpet needs cleaning now (she also ran a marker over it) and No....she did not do a good job. Her hands and feet were covered in red. She said it looked pretty.
• We have decided to get Logan and Lilly each a fish for Christmas. Thinking of going with a Beta. This really challenged Kirk on the whole "how do we deal with death issue". Goldfish would have been the easy route since they are easily replaceable. However, I am going with the outlandish colorful...so obvious if it dies fish. We will enjoy it's beauty and deal with the other stuff later.
• Logan goes back and forth on whether we are having a girl or a boy. She is calling it Micah for a boy or Ayla for a girl. I don't know where she comes up with this stuff. She will be dissapointed when we do not choose those names...regardless of the sex. We find out Dec. 21 :)
• I asked Logan to pray tonight and say what she is thankful for. Her response: "Thank you God for Pumpkin Pie, Chicken and Mac n Cheese. Those are my 3 favorite." So I said, "What about people?". Her response: "Silly, we don't eat people!" I love it!
• I love fun and sweet moments with the kids. In the middle of being pregnant, moving and the holidays...I feel like I am constantly beating myself up for them watching too much tv, not enough home cooked meals or educational activities. Then I hear them randomly sing all the words to "Amazing Grace" or "Jesus Loves You" or "Jesus Loves the Little Children" or when they say excuse me before talking or "please" and "thankyou" or "may I please be excused",or hold the door open for someone without being asked.... whatever it is at that moment, it is precious and I am just thankful that I get to experience it with them and be there to witness it. We are not the perfect parents but God gave these kiddos into our care and he did not give them to anyone else to care for them. It is nice to know that we can be trusted with their well being, no matter how we feel like we are doing. I am thankful.