It has been both interesting and entertaining to watch my children develop and interact with other people.
Izzy loves people. She likes any attention she can get and loves to smile and wave at people as long as she's within an arms length of mom. I was quite surprised a couple of weeks ago at church when I turned around to see she had walked right up to this cute elderly man, reached up to him, and sat there on his lap content with her fingers in her mouth. I went to get her and she didn't give me a second glance. She liked her new friend.
Last week we were at church again when this same man walked up to us and said, "I have to say hi to my little friend, she made my day last Sunday and I brought her something." He pulled a little wooden spoon out of his jacket pocket that he had carved and treated for her. I thought that was so sweet of him.
Now for Emily. We were at the gym this past week and from where I was running on the treadmill I could see Emily on the basketball court. I watched her as she approached a couple of boys that towered over her and looked to be about 10 years old. I noticed that they were soon playing basketball together. When we got to the car, I asked her if she had fun and she said, "Ya, those were the nicest boys I've ever met." I nonchalantly asked her why, and her enthusiastic response was, "They gave me all their money!" Knowing Emily, my reaction was, "Em, why'd you take all their money?" And her response was, "They said they didn't need it anymore." Now what really happened, God only knows.
I do have to say, she can be a very thoughtful and caring kid as well. This past week was her last week of school and I had told her awhile ago that I would take her and Izzy on a special date when school gets out and she could pick what we do. She decided on lunch at Wendy's and bowling. She has been very excited for this day and happened to be with my mom a couple of days before. She talked my mom into taking her to the store so she could buy me flowers for our special date. She surprised me with the flowers before our date and I was thrilled by how sweet and thoughtful she was.
Izzy loves people. She likes any attention she can get and loves to smile and wave at people as long as she's within an arms length of mom. I was quite surprised a couple of weeks ago at church when I turned around to see she had walked right up to this cute elderly man, reached up to him, and sat there on his lap content with her fingers in her mouth. I went to get her and she didn't give me a second glance. She liked her new friend.
Last week we were at church again when this same man walked up to us and said, "I have to say hi to my little friend, she made my day last Sunday and I brought her something." He pulled a little wooden spoon out of his jacket pocket that he had carved and treated for her. I thought that was so sweet of him.
Now for Emily. We were at the gym this past week and from where I was running on the treadmill I could see Emily on the basketball court. I watched her as she approached a couple of boys that towered over her and looked to be about 10 years old. I noticed that they were soon playing basketball together. When we got to the car, I asked her if she had fun and she said, "Ya, those were the nicest boys I've ever met." I nonchalantly asked her why, and her enthusiastic response was, "They gave me all their money!" Knowing Emily, my reaction was, "Em, why'd you take all their money?" And her response was, "They said they didn't need it anymore." Now what really happened, God only knows.
I do have to say, she can be a very thoughtful and caring kid as well. This past week was her last week of school and I had told her awhile ago that I would take her and Izzy on a special date when school gets out and she could pick what we do. She decided on lunch at Wendy's and bowling. She has been very excited for this day and happened to be with my mom a couple of days before. She talked my mom into taking her to the store so she could buy me flowers for our special date. She surprised me with the flowers before our date and I was thrilled by how sweet and thoughtful she was.
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