So the Calderwoods haven't posted much lately because... well we aren't that exciting to be quite honest. But you know what, the girls say funny things each and every day, and I should really be documenting some of their cute words and phrases before I forget about them. I wish I had pictures too to show how stinkin' cute they are. Every day I marvel that these two beauties are my daughters.
So let's start with Ella: She talks like a twenty year-old. Today she told me, "Mom, for crying out loud, you need to get over it." I'm thinking... really? Where is all of this attitude coming from, and yet I'm so proud of your articulation. She tells us she does not want us to have a new home, and when we say prayers at night and pray daddy can find a new job so we can have our own home, she likes to leave that part off. She's enjoying preschool and seems to like her teachers this semester. She can be so fun and full of love, and then she has her moments that test us and remind me of all the psychology classes I've taken to date. Saturday she went with her dad to a basketball game at the church and then the two of them stopped and got donuts. He tries to make special time for her that is positive for both of them. That's something that makes me happy. Ella is an excellent big sister. She teaches Amelia games and looks out for her to make sure she's safe. I'm so proud of what a loving big sister she is. She tells me Amelia is "sort-of" her friend, and of course Amelia worships her big sister.
And speaking of Amelia: Oh my goodness she has more charm in her little finger than some kids do in their whole bodies. She loves "Dumbo" and asks to watch it all of the time. She's very observant of others' feelings and emotions and is bothered when Dumbo's mom is put in jail (who isn't, right?). She talks about it through the whole movie. She talks about everything all of the time. Half of the time I understand her, but she really means what she's saying. She calls her bike her Bikelcycle. Shaun changed her crib into a toddler bed and she is very proud to sleep there as this symbolizes passing the threshold to big girl status (except we are still working on the potty training). This morning she came in to my room and climbed up and laid by me for twenty minutes. She didn't say a word. She just put her blankie on my tummy, and then cuddled up putting her head on my stomach (she likes to use her blanket as her own personal pillow). She wakes up every morning happy and ready for the day. She is such a doll, but she's definitely two. She's into everything and can have her meltdowns. She bounces back pretty quickly though.
Shaun and I continue to make the best of the many wonderful things we do have control over. We are trying to save as much as we can in hopes to buy a home within the next six months... all depends on when Shaun gets a new job. We enjoy date nights every now and then and last Saturday enjoyed going to dinner and a movie with a couple of friends. We do that kind of thing so rarely that we really enjoyed it and appreciated it. We enjoy our time together from 8pm till we pass out (usually 10 or maybe even 9:30). I feel like our life is one continual tag team of naps, laundry, work, cooking and cleaning. We are tired, but we are happy. Shaun has a wonderful looking resume thanks to a good friend at church who took time to help him. He is sending it out to whomever he can, and we pray that all things will fall into place before too long, but I continue to learn and re-learn that the Lord is at the healm. He has a plan for us, a timetable for us. We do all things that lie within our power, and then we have faith.
So that's us lately. We enjoyed the big snow storm that came through last week and left 12 inches of beautiful snow, only to see it melt away by the weekend with the gorgeous spring like weather. It was perfect. One big storm and now bring on Spring! More to come as we prepare for Easter Egg hunts and warmer weather. I know I'm ready.
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