Strong baby

Gemma is strong. Her favorite thing to do in the bathroom is to brace one arm on the tub and the other on the toilet in order to swing her legs so her toes are even with her belly button.

Hurdles

I went out for my first run since Thanksgiving last weekend. It was a great day for a run and from inside our house it appeared that the sidewalks were clear.

The sidewalks were clear where they had been shoveled. However, most people appear to have shoveled the driveway and not the sidewalks. So l, I got to run a few steps and then hurdle small snow banks for almost 3 miles.

A sick day

William: mom? You know what would make me feel better?*
Mom: what sweetie?**
William: I just want to read some books. I just want to read some books with my sisters.
Mom: ok. We can do that. Just maybe don't kiss them. Or cough on them.
William: ok.









*William woke up feeling a little rough last Saturday. He had a low fever and didn't feel like eating. He stuck to the couch and that was it. He woke up back to his normal self the next morning.

**I'll admit to cringing here. His requests included the following: a cold, but not cold ice pack to cool him off. A "nest" of blankets on the couch arranged to keep him warm in a circle. breakfast to fill him up but nothing that tasted funny. Something to drink with ice that wasn't cold. Good books to read that weren't his favorite.

Tacos for dinner

We had tacos for dinner on Friday night. Gemma has been super picky lately and isn't eating much at all (I suspect her 2 year molars are coming in based on the lack of eating and the constant chewing on her fingers.

She didn't eat any of her taco. She pulled it apart and made a huge mess out of it, but she didn't really eat it.
As soon as put a little bit of sour cream on Amelia's plate, Gemma started squawking. She needed sour cream too. I dolloped a scoop on her tray so I could eat myself.

The next time I looked over, Gemma's hands were covered with the sour cream and she was rubbing her hands together as if she had lotion on them.

Gemma jumps!

I adore when kids this age try to jump, believe they are jumping, yet their feet haven't left the ground. Hilarious.

Gemma dances

And I try to cover all pointy corners nearby while taking video.

The biggest Hug

William was supposed to go back to school on Monday (January 6). with the weather, we got delayed and he didn't actually go back until Friday (Jan. 10). His last day of school was Thursday, December 19th. This means he has been off of school and our family has been together for a solid 3 weeks.

After William got off the bus our whole family was in the living room. John and I were discussing plans for dinner, the evening, etc. William was trying to convince Amelia to help him do his chores (put away his backpack, lunchbox, shoes, etc).

Gemma looked around at the loud chaos and had a huge smile on her face. All at once, she took off at a run and threw herself at William. She wrapped her arms tightly around his midsection and tipped her head back so she could gaze up at him.

William had a huge smile on his face too. "I guess she missed me...." he said.

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