shhh, don’t tell mom

Oh, how quickly she’s learning…our new daughter is quickly adapting to life in the Sublett house!

Today was a pretty sweet day all around.  Annabelle enjoyed her school lunch–a solid repast of green eggos and ham, some fruit, and milk.  I was home when the girls arrived from school, and she told me that lunch was good.  So that’s a minor victory.  We’ll see how the rest of the week progresses.  After squeaking out a wii tennis win (how does she beat me?) I helped Annabelle and Sadie work on their math homework.  They’re doing pretty well in school, and Annabelle is pretty bright, just like her mom!

I wanted the girls to get their homework done early because we were having another family join us for supper.  The Geigers are part of the Midtown Kids team, and Kim has been meeting with her team, getting to know them, talking about vision and strategy.  Kim is so good at leading teams–I learn from her all the time!

Matt and Karlyn are on staff with Disciplemakers at Penn State, and have 3 wonderful kids of their own.  While Kim and I talked about kids’ ministry, life groups, campus ministry, and other such interesting things, we could hear a steady buzz/roar downstairs.  Big Sister Joyce had come over to eat supper and “play” with Annabelle, and she was part of the crew downstairs.  Levi was the big hit of the night, as the 2 Geiger boys got to wrestle and maul a big kid!  Lydia loved playing dolls with the Sublett girls.

Annabelle had come upstairs at some point to see what time she was supposed to get ready for bed.  She offered 8:30; Kim countered with 8:00.  After a quick count of the votes, the Mom won.  Sort of.  As the adults talked in the living room, time passed more quickly than expected, and at 8:20, Joyce walked upstairs to tell us that she was leaving.  We couldn’t believe that it was 8:20 already.  Joyce said, “Yeah, Annabelle was watching the clock, and told me not to tell you that it was past her bedtime!”

Awesome!  I don’t know if she needed someone to teach her that or not, but there it is–her first “pull one over on mom and dad!”  Annabelle wins.

I went downstairs, loaded Annabelle on my back, then had Sadie crawl up on Annabelle’s back.  I carried both girls up 3 flights of stairs, got them to brush their teeth, read them a chapter in the book, then prayed over them.  When it came time to sing, Annabelle joined in with me and Sadie.  That was a sweet first!

They might have gotten to bed a little later than we planned, but it sure was a fun end to the day!