The twins are three years old.
Three years ago, almost to the day, we were bringing our tiny babies home from the NICU. Three years from now, we will be sending our girls off to first grade.
It’s amazing to think that they’ve grown up so much, and yet I haven’t aged. It’s a miracle!
All about Ellie at Three
Elliana, the oldest by four minutes, is a very sweet, very engaged little girl. She knows all of her letters and has even started writing some of them. She has lovely little conversations with me and makes sure we don’t forget to pray before meals and bed time.
Her curly red hair shows no signs of fading away. Despite all of the stereotypes about redheads, Ellie’s most “redhead” trait is her fierce desire to stick to a plan.
She is a sensitive soul and has taken to saying, “You’re breaking my heart!” whenever her sister is gruff with her or we tell her she can’t do something. She loves broccoli and pasta and meat. She can take or leave dessert (more often leaving it). She loves to “snuggle in” and watch a favorite show or read a favorite book. She has seen frozen approximately three times and is trying desperately to sing along with the songs.
All about Carrie at Three
Carrigan is my little sparkler. She has this shimmer in her eyes when she’s about to do something hilarious-or-dramatic-or inappropriate. Her creativity is astounding. Everything she touches can become something magical in her imagination; even dinner. This has lead to quite a few discussions about how inappropriate it is to play with food and that fingers dipped in peanut butter are NOT dinosaurs (Rawrrrr!!). But it has also lead to some very delightful discussions about imaginary scenarios.
She has developed a particular fascination with dinosaurs and tells me her favorite is the brachiosaurus. She plays well by herself, but loves to drag her sister into an involved session of Paw Patrol. Her creative playtime is enthusiastic and vocal – it’s hard to hear oneself think while she’s growling like a dinosaur or hollering “Ryder! Come quick! We have an emergency at the beach!”
Carrie is a little social butterfly. She loves to introduce her family and friends to new people. We had pizza delivered the other day and she proudly told the pizza, “This is my friend my Mom and this is my friend my sister Ellie and I’m Carrie!” The pizza delivery guy was somewhat amused, but being a teenager, he wasn’t really sure how to respond. It was adorable!
We celebrated the girls’ birthdays with a few small family gatherings with Frank’s family and my family, but for the first time we had a very low-key shindig at the Park District for the twins and a few of their friends. They played on a tot gym, enjoyed some cake and colored.
The simple pleasures!
Happy 3rd Birthday Girls!
