Hi Rhonda,
How's it going? The time has passed so quickly since we left Vegas. I know the kids miss their grandma and grandpa. We're having fun in our new house, but still trying to unpack and get settled. Brant is doing so well. He said that he is happier than he has ever been. I went yardsaling a couple of times to get furnishings for the house. That's been fun.
Lane is in the stage where he has a bump or bruise every couple of days. He is a daredevil. He has a huge goose-egg, nasty bruise on his left side of his forehead. He almost split his lip yesterday and now has a fat lip and a bruise above his lip. He climbs on EVERYTHING. Lane is starting to say alot more words, but still prefers to grunt alot. He is a jokester, but has a bad temper. He was ticked off at me in Wal-mart the other night and started throwing a fit. I told him he was going to go to time out. He yelled at me. Wow! Then he started screaming and crying. An older lady tried to come over and cheer him up. That pissed him off more. He yelled at her and I was afraid he was going to hit her. Yes, he is my little Brant.
Porter is still easy going and happy go lucky. He loves the grass in the backyard. He's still a Momma's boy. He is so kindhearted and can get his feelings hurt easily. He will sit in the bathtub for hours--even after Madison and Lane have gotten tired of it and gotten out. Whenever Brant says something that he thinks is too rough, mean, or loud he will ask me to go and talk to Dad with him. He does a good job of expressing how Brant hurt his feelings. Brant readily apologizes. I think it's good for Brant. Porter is also my self-proclaimed "Protector." He's so cute.
Madison is ever-inquisitive and way too smart! She knows all of her ABC's by sight now. She can write her "M" and is working on the rest of her name. She loves to play the alphabet app on Brant's phone. She will wake up at the slightest noise in the morning and comes running in to see if I have left yet. She's always wanting to get in on the action. She still plays her "Little Momma" role.
We've been reading from the Book of Mormon. I bought them each their own B of M. Just a cheap one. We put scripture stickers on the pages every time we read a chapter. I was having a hard time keeping Porter's attention so I had the kids start acting out what we were reading. It's gone over really well with him. Lane loves his book and carries it around with him. Sometimes he'll bring it to me and say, "B-ooooo-k!"
Brant is enjoying the stay-at-home thing, but is a little overwhelmed by the work. Of course, he'll never admit it. He was frustrated the other day because he said he has to clean every day and thinks it will get better once we get unpacked. Ha, ha! I'm glad he is getting a true taste of it. He is trying and I can't complain about it. But let's be honest--he can't even touch what a housewife does. Well, not yet. Maybe with practice. He can't believe how the laundry piles up and came up with this novel idea to leave the kids in their pajamas for days. He figured it would cut down on the laundry. I nixed that idea fast. He has made a sincere attempt to fix meals. He also gets the twins to practice their letters every day.
I signed up for college classes and am going to take a couple in the Summer. I think I am going to try to finish a degree in accounting. I'm not trying to get it done quickly, I just want to dabble in it so that I'll have more employment options in the future. I have also been selling cinnamon rolls at the school. I just make about $40 a week, but we're saving that money for a vacation. I am also working with a friend to start a consulting business. Very excited about that.
We wanted to try to come over for Easter if you aren't going anywhere. Let me know. I think the kids will love it!
Love and miss you,
Liz
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