A new year, old resolutions. Here I am again wanting to record every week the little people in my life. We found ourselves at the “big” park on New Years day. Joe watching the kids and me taking pictures and watching him. It marked 9 years from when he asked me out the third time. Life is magical in the monotony and I can’t imagine a better person to be spending my time with. 
J is getting more adventurous and is not quite as cautious. He love the tall slide and kept asking me to take his picture as he came down. This week was hard to get back into routines. We were unintentionally off Math and English for almost 6 weeks due to sickness, holidays, family in town, etc. His first lesson back, he got tired and just enviously watched E playing. On Sunday, he told us the whole story of Paul and Barnabas healing a lame man. It is exciting to watch him enjoy learning the Bible. 
E, decided he wanted to ride a pedal bike and it took Joe and him a very long time to get to the park. He is full of life and sometimes that can come out in emotional outbreaks, where we can’t understand him. He loves his sister dearly and will go to her anytime she is crying and try to cheer her up. He loves people so much that sometime he wakes Josias up in the morning just to have his company. 
Joy, you are so precious. You love being held, eating Babybel cheese, cuddling, getting dressed and putting on shoes. You love shoes and sometimes wear them at night over your footed sleeper! You have a habit lately of waking up around 5, nursing and then cooing at me and walking out of your room to my room. You then cuddle with daddy and I before daddy returns you to your room. 
Joe and Evie Together at Last