New Year

As we start a new year today, I keep thinking about everything that we have been through this year. I think about Elle starting kindergarten and how much she has learned so far. She is reading and loving writing letters to everyone. She has so much fun with anything and everything and I just love that she has that kind of passion for so many things. She makes me laugh all day everyday with her hick Tyler accent and the way she talks to Easton and calls him "baby" all the time. She is so nurturing and we are still amazed that she continues to be so sweet to her baby brother despite turning 5 and him being into everything...She has begun asking lots of questions about Jesus and why she can't be baptized yet--I know that she truly believes everything that she is supposed to believe, but she doesn't really get the magnitude of all of it quite yet--that is so exciting to watch!!!
And then there is Easton, he has started to talk so much more--because of course we were worried about him as compared to his sister that was able to speak in sentences at such an early age--which now we are not so impressed with! tee hee But, it is so awesome to watch him learn new words and to put sentences together now in order to communicate his wants and needs. He is starting speech therapy soon, because he says a lot of sounds wrong, but they are at least there now. He is so coordinated motorwise though--he can run and jump and climb--it is amazing! And, he always has a smile on his face--well, I say always...he does know how to throw a fit--but seriously, most of the time, he is a happy little boy.
Then Jason and I have really figured out ways to work around my adding another day at work and we have enjoyed our new Bible study this year in our Sunday school class. We have enjoyed getting to spend time together in the evenings and the Wii actually ended up not to be "of the devil"...