I just wanted to write down a couple of funny things the girls have said the past couple of days and also just some things about them as a little update. I really need to be better about writing them down consistently because there are so many funny things but I always forget.
Ayden-
Ayden is still our spirited child. She is doing really well in preschool and seems to be learning a lot. She is always thinking about things and asks us questions constantly. She has such a love of learning and I really hope I can always keep that alive because it really isn't something I can totally relate with.
Ayden's favorite past time is coloring. She prints pictures off the Disney website and colors at least 20 a day. She has gotten quite good. She loves to hear scripture stories and talk about Jesus. Of course since she is 4 she is very dramatic and can turn from crying to laughing in a second. Seriously. The mood swings are insane. I can't even imagine the kind of teenager she is going to be. But it really makes life interesting. She is such a good sister to Alex though. I love how much they can play with each other now. I can see that they really are each others best friends and it is comforting for me to know that they have each other.
She said something funny this morning but it needs a little background. As I have mentioned before, Ayden is VERY competitive and if she thinks she can't do or won't win something she would rather not do it and quit than risk failing. This is a trait she got from her dad and so we have been really trying to focus on it and we told her that Terry's never quit. It can be good motivation to try and encourage her to do or finish something but this morning it kind of back fired. We were all talking and I said something that Ayden stubbornly started arguing with me. No matter what I said she would still say that I wasn't right. Finally I stopped arguing with her and Brad said, in response to her stubborn stance, "oh, Ayden you sure are a Terry" and she said "yeah, because Terry's never quit!" Oops, sometimes quiting is the right thing.
Alex
Alex is such a fun little girl. She is such a girly girl and loves all things beautiful. She is really good at giving compliments and can make my day when she tells be how beautiful I am. She is also a great hugger, there is something about how she wraps her little hand around your neck that feels so good. She is still working hard on talking. Her speech therapy is going well and she has improved so much. It is really fun to watch her improve and say things we have never heard her say. Even though it is not the nicest thing, it is hilarious to me that she calls everything a little punk. That is her insult. You little punk! It is so funny to us and we have a hard time repremanding her while trying not to laugh. For a while "little punk" replaced "stupid" but now she is habitally calling people "stupid punk". Alex usually calls Brad "punk" when he's putting her to bed and Ayden has taken to comforting her daddy by telling him, "I think your a handsome punk dad". Apparently it isn't so much an insult as it is a regular Terry household term (we've never claimed to be perfect).
I call Alex my yogurt eater, bath taker. She eats at least three containers of yogurt a day and if she had her way I think she would live in the bath tub. (Maybe even a bathtub full of yogurt)
Yesterday in the car Ayden said to me "Mom I hate it when Alex acts like a baby". To which Alex replyed "I hate it when Ayden acts like the mom!" She is getting pretty sassy herself and as she is talking more and more it is kind of fun to see more of her personality (even the mean personality).
