Ben is heavily into lego. He impressed us with his ability to focus so deeply on a set that he will spend 2 hours putting it together, only to take it all apart again and redo it! He got quite a few sets for Christmas and has been working away at those. He is such a sweet and kind boy. Always ready to help out and he is such a good brother. We have been reading different novels at night before bed and it is a time that I have looked forward to for a very long time! I love being able to pass on some of my favorite children's novels to him. He is such a handsome kid with a quick sense of humor and we are super proud of this guy!
Jacob got to see a zoo presentation recently with some exotic animals that fueled his already budding love of all creatures on four legs...or 2...or under a shell....or with no legs at all... He loves snakes and cats and dogs the most. He walks around "spot" on his pretend leash and when he is angry at one of us he yells "I am going to tell Spot to bite you!" and upon his apology "Spot wouldn't really bite"... he asks everyday when he can get a dog...and I tell him the minute he has his own house as a grown up man he can fill it with animals! Until then... an invisible zoo will have to suffice. This kid is the definition of cute. Everything he does is just...cute. You can't help but want to squeeze him as soon as he walks into the room. He loves to snuggle and remains a fan of Little Critter books and still loves his "baby".
Ella is...almost 2. In every way. She is feisty and loud and bossy and hilarious. She LOVES Barney the purple dinosaur and cheers and dances when she hears the intro music. She has also discovered Sharon Lois and Bram from retro You Tube videos and adores them! She is our most picky eater and some days I don't understand how she possibly eats enough to sustain her into the next but she has non stop energy. She is a little pip squeek with a big personality. She loves all things "girl" and has definite ideas about what she will and will not wear. Ella loves her babies and her new tea set. It is adorable watching her play like such a little...girl. We are all so crazy about her! She keeps us laughing, in kisses and on our toes.
***And there are more photo's of her because I was a better blogger when the boys were toddlers and much more photos were taken of them! Plus she has cuter outfits....
