"Mommy, I can fix your heart"

Tonight I responded to something by saying "that broke my heart".  The thing that happened wasn't that big and I was calm in saying it but it still had a profound impact on Elia and she said, "Mommy, I can fix your heart" and I said "you can, how are you going to fix my heart?"  I knelt down beside her and she knelt down in front of me and touched my chest/belly in four different spots and scooted back and said "Look, I fixed your heart" and I looked down at my chest/belly and she said "see, I made a church" and I realized the four points she made were a cross and I said "oh, you made a cross, thank you."

Precious beyond words!  :)

Elia's Sweet Little Somethings

Here are some super cute and unique things Elia is saying these days:

If she doesn't like something (food, a toy, a show) she says:  "I can't like it."

If she doesn't know the name of something or the answer to something she says "I can't know it."

She says "actually" a lot.  ie, Me: "Do you need to go potty" E: "nope, actually, yes"

"I love you TOO much."  I think she may have picked this one up from Noah, but he doesn't say it nearly as often.

She really likes dinosaurs and LOVES pirates.  She has been calling me "Captain Mody" and she will be "Captain Hook".  She is asking for a big pirate ship for Christmas.  :)

She usually does not pronounce the letter "s" at the beginning of words, making them into all new words:  Snow is no, sticker is gicker, stuck is guck (hey, Liliana used to say this one, awe!).

She is so so FUN!!!  We LOVE you chicky!!!  :)

"A, B, C, D.....O, M, G"......"wait!?"

I am a dork, yes, this is completely true.  hehe!  See, I just wrote "hehe" in my blog.  Well, lately for some crazy reason I have been saying "OMG" (for oh-my-goodness).  I think Liliana has said it some and I totally caught on to an extreme!  Donnie is now rebuking me and I have caught Liliana shaking her head in utter embarrassment.  LOL!  :)

Well, Elia has yet to sing the alphabet out loud and we asked her to do so at dinner tonight and here is how it went....

"A, B, C.....nod nod nod nod......O, M, G"

All I have to say is OMG!!!  LOL!

Grandma - me

Today Liliana referred to me as "Grandma" to her Our Generation doll named Lily Anna. I said "no, I am not ready to be called Grandma yet!" And she got excited and said "my kids are gonna love you like CRAZY, I am serious they are gonna just ADORE you!....." 

Awe!!!!!  This sweet Girl!!! 

Proverbs 31 Experienced

Blessed

 

A couple of weeks ago when we were in Pennsylvania Liliana woke me with a huge embrace and with this declaration:  "Mommy, you are SO gorgeous!  You are the most gorgeous woman I know and I have known lots of women's."  She went on and on.  I was blown away by such heartfelt words to come out of our daughter's mouth before my eyes were even open to face the day.

 

One week later, Liliana gives me the Fancy Nancy Spa Treatment, where I catch her looking upon my face with a quiet awe and love for me that I will never forget.

 

Noah has always said "Mommy, I want you, I love you more than anything", sometimes twenty times in one day.

 

Two days ago, as Elia was headed to the bathroom, she says to me "You're my favorite girl in the galaxy".  At first I thought she said I was "grouchy" but she said "NO" and kept saying the "g" word and I said, "did you say galaxy?" and she said with a relieved sigh "Yes, you're my favorite girl in the GALAXY!"

 

As I pondered this amazing love bestowed upon me as "Mommy", Proverbs 31:28 came to my mind and heart: 

 

 "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:"

 

I am blessed beyond measure and honored beyond expression to be Liliana, Noah and Elia's Mommy.  And I must add Courtney too, as she has bestowed countless blessings upon me in her love towards me through words and texts, that I have saved.

 

Thank you, Lord, for the incredible gift of Motherhood.

Project 365 Week 35

Monday, September 2nd

No school. Labor day.  Liliana used her own money to buy a new doll named Lily Anna.  :)

 Tuesday, September 3rd

Liliana brought Lily Anna to school to show her friends and teacher for show and tell.

Project 365 Week 34

Tuesday, August 27th

Last day of summer break and the kids are...scrubbing the kitchen floor, table and chairs!  hehe!  Love these little hard workers!  :)  They have fun sudsing up the place!

 Wednesday, August 28th

First Day of School!!!

Noah's first day of Kindergarten with Mrs. Then and Liliana's first day of Second Grade with Mr. Bradbury!

Time to wake up!!!

Elia and I went to the Library and this is one of the books we found...CUTE...Donnie says I am a sloth cuz I like to move through life at a cozy pace!

Friday, August 30th

Our Annual Keenager Penn-Dutch trip!

Here we are in front of the Sight and Sound Theater

This is the Moses statue promoting next years show.

 This year's show:

 Tired after the day of travels and the show, Elia fell asleep in the bus on the way to the hotel.

 Saturday, August 31st

Beautiful!!!

 In a shop.

 Should have bought this adorable hat!!!  Next year I will!  :)

 Cutest Chess pieces EVER!!!

 Tour of a model Amish home:

 Ready for bed...with sunglasses, a paci and new stuffed animals!

Project 365ish Week 33

Fun Summer day with the Christophel kids and Ms. Kim at Forest Park Zoo.

Saturday, August 24th

Christophel Family Birthday party!

They had a corn maze in their back field.

Project 365 Week 32

Sunday, August 11th

Each kid brought a baby doll out to play today. Noah is holding the baby boy he got for Elia's first birthday; the girls each got a girl little baby doll.  Look at those muscles!!!

Noah mashed up some banana to feed his baby boy.

Tuesday, August 13th

Elia tucked her baby doll in...under the rug!?  ;)  See my feet in the photo.

Wednesday, August 14th

My friend Kim and I bought Living Social coupons to Sturbridge Village and kids are free this month so we had a long fun day there today!!!

Pretend glasses! 

 Games from in the 1800's school yard.

 Kids watching the shoemaker.

 More school yard games.

 The potter asked Liliana to help him make the ridges on the pot then he went out back and gave her a finished one!  Such a special moment!  :)

 Elia was trying to hold Timmy's hand...he did for about two seconds.  Look at his sweet face...

 Liliana got to pet a calf and loved it!!  He was so soft!

 Elia...haha!  :)

 Liliana wanted to touch the horses so badly but a photo was a close as we were allowed to get.  :)

 A kind of well I had never seen before.  Cool!

Saturday, August 16th

Sweet sisters