Love my angels!

This morning I was reading in bed before the girls woke up.  I have been reading longer than normal because I don't want to get out of my warm bed!  Lexi woke up before Addy and I still wanted to read a couple more articles in the Ensign (our church magazine).  So I brought Lexi in bed with me, covered us both with blankets and read out loud to Lexi. She sat and listened until I was done!  I loved it!  Lexi doesn't hold still very long, even when I read her books to her so when she cuddles I take advantage!  I LOVE my family and these sweet moments in the morning before the busy day gets going.  After reading I said my prayers out loud so Lexi could hear, thanking my Heavenly Father for my sweet angels!  Lexi said "amen" a couple of times before I had finished, lol.  When I did finish she said "prayer" and folded her arms so I helped her say her prayers.  The only part she says is "amen" though haha.  I am really going to miss this age!

Yesterday at church Addison's teacher mentioned to me that Addison is always so happy and she cheers up everyone she plays with.  She said what a good talent that is.  I agree!!  Addison is so blessed to have that talent!  For the past couple of months I've been babysitting a 3 year old boy and an 8 month old baby girl 4 days a week for half the day.  I took a leap of faith when I accepted the job, not sure how I would manage four kids when my own two were quite a handful.  I have noticed that my girls LOVE playing with Asher and Ella, look forward to it every day, and they are easier to handle when they are here!  What a blessing!  Addy asks almost every day who is coming over today.  She gets so excited when someone is coming over.  She is somewhat of a puzzle to me still though.  She loves watching tv and could sit for hours watching it.  Yet she is so extremely social and it seems that she thrives in social settings.  In so many ways she is opposite of me. But one thing I think we have in common is attention to detail.  Last night when she went to bed the house was a mess.  I picked it up before I went to bed and put the Christmas tree away.  When Addison got up this morning one of the first things she said to me is how nice and clean it looked :) A girl after my own heart!  Makes me happy lol.  Clutter and messes make me anxious!  Don't know if Addison's attention to detail is a result of nature or nurture :)

I'm kind of rambling now, going off subject a little but oh well.  Those of you who have seen our townhome are probably thinking, 'she must always be anxious then' and to answer that, yes, yes I am.  We don't have a pantry so we use open bookshelves for a pantry in our kitchen.  It drives me nuts and I can't wait to move somewhere that has a pantry and shelves to organize and hide our clutter/projects!!  We also have a treadmill in our living room which isn't ideal but it's our only option and it helps me a lot so for now that's what we have to deal with.

Now back to my angels....I love when they are sweet to each other!  I took this picture while I was writing this post.