Aarastas and Sarsosari

Well, it's been a while since I've updated everyone as to the antics of my kids. So, here you go!
This is my favorite face that Arwen makes. She has done it since she was a little girl...and now I see Joshua making it sometimes! Arwen is 5 now! She gets to start school this year. How fun for her! She just moved into her brand new yellow bedroom that she shares with her new sister. She keeps her room very clean and even makes her bed every day...not because I ask, but because she wants to! She is doing tap and ballet lessons this year and LOVES it! She will be doing a ballet dance in our Primary's talent show next Friday. We are so excited! She loves to draw. Mostly, she draws cute pictures of our family. She gets pretty fancy...eyelashes, fingers, clothes. She is a huge help for me. She is always willing to help me out. We sure love our Arwen!
So, Noah pretty much needs a haircut. Mostly I only notice on Sundays when we are at church. Some old man there told him he would look like a girl soon if he didn't get a hair cut! True enough! Noah has been very difficult lately. We think mostly because he doesn't get as much cuddling and attention as he used to before Larkin arrived. He's going through a "kill everything" phase. Everything is a weapon and no one is ever on his safe list. He spends a good portion of his time in time-out. He is still my sweetest, most compassionate child when he wants to be. His "I love you's" could melt anyone's heart. He loves to hold his baby Larkin. We can't wait till he gets done with his mean phase, but we of course love our Noah! Joshua!! There is so much to say about this darling! He is always happy and SMILING!! We are extremely blessed to have all of our kids, but especially our sweet Joshua! He is definitely the peace maker here! He loves to give big, wet, loud kisses lately...mostly to Larkin. Did you know my Josha is left-handed? Neat...just like Grandpa Willy. Josh is really learning to talk these days. The BEST is when we read scriptures . We always have each kid repeat a couple of verses and the only way we can get Josh to do it is if we say each word in a high-pitched voice. He repeats what we say in his cute high voice! He loves to sing and dance...watch out when we turn the music on. He jams!! Joshua is the best eater I have. He never tells me it is gross and eats nearly everything! He LOVES shoes. But not his...just everyone else's! He is such a doll with the brightest, best SMILE ever! We love our Josha! Larkin is what we call a "ladien" (rhymes with alien...it's actually how Noah says alien!!). I can't figure out who she looks like. I see bits and pieces of the others in her, but not too much. She's going through her "teenage" baby phase right now...zits!! She just started smiling last week. That and opening her eyes for more than a few fleeting seconds. They are a deep blue. We thought they were going to be brown like Josh's but now we're not quite so sure. It will be fun to find out! She is doing a little better at sleeping in the night time...yea!! Larkin loves her bath time. She is a really good eater, though I think she is the smallest of all my babies. She hasn't chunked out like the others did at this point. I'm sure she'll get there any day now, though! We can't wait to see what Larkin's personality will be like. We love our little "Ladien!!"