Andrew latched onto one of the balloons that had begun to shrink and enjoyed shaking it around like the girls to hear the clinking of change. Ellie tried sitting on her balloon to pop it, but that only caused it to become misshaped so we got out a pin. Lila was still too nervous to pop the balloons. They enjoyed the jokes and gathering their coin treasures. Here's a few for your enjoyment:
Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest?
A: An Investigator
Q: Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
A: Because she will Let It Go.
We then watched the King Julien count down on Netlix and popped the poppers. Bless Lila who was worried about the mess they would make and asked if they should do it outside--I told her it was too cold outside and we could vacuum afterwards (honestly they didn't make that big of a mess and it was very festive).
Another note to remember from the end of the year is that Andrew has started folding his arms during prayers. It isn't something we have consciously taught him yet, but I saw once that he looked around and saw us all doing that and so he folded his arms. I used this to talk to the girls about the power of examples and how wonderful it is that Andrew can see us praying and wants to be like us. Well the kids are in bed. Steve and I started a movie, but decided we are both to tuckered out to finish it--maybe tomorrow. Tonight we will sleep for the rest of 2014. Happy New Year!
