4 year old Eliza & Nolia

you can both pump on the swings

and can spend hours swinging

...you like to say "fly high high in the sky like a birdie"

you very rarely go anywhere without each other

you hold hands and give each other hugs and kiss

very regularly

Nolia loves any tomato in anything

Eliza only likes orange tomatoes or cooked in food

you both wish your hair was longer

and sometimes straight

you love reading bible stories in the morning

you still sleep in the same bed at opposite ends

and you play footsie at bedtime

Eliza calls lasagna, basagna, and doesn't like it

Nolia loves lasagna-basagna

you want to be mamas when you grow up

and have 10 kids each

you share and play very well together

fights are infrequent and usually short

Eliza loves all things pink-purple

Nolia loves all things purple-pink

you really enjoy counting right now

especially our family

and think it's funny we will soon be 9 and not 8

you love skirts and dresses and tutus

and wear a size 4-5T

and size 10 shoes

Eliza is a bit pickier than Nolia with food

but you both eat a good variety of foods

you pick flowers all the time

and bring them to mama

and I love them, even if they are weeds

your favorite songs are ::

rock my soul, Jesus loves me, twinkle twinkle, panda bear, home, my sunshine

...and many many others

we sing together everynight before bed

and you both sing almost all day

you say funny little phrases like ::

okey-dokey artichokie

awesome opossum

alrighty then

you're both learning to whistle

...Nolia is more interested

you love to color and draw

and are starting to write lots of letters

when you play house you use made up names like ::

casey, katie, brilyn, ava, kayla

you love animals

and have quite a collection of stuffed animals.

the hug, kiss, have babies, nurse babies, lick

most of them have names like...

ella :: the elephant

chompy-stomp :: Ella the elephants mama

koalie :: the koala

Li-li :: the lion

puffet :: the puppy

husk-husk :: the huskey

foxy :: the fox

lambie :: the lamb

peep-peep :: the robin

lick-a-lot :: the black kitten

kiss-a-lot :: the other black kitten

kit-kit :: the baby kitten

share-a-lot :: the pink bunny

not-share-a-lot :: the other pink bunny

you talk about being twins

and how you girls weren't lonely in my belly

you pretend to be help fairies

and run around helping the rest of us

...and your animals & dolls

you both have a very vivid imagination

and spend hours every day playing made up games

you've recently started a "don't want to sit by a boy" phase

and now Ozzie is in the "don't want to sit by a girl" phase

...but you play with Ozzie a lot

you are both still very shy

even with people you see often

...sometimes you'll say "I'm just being shy"

you aren't very interested in movies

but on occasion you will sit and watch

backyardigans, curious george or dora

you know all the colors

sing the alphabet

and can count into the middle 20's

we are learning letter sounds

and you can identify 10-12 letters and their sounds

if you have the choice you will both come with mom

anywhere, anytime

you love Ariel the mermaid

and sometimes call her Orial

...we've only read the books

and what started your love for ariel was a pair of underwear with her picture

you build legos with the boys

and have become quite good at building cars, trucks & houses

you like your door open just a crack at night

and sleep with a pink-purple lava light

you beg your brothers for piggie back rides

and they happily oblige

you love picking basil, greens, peppers and cherry tomatoes

in fact you love it so much....

between you girls and Ozzie I hardly need to pick those

you have a fort in the woods with Ozzie

and will sometimes disappear into the trees

but I can always hear your giggles

you still giggle a lot

about everything and sometimes nothing

you love to help me cook

and can read the measuring cups

and measure ingredients for me

you like to bring things along with us almost everywhere we go

...animals, dolls, books, paper and crayons

you almost always go to the bathroom at the same time

which can be so difficult with only one bathroom

you like to dress alike, but not always.

You both usually talk about it and decide if you want to match

you play outside in the grass, dirt, mud & gravel

usually without shoes

Nolia loves kombucha

Eliza does not

you wear your hair in braids a lot

and do not like to have your hair brushed

...although you're getting better

if one of you gets hurt and cries

the other one usually cries too

you sometimes get yourselves confused when looking at pictures

we think you might be mirror image twins

you are pretty good about picking up your toys

...much better than your big brother Ozzie

your favorite non-imagination games are

uno, fill-er-up, zingo, legos, bingo, pattern blocks, puzzles

...i'm sure there are more, you enjoy games

your kitchen job is to clear the table

and help Vance wash the table

you like to help me fold clothes

and can fold your shirts very well

you talk about seeing the kittens we've lost in heaven

and how they are sleeping in the ground right now

and won't be sick or hurt in heaven

you baby the kittens...

singing them songs and giving them hugs and kisses

you can identify lots of different vehicles

ford, chevy or chevrolet, dodge, honda, gmc

and regularly call them out as we are driving

you give awesome hugs

and always make sure to give all of your brothers hugs before bed

you love life

love your family

love being girly

and love being you

you are amaze me everyday

perfect in every way

knit together in my womb

perfectly made by God

a blessing to our lives

Happy Birthday Girlies