Sunday--Home With the Girls

Tyler took Matthew and Blair to church with him today, while I stayed with the girls.  We had a good time playing and eating.  Evie was in heaven to have much of my time as I just played with her.  Natalie was a little sad she could not go to church.  We played UNO, Flippin Frogs, Blocks, played in boxes and baskets, and read from The Friend Magazine (Natalie's favorite).  It was fun...until I turned on the church music (Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing Primary Songs).  Natalie bursts into tears and said, "I want to go to church!"  She misses that feeling of church.  It's true there is a special feeling at church.  I know she feels it at home as we read scriptures, sing primary songs, etc.--but you really can't replace being in church.

I tried to console her, she said, "Mom I wish the doctors would let me go, can you ask them again?" 

Who knows...maybe it will be sooner than we think. 

Usually kids don't want to go to church because it's too long and boring.  I remember thinking this when I was little.  Maybe the trick is to tell them they can't go...then they will want to go ;)  Isn't that how everything works. 

MAYBE...we are closer than we think we are.  I hate to speak too soon, however, it's been almost a week since the girls' flu shots.  So far, no hospital stays, and no fevers.  I know for a fact, had they had a flu shot with their original immune systems it would have been disastrous.  Tyler mentioned that he wrote in his journal that possibly this is the first moment of evidence that things are working the way they should in a healthy immune system.  I said to him, if this be so, then it is a reason to rejoice.  I pray that our feelings are true and continuous.

Natalie was able to have her friend Grace over for a late night recently and they had a great time.  It was awesome to see Natalie interact like everyone else.  Of course Grace and Natalie are two peas in a pod, and entertaining each other is effortless.  I need to say for journal purposes that Grace has been a HUGE blessing for Natalie.  She totally understands and relates to Natalie.  They act like sisters...it's so cute.

No clinic tomorrow...we are carving pumpkins.  Tyler's favorite thing to do with the kids...and sometimes without them ;)  I have no idea what he has up his sleeve this year.  I'm sure it will look great.

Lisy
 

Our favorite toy...A Box.  These two can't hear music and not put on a tutu.  They dance to everything.  I'm so glad we have plenty of princess things and tutus.

I asked Natalie to watch Evie while I took a shower.  This is what I found.  

She had to find a basket somewhere...which means whatever is inside is now on the floor.  It was worth the shower.  It doesn't matter anyway...all things are dumped out.  My least favorite is when they tip over a garbage can for a stool and it doesn't matter whether it was full or not.  Some things we will only miss when we our children are grown and gone.

Natalie requested her favorite dinner...baked chicken legs.  Evie loves them too...and doesn't like help eating them.