So much to write about!

It'll take me a week to catch up on all the fun and funny things the kids have been doing lately, but I at least want to highlight some of the things from this last week. And I promise that when I take some time off from work next week I'll write more about our ski trip and other stuff!

First of all, Texas weather is insane! We went to church on Sunday with no jackets as it was a beautiful day. This morning (TUESDAY!!), we woke up to a couple inches of snow on our lawn! Owen had a blast this morning playing in it. I told him to look outside so he ran over to the window and said "I want to touch it!" so he ran to get his dad and then stopped dead in his tracks and said "Wait! Where are my snow boots??". It was soooo cute. We found them and got him all bundled up so he could play in the snow. We got pictures and video, so we'll post them. I know I always say that, but sometimes we really do it... I have no control over that. :)

Other funny things:
1- The other day Owen offerred Dadda a Dora cookie and Dadda said he didn't want it because he didn't want any sugar and Owen responded: "Well, how about a diet cookie?" Ha! It was hilarious! He comes up with the funniest things. :)
2- Owen likes to remind everyone lately that "Momma always forgets".... it's true... and he likes to remind me regularly. :) The other day Dadda asked Owen where his napkin was while he was eating his dinner and his response was "Momma forgot to give me one. Momma always forgets."
3- Owen watches out for Ella and lately when she gets in trouble for something he often says "Momma, Ella doesnt understand."
4- One of my favorite phrases of his lately goes something like this: "I want that milk like what Dadda is having". ;) He uses language so well and it's so much fun to have conversations with him.
5- Ella is such an Ape! She mocks everything everyone does now. When we sing songs in the car, she knows motions to most of the ones we sing regularly (regularly meaning EVERY time we're in the car!). If I make a funny face, she'll try to do the same thing.
6- Ella is learning so much and is getting very proficient at sign language! She's very good at telling us "all done" and "more" and "eat". She's also saying a few words like "momma", "dadda", "mo" (more), "uh oh", "wessat?" (where's it at? - along with adorable expressions and a shoulder shrug with her hands up to accompany).
7- I dont remember if I mentioned yet that we discovered a couple months back that Ella is allergic to cow milk. We've had her on goat milk for a while now and she's doing much better with it. She breaks out and gets really fussy when she has cow milk ("regular milk" according to Owen). The doctor is referring her to get allergy testing so hopefully we'll be able to work around any other allergies more easily! She has very sensitive skin, so she's always got eczema and rash on lots of her body, so it'll be nice to find out if there's some other allergy that's causing that. Can't wait!

There's so much more, but I need to do a little work now, but I'll add more later. Check back later!