Family Week

I haven't been posting much because there is really so much going on, but yet so much of it isn't lending itself into a coherent "look what so and so did today" kind of post. Weeks with family can be like that. The moments are so different that exciting items happen all the time. Except, I don't have time to write about those moments.

Finwe has figured out words, real ones. These are words that all of us hear--like hat, Dada, Mama, ball, ACK, and maybe even tiger. My family has that effect on children. Inwe said her first word when Mom looked after her for a full day. Larien learns new words all the time when she is with my extended family. Finwe is proving to be no exception.

Larien has learned to shake hands. I took the children to the high school where Mom is assistant principal. She saw someone shake hands and decided to do the same thing whenever Mom introduced her to a new person. That was well received by everyone. That same day Finwe was pronounced as a solid boy. He just keeps getting larger and larger. Most people can't believe that he is just 13 months of age.

Inwe is doing well here. She's old enough to enjoy the change of scenery. I think she likes having my sister around to be the primary care giver. It's not like my sister has a choice. The girls would shun me as mom and run to her no matter what. Both of them love the different attention Maverick gives them. She's stern enough but all squishy aunt at the same time. They do love her.

The last cute item has been Larien calling my sister by her full name. I call my sister Maverick. The girls call her Aunt Mavie. One day Larien said, "Will you come here please, Aunt Maverick?" We all stopped what we were doing and listened again. Yep, she said it again. She doesn't do it all the time. She says it so sweetly.

I'm sure I've missed something. I always do. This week has been full.