What about the children?

There is so much laughter in our house everyday. Judah thinks he's a comedian which is hilarious but also means lots of scolding because he doesn't know when to stop. He is very independent and bossy which also gets him in trouble! Yesterday morning he woke up at 4:30 and got in our bed and had the nerve to tell me to scoot over. He also likes to debate things he thinks he knows. He has a ninja turtle toy that he insists in a man with a backpack no matter how many times we point out it's a shell. When you ask him to do something he doesn't want to do he'll close his eyes and say "I sleep." I don't know where he gets this smart mouth from, certainly not me. At 2.5 he is working on his conversation skills and is beginning to speak in intelligible paragraphs and not just random sentences. There are times when he tells me an entire story and not one word is in a language known on Earth. He loves his baby sister and always reminds us that he's the big brother. I want to put him in school part time, but it's not in the budget right now. He knows his alphabet and how to count, but will not do it correctly if you ask him to. When I ask him to count to 5 I normally get "1, 2, 8, 13, 92" or something equally ridiculous. I
 

My sweet baby girl likes to smile and coo at us. She's much more vocal and expressive than Judah was at that age. MrC is in awe every single day. She is a great sleeper at night thank the Lord!  She was born on MrC's deceased brothers birthday and I think he hand picked her in heaven to send to us. I feel like a very blessed momma!