An update on the girls.

-Both of my girls are growing. Elisabeth has an unstoppable appetite and has out grown most of her wardrobe. Her feet are now in a child's size 3, which is just 2 sizes away from needing to shop in the women's shoe section. Julia is in a 4T now and they fit her perfectly. I need to make sure the bucket of 5T clothes is ready in the wings for when she sprouts into them. Also, Julia's been asking for naps again, which she rarely does anymore, but usually occurs during a growth time.

-Elisabeth is going to have a ginormous summer vacation this year. School ends on May 27th here but doesn't start until August 22nd in Texas. If we were still living here, she'd start school on August 3rd. That's a good 2.5 weeks of extra vacation. She's very excited, mainly because she knows that means it's extra time she'll get to hop in the car with me and explore San Antonio.
-While Ethan and Owen were visiting us last week, it occurred to me that Ethan will remember Colorado more than Julia will. That made me very sad. She's so little and she'll have barely turned 3 by the time we move to Texas. She won't remember our house or her room or the library we go to weekly or the Y or anything. Thank goodness I take so many pictures so she can at least see the things she loved to see and do and where we lived when she was ages 1-3.
-Let's have an Elisa-update. Currently, Elisabeth's favorite color is orange. She is reading chapter books left and right (so proud!!). We're reading the 3rd Harry Potter together and she loves it! I'm going to go ahead and read the whole series with her and then get her her own addition of the series so she can read them whenever she wants. She is thinking about being a music teacher or an art teacher when she grows up. She's pretty certain she wants to live in Illinois as a grown up (probably in Chicago). She still brainstorms ways to save the planet, still dances like no one's watching, still sleeps with her Doodle Bear every night. She and Evan still have their Star Wars: The Clone Wars dates on Friday nights (complete with popcorn and soda). She's been better about keeping her room clean and has really started to improve her "dealing with Julia" tactics. She is a clothes and shoes fanatic and has developed her own unique, cute style. Elisabeth is growing up and some days that is fabulous and some days I try to rewind it all to see the progression all over again.
-And then there's Julia...Julia's favorite color is pink. She has imaginary friends and is playing more and more out of my sight. Julia likes paint and markers and chalk and feels that any surface is an art outlet (including her face). Julia is funny. She has a natural ability to know what will get a laugh. She's definitely our comedian. Julia likes to read, loves her Pink Baby and considers Roosevelt her bff. Julia is wearing underwear now and is quite proud of herself. Julia is getting better about talking to people the first time she meets them, but we've still got a long way to go. Julia's almost physically outgrown her crib and we're talking about getting her a big girl bed (sob!). Julia's pretty good at riding her tricycle and no longer needs a booster seat at the dinner table. She's like to be a Mommy when she grows up. She asks for Evan as soon as she wakes up and is beyond giddy when he walks in the door.
Well, I guess I'll keep both of them. For a while at least.