September,
2008
So,
not quite yearly updates is the rule. Hmm…
what’s new… uh… well… OH YEAH, MAYA!!
Maya
is 13 and ½ months old (last update
was about 4 months ago). She’s been
walking since 10 months, now running, climbing, kicking, throwing, scribbling,
etc., etc. She loves dancing with big sister. She understands most everything we say
(including “sit for timeout”). Her
vocabulary is exploding (yes, NO, down, up, duck, bubble, Tete…). Talents include keeping most food on her
plate, spill-free drinking, animal noises (lion, dog, duck, wolf, gorilla, elephant
and more). She gives great kisses and
hugs and tonight she started blowing kisses.
Elanor
is climbing and sometimes scaring her parents (she gets higher than we can
reach). She knows her alphabet fully
and reading some 3 and 4 letter words.
She can write a few letters, numbers and shapes. She counts into the 30s in English and teens
in Arabic, French and Spanish. Hobbies
include music, ballet (pirouettes
and arabesque are her specialities), and crazy dancing.
We
traveled mostly with family (Cleveland, Kansas City, Orlando, Chicago, Michigan). Disney and Sea World were surprisingly great
with toddlers. We did make it to the Rose Family Reunion this year
which was awesome.
Eyad
is having fun at work. Busy but
good. Emily has her hands full as a
full time mom. She finds a way to keep
the girls active (dance, music, library story time, playgroups) and still cook
good food and train for a 5K run. Amazing
woman. Eyad is living a fairytale with
such a wonderful woman and two great children.
We’re still debating the possibility of a 3rd little munchkin.
Ellie’s
Birthday / Christmas, 2007: Everybody made it this year including Amo Bob, Aunt
Heather and her boyfriend, Uncle Jaime.
Elanor blew out her candles on the first try.
Maya’s
1 year birthday was great. She got a
giant teddy bear to match the one Grandma Lanoue had made for Ellie.
As
we get older, lazier and make more kids these updates get shorter and shorter! Until next year…