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A year and 2 months later....

Okay, seriously. The last time I blogged was March of 2010. I had 3 children then. Now, I have 4...and baby is nearing a year old!! Unbelievable. But I guess we have been a little busy. So, let's see, to catch up on our world...
Baby Georgia joined our family last August! She is so much fun. She brings incredible joy to our lives and is such a good baby! She endures being carted around the world to her siblings' activities, and she doesn't seem to mind. She has dimples that melt you like butter...she has blue eyes the color of the ocean. We LOVE having her in our family! What a blessing. She wants to keep up with the big ones...crawling, pulling up to stand, and trying to wrestle with Daddy like everyone else!
What a fun year....
Ella completed first grade. She had a wonderful teacher and really enjoyed it. She even won a math award at the end of the year. This is a feat in itself because math is not her mother's strong suit. She also danced in her ballet's production of Mary Poppins. She was one of the toys cleaning up the nursery. It was really fun to watch.
Owen completed preschool at our church. He loved learning and his teacher, Miss Tiffany. He is becoming more interested in letters and numbers now and constantly gives me a digital time update: "Mom, it's five two five (5:25). Mom, it's five two six. Mom, it's five two seven." Get the picture? I never need to wear a watch anymore...
Owie also completed swim lessons, along with Ella. What a fish. He would swim in our soft sided pool for 8 hours a day if I would let him. And some days I do! Let's just say he is sleeping well at night!
For some time we have been amazed with Owen's questions about heaven, God, and all things spiritual. He prayed today at lunch: "Thank you, God, for all the things you give us; for Your whole love; for Your Holy Spirit; and for giving us Your Jesus. Amen." Ella said, "Good job, Owie." Ava clapped. And Owen was basking in the praise, and said, "Thanks guys!" And Ella responded, "I couldn't have said it any better, Mom."
Ava is our sunshine. She will be 3 in a few months. So many funny things...loves Mr. Golden Sun....wants to know where he is if it's cloudy; loves to sing, dance, wear high heels, put on lipstick. But she also wants to be rough and tumble with Owen. I can't wait to see who she becomes!!!
Eric worked like a dog all year...short on staff....a very refining fire for him. I am so proud of his dedication and heart. I'm so glad he is my partner on this crazy ride we are on!!!

Georgia Claire

Georgia Claire
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Monday, September 28, 2009

It's all about teeth...

Well, the title of this post says it all...right now in the Lang household, everything seems to be revolving around someone's teeth. Last week Ella lost her first tooth. She had been telling us that it was loose for several weeks, and sad to say, we didn't really believe her until this last month. I actually think that she finally made it loose by her constant wiggling and sheer determination to lose one. It is a big deal in Kindergarten, because you get the fame and glory of losing a tooth AND you get to take home the "Tooth Bag." So it was fairly loose, but not hanging on by a thread kind of loose (the kind of loose that Uncle Montie wanted to tie a string to my tooth and slam the door and "it would come right out"). Anyways, she and Owen were wrestling around and he put a pacifier of Ava's in his mouth, Ella pulled it out and put it in her mouth (you're thinking, lovely, germ exchange) and then he grabs it out of her mouth and the tooth came too. So all this happens and they come running in and Ella has a tooth in her hand and a little blood in her mouth. For some reason, I squealed and then burst into tears...guess I was taken aback and not quite ready...but oh the wonder, the jubiliation, the conversations. So that night, she puts the tooth in an envelope, writes a little note to the "Tooth Fry" with her cute spelling, and puts it under her pillow. I am up late and just drifting off to sleep when I jolt awake and realize: I DIDN'T DO THE TOOTH EXCHANGE! So I scrounge around for a dollar and make the switch, tiptoe out of the room and go to bed. Our kids are really good sleepers. I mean, I know friends who have kids that are always getting into bed with them, waking up for drinks, waking up to get rocked, etc. We have been very blessed in this area. But for some reason, Owen wakes up from a bad dream, and Eric goes up to check on him. So he is sitting in the chair in his room with Owen (at about 3:00 a.m.) and Ella comes running in with the dollar flying overhead, as excited as can be. I slept through all of this. I love my husband.
It has been so fun to share this momentous occasion!

Secondly, Ava is really hurting with her teeth coming in. She has been such a sweetie all these months, but she is really miserable. So we will be glad when those next 2 teeth are in. She can say "doc" for dog, mama, dada, and sometimes she sounds like she's saying ELLAAAAAAA! She is quite the climber and gets around holding on to everything. (no walking yet) She seems to be growing up SO fast!!

Owie will be surprised this Friday: Eric is taking him to see Thomas the Train and ride on a train. He may pass out with excitement. It's been really chilly in the mornings, so I hope it's not too "brrry" and he says. I love all those little sayings.

Oh, and the cat lost a tooth too. Huh?????

1 comment:

  1. I love it! Congratulations, Ella! Cousin Brian & Jen love you and Owen and Ava!

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