Translated from Elizabethean into English, the title says "Zack! Eric! Boys!!" Tonight, she decided that she'd start calling the two oldest J. boys by their names. She was so cute standing in the den in her PJs, looking up at the balcony and calling their names! Eric heard her and came out of his room. She giggled. "Hi Ey-yick! Hi!" He snuck downstairs without her seeing him and hid behind the sofa. When she walked toward the sofa and started calling "Bahs! BAHS!" again, he popped out and said, "BOO!" She squealed, laughed and threw her arms around his neck. I love seeing the two of them interact -- I've kept him since he was six months old. He'll be 18 in March. I know I'll blink and *she* will be 18 going on 38.
My sister often says, "Who takes a child by the hand, takes the mother by the heart" and that is so true. This family loves the girls to the hilt - and now I understand how much our love of their children has meant to Bill and Diane all these years. I remember once upon a time saying, about Eric and Zack, "I cannot imagine loving my own children more. I know I will, but I can't imagine it." I felt the same when Alex and Lauren were added to their family. And, even though I do have my own children now -- I still fiercely love those four.
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