I could feel Isabella next to me in bed, the little moves, the little moans, cries...I knew...Bry at one point brought out the 'Dad Voice' and said, "No more messing around or you're going back to your own bed". But I knew she wasn't messing around and sure enough by 6:45 this morning her little body was on fire with fever. So down to the family room we went and made a bed on the couch for her and put on her favorite cartoons. When I asked what hurt, Isabella told me, "Everything...my body is broken"...sad:(
The day went off and on...when the fever was raging, Isabella was very quiet and snuggled into my lap. When it broke, she suddenly snapped back to her normal self. So the day ended up being a little 'quieter' than normal in our party household...however, I think Veronica made up for it by being extra LOUD today...ha ha:)
So here's some highlights from our Turkey Day:)
*What's a Thanksgiving Day Parade without a little candy???? Our children will never be able to accuse us of not being any fun! We set the girls up in our bedroom to watch the parade on tv so we could get to some cooking. Bryan grabbed our bottomless bowl of Halloween candy and from the doorway, threw candy at the kids onto the bed, as if they were at a 'real' parade getting candy thrown at them. Isabella later told Grandma and Papa that the tv threw candy at them:)
*Turkey Dinner is a family affair!!! The girls both made their contributions in the kitchen! They were great green bean casserole helpers, assisting with putting the ingredients together. Isabella also made her own creation which consisted of apples, celery, salt, and pepper...yummy! Also of note, Isabella told us while helping that "I already did this before when I was at High School Musical, when I lived with a different family, so I already know how to do this"...hmmm, interesting.
*VERONICA...V was particularly animated and spunky today...even more than usual if that is possible:) From showing us how she has learned to muff Isabella's Care Bear blankie to inhaling cranberries and lefse, she was a hoot!!!! Our Thanksgiving feast fell over naptime, so this made things interesting...Veronica would get in a mood throughout parts of the meal and she would puff out her Angelina Jolie lips and give us 'the eyes' - a look worthy of a 13 year old and than march downstairs with quite the spunk in her step proclaiming, "I going to watch Pocahontas" (her new obcession - she LOVES Pocahontas!). She was also particulary precious as she made her contribution to the meal time prayer, which was said all in whispers and began as it always does with "God is great", but I'm not usually able to decipher anything after that. But her eyes are sparkling, checking everyone out to see if they are listening to her prayer, and her little hands are clasped tight...it's pretty cute! We also got a big kick out of watching her skirt fall off throughout the day...these girls, they just do not have the bellies required to keep their clothes up!!!
*Isabella snuggles for Mommy...for whatever reason, I was the chosen one today when Isabella's fever would come on. She wanted to snuggle only Momma...this felt great. Lately Isabella and I seem to have a relationship that resembles that of a mother and a teenager:) She's been much more receptive to Daddy and I've respected that. It felt great to be needed today and to sing her the 'Papa had a baby' song and to stroke her hair, my heart almost breaking looking at the glazed over eyes that were so lifeless. What a beautiful girl, I love her soooooo much...even when she doesn't love me so much and tells me she is going to live with a different family (to which I told her that I would get the phone book out and start looking for a new family for her - how very adult of me...ah parenting, aren't these babies supposed to come out of the womb with an instruction book attached???? Ha ha ha!).
*Playing Elephun with Papa!!! But Papa kept trying to cheat by putting his net over the elephant's trunk! Isabella let him have it on that one:)
*Platters...this sounds silly, I know! The first year we were married, right before T-day, I saw these glass platters with a leaf design at Macy's that I just loved. I tried to resist, but the night before Thanksgiving, I dashed out to get them and every year we have hosted we use them. Whenever I pull them out, I'm filled with such nostalgia of our first Thanksgiving as a married couple and I hope that 50 years from now, I'll be pulling them out to use again and reflecting on how thankful I am for such a wonderful husband and fulfilling marriage.
*Daddy...WOW!!! Daddy effortlessly puts together the Thanksgiving meal pretty much on his own every year with a happy heart and without making me feel bad about my lack of skill in the kitchen. I make the pickle roll-ups, set the table (with our wedding china this year - what good memories - I love that china), run to the grocery store to get the forgotten onion, and dress the girls. Thanks DADDY!!! You are a wonder and the best part is that you do it with such happiness and joy, sharing the process with the girls, and appreciating what little contribution I can give!
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