Grace turned nine on Saturday! She is kind, generous, compassionate, and tender-hearted. She is SO musical. She is starting to make lists like a champ, though sometimes the list content makes me take deep breaths. She still wants to adopt babies from Haiti rather than have her own (because she found out that hurts). Camp Lakewood is quickly becoming her very favorite place to be, and she is like a completely different kid there! It’s awesome. I’m certain she will be a counselor there someday.
Wednesday Ada finally got to go to Science Central. She flitted from one exhibit to the next, loving the freedom of being the only one there to choose what we looked at. Then we took our packed lunches to a friend’s house, where she enjoyed some friend time and so did I! After that we went to work for a bit where she thoroughly enjoyed taking pictures with my phone, and then we went swimming. It was another good day.
Then Thursday. Oh, Thursday. I cleaned Grace and Eli’s bedrooms. And cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned. I came out with … Read the rest
Today was recovery from yesterday. I slept in. At 8:30 Chad brought a tired, wrapped up Ada into our bed to rest with me. We chatted a little, then I asked if she was ready to get up. She said she wanted to rest some more. Not a problem. Then she tried to talk me into breakfast in bed – my bed. Nice try.
Puzzles, Wii, cartoons, and suddenly Chad was home for lunch and we were still in our jammies. So recovery was a success! We ate lunch with him, and she said, “If you need to go to … Read the rest
I had to wake Ada up at 7 to get our day started. I gently rubbed her forehead, she looked at me and said, “Good morning, momma.” Those are the first words out of her mouth every single day. And it makes me smile every single day. She wrapped her teeny arms all the way around my neck and I asked if she was ready to go to Kyra’s house. Kyra is her dear friend from Sonrise Preschool who moved away this spring and I planned a day trip for us to go see her. She said, “Yes, after I … Read the rest
Today we dropped Grace and Eli off at Camp Lakewood for a week of playing, singing, swimming, forming new friendships, and learning more about God. So Ada is flying solo and she told Grandma and Grandpa that she will not miss Grace and Eli while they are gone. After we left camp however, she was very quiet but refused to admit that anything was wrong. I gave her my iPhone to take her mind off things for a bit, and so she didn’t have to struggle to not cry (I know my girl).
We went to Culver’s for ice cream, … Read the rest
I remember this conversation very clearly from when Ada was just three…
Me: Ada, do you want more?
Ada: silence
Me: Ada, please answer me.
Ada: I answered you with my eyes.
Me: Your eyes don’t talk.
My dad: Oh yes they do.
And they really do. She has the most expressive eyes and eyebrows I’ve ever seen. Her feelings are made known before she ever says a word, and she doesn’t need body language either. It is all on her face.
This morning she made one of those faces, her “I’ve been wronged” … Read the rest
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