So there is more I want to remember. If I wait to be creative in how I post these, we both know (we? who am I talking about here exactly?!) that I will never post anything at all. Which would be slightly worse than what I do now, which is to hardly post anything at all:) Slight but important difference.
Anyway. Since we have not one but TWO delightful December birthdays, one of which is ON CHRISTMAS, this year I just decided to entirely bail on celebrating them in December and do a party of some sort in January. But on the 16th, Ryah's actual birthday, we sang to her and made blueberry muffins with a candle just to commemorate the occassion. Allie was so sweet to her! She disappeared for a little bit first thing in the morning and then came out with a crown for Ryah to wear that she had drawn and colored for her. When Ryah wouldn't wear it, she disappeared again and brought her a dress up tiara, and tried to put it on her while singing Happy Birthday. When Ryah rudely refused even this, she disappeared a third time and came down with money from her bank for her! Talk about loving! Allie really is the most easily, consistently affectionate one of the four.
Ryah and Adon are really pals, at least as much as they possibly can be at this age. Ryah tries very hard to help whenever and however she can, though he doesn't always appreciate her efforts. If he cries, she gets his paci, even if it is upstairs in his bed. If he cries in the car, she tries to reach over to him and pet him, and will try and sing to him. If she sees him still wearing his bib around the house, she will run over to him immediately and take it off him. She is always laying around on the floor with him, and semi-tackling him. Sometimes she tries to feed him things, though I try to keep this from happening. If she feels he is in danger, she tells him "No NO Adon" furiously and will even drag him away from things, or just holler for me mercilessly. But for this I am thankful.
JD and I have heard that at 7 years old, it is a zero sum game for children; ie, whatever they "take out" of you they "contribute" in help. Kharis is 7 right now and I have to heartily agree! She is SUCH a help to us, I can hardly describe. And she hardly ever complains. I try very hard not to take advantage of it. But she cleans, picks up, organizes, helps her brothers and sisters, on and on. Here is hoping in a year and a half I feel the same about Allie:)
Well, there is oh so much more, but I think that is all this underachiever can handle for now. Possibly more to come in the next few days, but I wouldn't hold your breath:) And just because I can and one day may want to see them, I added a picture. It was our family at the aquarium in Chatanooga where we all went to join JD while he spoke at the C.O. conference. Maybe I will blog about that next time!
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