- is obsessed with her baby dolls and her American Girl Dolls
- loves to watch YouTube videos about caring for your baby dolls - her favorite YouTuber is Kelli Maple - a girl who has about 100 baby dolls
- loves her stuffed animals
- lives in the moment
- likes to go to sleep with her hair braided
- doesn't have a strong notion of common sense or forethought
- dances and tumbles often
- has zero concept of time....her "30 minutes" could be two hours
- has a tendency to exaggerate time/amounts of time
- loves the radio station 102.9
- spills and drops and breaks things
- can snap fingers and blow bubblegum bubbles, but can't whistle
- refers to a "whoopee cushion" as a "whoompie cushion"
- needs (like really NEEDS) her sleep...she can't do sleepovers all that well because she falls apart afterwards
- needs more sleep than Walker
- is very easy to put to bed - she's usually exhausted by bedtime
- more likely to gag when trying a new food or being forced to eat one that she doesn't like (broccoli is one of her least favorite foods ever)
- has an incredible memory; she memorizes addresses and she even memorized the Sequoia's license plate (I don't even know that one)
- can remember things from forever ago...details and everything
- is a morning person...when her head hits the pillow, she is asleep
- is scared of the media room and only sometimes will go upstairs by herself
- believes in all things magical: she has a fairy named Stella who visits her occasionally
- loves going to the dentist...she says it's like a "massage for [her] teeth"
- loves reading things that she's written aloud to us
- loves getting her nose hairs trimmed (ha!)
- is a genuinely sweet, kind person who really is a good friend to everyone...
- loves sweets (but is good at managing them because she knows too much will make her grumpy and/or feel sick) and crunchy, carb-filled snacks and foods
- has the best hugs
Walker, at 7 years 4 months...
- loves to have his back scratched
- is stylish...loves to shop for/search online for clothes and shoes (he loves Under Armour and Nike)
- loves to do armpit and leg "toots" when he has downtime
- needs protein and meals...he's sort of a snacker but would really prefer to eat a real meal with real food
- loves to play Roblox on his iPad
- has a handful of very favorite friends: Kasen, Nicco, David, Angelo, Seamus, and Marcus
- is not forgetful; he writes things down on a piece of paper to remember to do them...and he suggests that I do that, too, so I can remember to do things, too
- calls his friends "boy" and often says "look at the dude" (he says both of these things in a funny voice...that's what makes them memorable)
- likes to have his shoe laces loose enough so he can curl his toes within his shoe (it's basically a prerequisite for any pair of shoes he puts on...he has to be able to curl his toes)
- is a night owl
- never wants to go to bed at bedtime - he needs to have a full, active day in order to go to bed without protest
- only recently learned that we have a "media" room, not a "meteor" room and that "Dark Vader" is actually "Darth Vader" ;)
- very thoughtful, methodical, and willing to help me whenever I ask him to
- puts the words "wiggle wiggle wiggle" (again, spoken in a funny voice) into song lyrics
- love to cuddle and sleep with his two ducky blankies and his Creepy stuffed animal (from Minecraft) and Charmander stuffed animal (from Pokemon)
- can whistle and snap his fingers, but can't blow bubblegum bubbles
- loves the smell of cleaning products (like Clorox and Windex)
- twirls his hair with his finger - almost like a calming action
- gets super anxious about things, still - he can get to a near-vomit stage and - every year - worries about the cruise ship crashing and sinking
- is more likely to try new foods
- loves, loves, loves Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares
- is finally at the point where he doesn't hang near me at birthday parties or in public places... (this is HUGE)
BOTH...
- love to eat Eggo Chocolate Chip Waffles in the morning
- love Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms
- love to be read to every single night
- love sitting/laying on my back when we read stories at night...we take turns as to whose room I'm reading in and whoever's room it is...that's who gets to sit/lay on my back
- still love when I get new library books
- have a funny Christmas tradition of writing almost-nightly notes to their elves (Ella and Elf)
- also, at Christmastime, they love wrapping "gifts" from their "collections" in their rooms (meaning every knick knack and party favor ever accumulated in the history of their lives)...the precious gifts are placed under one another's trees in their bedrooms and then exchanged...it's a sweet tradition and I can appreciate that they like to give one another things ;)
These two kids. So different, yet so close. They really are very happy to play and hang out with one another...they do play very well together. I'm thankful that they get along so well...makes my job as a mom so much easier. :) We love you, Lainey and Walker...you guys are awesome kids. We are lucky to be your parents. :)
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