January 17

Lila had a fever when I first returned home, but she seems to be all better now. Just in time for me to have a sore throat. We all went to church today and the girls were fine, until we returned home. In no time flat Bronwen developed a fever and is now sleeping in her bed, sick. I asked her if she wanted juice, and she said no. I asked her if she wanted milk, she said no. I asked her if she wanted mac and cheese, she said, "I don't want anything; I am just sick right now."

Poor thing.

Lila, however, is doing just fine. It looks like she learned how to stick her tongue out from her sister.

A Little Late

My sister has been feeling ill lately and requested a Bronwen story to cheer her up. There are just so many, but here is one I forgot to blog about a few days ago.

I made chicken enchiladas on Wednesday for Thursday's dinner. Bronwen was kind enough to assist me. I assembled the ingredients on the tortillas, and Bronwen was sprinkling shredded cheese on top before I rolled them up.

Suddenly she took the bag of cheese and ran around the island. I asked her what she was doing, and she replied, "The mouse takes the cheese!"

She really likes that "Farmer in the Dell" song.

January 15

We went to Hobby Lobby today to pick up some Mardi Gras decorations for the house. As we were getting back in the van, I gave Lila a toy to play with and circled around to Bronwen's side to buckle her in the car.

Lila dropped her toy, so I came back to her side and said, "This is the last time I can pick this up for you, Lila Noelle."

I get in the driver's seat, and Bronwen says, "Yes, Well." I said, "What?" She replied, "Lila Yes-well, not Noelle."

January 13

Today was a major day in the history of the St. Romain sisters...

Lila was playing on the floor, trying to reach a toy on the windowsill (which is low and achievable) when Bronwen stopped what she was doing, walked over to the windowsill, got the toy for Lila and gave it to her, saying, "Here you go, Lila."

I about cried.

One small step for Bronwen, one giant leap for sister-kind. Or kind sister :-)

Games Lila Plays

Now you all know what Bronwen's favorite game is, now check out Lila's--note the unexpected game stealer who scratched my back for attention:

Jan 11

Santa Claus brought Bronwen the game Cariboo Island. If you have a toddler I highly recommend this game; Bronwen loves it, and it is short in duration. She enjoys it so much, she doesn't even care if she plays it by herself, probably because she always wins that way. As an aside, I always play with her unless I am cooking dinner or feeding the baby. This particular day, she was playing by herself while I was in the shower.

These videos will be long, so don't feel obligated to watch unless you have nothing better to do, but I have been so impressed with her skills:

Jan 10

This is really T.J.'s story to tell, but he is currently at work, so I will have to relate it. I was on my way home from the airport, and T.J. and the girls were playing in the den. T.J. went to unload the dishwasher and had several utensils in his hand (spatulas and tongs). Bronwen called him over for some reason, and he traversed into the den with said utensils in hand. Naturally he set them down and returned to the kitchen forgetting to retrieve them. A few minutes later, this is what he found:
Another view with the artist playing Cranium Cariboo Island in the background: