Thursday, November 20, 2008

Has anyone seen my cracker?

I just had a cracker and I can't seem to find it anywhere. When I eat I get excited, wave my hands above my head, and usually I can find my food again. But this time...seriously, where is my cracker?
--Noah



I think that the cracker had just enough drool on it that when he set/dropped it on his head, it stuck there. He was quite happy when I 'found' it for him and gave it back.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Autumn


Examining the leaves:
So excited that she can hardly contain herself:

Thursday, November 13, 2008

I love it.

I was getting ready to write a post about some other stuff, but this picture totally cracked me up and I wanted to get it up right away. Last night Ella was in a terrible mood. I think that she is getting another tooth. Anyhow, Pish got her out of her chair and was trying to cheer her up. When she saw herself in the mirror and started to giggle. Pish then started the super-Ella routine with zooming her toward the mirror. She loved it! I love the pic.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Yahoo!


A very elated Liz Potoshnick called me last night. She is naturally a joyful person, but this was the most joy I've ever head in her voice. Pure giddiness, actually. As of yesterday afternoon, she is engaged to marry Stephan Leman. For all you Wheaton Academy alums out there, Stephan is the grandson of the ping-pong playing, math teaching Dr. Leman. Aside from all the great things that come with the impending marriage, I particularly like her new name: Liz Leman. Nice ring to it, huh?

Congratulations to you both --we are so excited for you. We love you!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

What we do now

For Ella and Noah, most of the day is spent doing one of three activities: eating, sleeping or playing. Sleeping does not make for great pictures. Eating generally consists of very messy faces that are wanting (guess what?) more Cheerios. I think that we go through a box a week, though not all of them make it into the tummies of my children. Noah has started holding a fistful of them over the side of his chair, opening his fist, and then looking down at them. They both enjoy watching Moses doing his janitorial duties. As for playtime, they are very busy little people.

Empty diaper box turned car... First it was a drum, then it was a prop for standing and then it found its most popular use.
This tunnel and tent is a HIT! Sometimes they just sit in the tent section, flap their arms, and laugh at each other. I've noticed that they completely crawl over each other while passing in the tunnel. They don't seem to even notice that they are crawling over another person, or being crawled on.
Both E&N have taken to flipping through books and looking at the pictures. I've noticed that Ella especially likes faces of other little kids. She always reaches over with her pointer finger and 'feels' the face in the book.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Up the mountain


Another post about our trip south...for more pics, you can hop over to Ginny's blog. The posts are here, and here, and here.

In front of Carter Hall

Chatting with the Wycoffs in front of the chapel
We stopped in on Pish's soccer coach, Brian Crossman. He immediately took Noah out of my hands and started entertaining.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Chatty Revisited

These are three of my (Pish's) favorite pictures from our trip to Chattanooga. I just love the kids' faces in these pics. For some reason, they were absolutely excited to see the camera...

Ella Bean:
Noah:
The Twins: