Life Together: November 2016

Here is our little update from the past 6ish weeks of our lives. The biggest development at our house is that Lydia is potty trained! She caught on quite quickly, and now we go everywhere in "big girl panties"...to the grocery store, to Bible study, to church, etc. Another big accomplishment for Lydia is that she is sitting with us in church. Both of our girls are "nursery girls" and love playing with all the toys and other kids during church. Recently Lydia seemed to be enjoying sit-down activities more at home, and is even content with a pen and paper. So we decided to give church a try, and it has been going really well. Clara did not seem to mind Lydia's absence in the nursery, so that's a plus too :)

At 2 years and 4 months Lydia has turned into quite the little helper around the house. She bring me things I need and delivers laundry to the right rooms (ok...just socks and underwear, because nothing else would stay folded if she delivered it). Washing dishes and helping me bake/cook are also things that she enjoys participating in, especially if the recipe calls for chocolate chips or M&M's :)

At 13 months Clara is cruising around pushing her little walker, but she is not walking on her own yet. She continues to have a very sweet and tender personality, especially when we must speak firmly to her or enforce any sort of discipline. She loves bath time, snuggles, music, books and chasing Lydia around the house. Some of her favorite foods are bananas and pasta, but she is not a fan of any sort of meat.

In October Dan and I enjoyed going to an all-day Adoption Conference in Des Moines. This was a great learning experience for us, and it was very encouraging to us as we look forward to this adventure in the upcoming years. More on this to come :) We look forward to sharing our journey with you and talking to each of you in person about our plan to adopt.