I Danced with Cinder-Emory

Micah's rendition of, "I Danced with Cinderella," and Emory trying to sing a litle too.

Three Sweet Girls

These girls...so silly, so full of life. I can't imagine my life without them. Trinity is well into 2nd grade, reading anything she can sound out. She read the title of my book Have a New Kid by Friday and burst into tears. She was personally offended that I would read such a book, then said, "In your book, does it tell the parents to only let your children have a tiny bit of fun per week?" Poor girl, she worries way too much...too much like me. Micah has toned down her car screaming quite a bit but continues to keep us hopping with her newest antics. In the past week, only a few things were affected by her artistic ability. She pink crayoned the dark green couch, markered the bottom of her feet purple, penned the kitchen table, green permanent markered her new art table (hey, what's an art table for?), and painted the front of the house with purple and yellow paint. I am sure there are more, but I forget at the moment. Emory is the lovey of the world. She loves to be held while she sucks her thumb. She has started making kiss sounds. She took two steps last night and is on the road to being more mobile than I am ready for. If I am not pulling paper out of her mouth, I am moving her away from the grip of her sister and her unfailing desire to squish her. Poor Emory. We will be very excited if she makes it unscathed over the next few years...God bless my girls.

Micah on Guard

This is a picture of Micah guarding the cokes at a recent event we hosted in Mexico. Sometimes, people steal the cokes, so we put Micah on guard. With a face like that, who would steal? She is so funny. She has butterfly wings on (not sure if you can tell in the photo) and she wouldn't take them off. Micah is the silly one...She is either dramatically throwing a fit on the floor or stealing from the pantry. I have had to put locks on the pantry and the fridge. I recently read Have a New Kid by Friday. What did I learn? I don't want a new kid...I love my Micah.

Trinty and Flat Ellie

Trinity is growing so fast. She loves to play her Nintendo DS and play Littlest Pet Shop. Reading is one of her favorite things; though she still prefers books with big pictures over chapter books. Here, she is shown with two little friends in Mexico. She is holding "Flat Ellie." Flat Ellie is a drawing her cousin made of herself who is to go on adventures with Trinity. In the Spring we will report on where Flat Ellie has been. So far, she has been on the dash of the van--a lot. Anyway, look how big Trinity is. So beautiful, compassionate, and smart...and 7 going on 17.

Baby Emory

Emory's Stats:

9 1/2 months old
15 1/2 lbs
Sits, Crawls, and stands alone
really wants to walk
1 lonely tooth
says:
"Bye Bye", "DaDa", "ThiThi" (for sissy), "yay" (on occasion)
waves
claps to pattycake
has taken 1 step
beautiful

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Notes from Trinity's Birthday

Name: Trinity Laurel Burton
Age: 7 years old
Favorite thing to do: horseback riding
Favorite thing about today: eating cupcakes
When I grow up I would like to be a person who takes care of hamsters.
Quote of the day: “Ok, Mommy, now that I turned 7, I would like to go ahead and be 9.”
Mom’s response: NONE
I love: dancing and dressing up, playing with baby animals, having friends over, eating ice cream.

Name: Micah Emberlyn Burton
Age: 2 ½
Favorite thing to do: eat bollibops
Favorite thing about today: singing Happy Birthday to Trinity in Spanish
When my mom was not looking today, I colored on her sheets.
Quote of the day: “Mommy, where are all de wittle ders?”
Translation: “Where are the little girls?”
Mom’s response: “They are here, at my house. How many more do you want?”
I love: eating cookies, especially chocolate, playing with play dough, painting, and reading stories.



Name: Emory Morning Burton
Age: 7 months, 3 weeks
Favorite thing to do: eat paper
Favorite thing about today: holding on to the couch standing up
When my mom was getting the pen away from Micah today I tried to eat some plastic.
I love: holding crackers, milk in the moonlight, long walks in my mom’s sling.
One day I would like to: walk like my big sisters and run and play with them.