Thursday, January 28, 2010

cold inside and outside





This weeks well check doctor visit- Bennett was 100% (head, height and weight). Darla was 10% weight - well you get the idea. Basically we have a solid guy and a dainty gal. With the temperatures being cold outside and us battling our colds inside, we've been keeping to ourselves a bit these days. I feel so bad for Bennett with his congestion. It makes me so grateful that we are usually a healthy bunch. I've also re-realized how wonderful of a baby Bennett truly is.
Darla is very involved with Beauty and the Beast these days. Almost every time she watches it she'll say something like, "I love Beast," or "He is so handsome". She walks around the house singing, "No, ones big like Gaston. No, ones, la la la la". Darla has also taken on the job of saying the prayer at dinner, at family prayers, etc. Erik will say, "Jenny, will you say it tonight?" All in the same breath Darla will say, "Darla say it! Dear Heavenly Father....".
Well we have heard back from Minnesota and OF COURSE Erik got accepted for the PhD program here. We are still waiting to hear back from the other three schools he applied to (Berkley, North Carolina, and Washington). So we will see. He is amazing. I'm SO grateful for a husband who is willing to put in the time and effort to make our lives so brilliant. What a wonderful life.

4 comments:

Anna said...

CONGRATULATIONS! He is so bright and wonderful! Can't wait to see you in just a week! Can you believe it? Scare that cold weather away and feel better!

Love y'all!

Kate said...

congrats to erik! that is so great! what a relief to know that he is in one! keep us posted... we want to know if we end up by you for one of these rotations:) and bennett - 100%! that is great. cute dainty darla. love you

brenley said...

CONGRATS!! That is so exciting about getting a yes already! yay for erik and his wonderful, supportive wife and children :)

bennett really truly is all boy and darla is such a girl! i love it! what cuties! miss you so very much!

Brooke and Matt: said...

cute cute kids! It sounds like Darla is following in your foot steps with singing Disney songs!I remember doing that with you! Does she act them out along with the movie yet :)? Congrats to Eric about school. I'm glad everything is going great!