The Parnell Family: zingo!!

8.12.2010

zingo!!

We have been playing a TON of zingo around here!

It is such a fun game....the box says 4 and up, but it is definitely fine for the just turned 3 year olds and I would bet many 2 year olds as well.

Elise has a touch of a stomach bug (she doesn't look sick, does she?) so we have been laying low. And, with the rainy afternoons, zingo is the perfect way to kill some time. It was after lunch entertainment today...before lunch we went and got an oil change. Exciting days around here, right? :) We had fun!

Lila is the most competitive- telling everyone, "i'm gonna beat you!" before we start...but then her softer side often slips her twin brother a piece he needs. That totally describes her! Tough, wild, and crazy on the outside, and incredibly giving (and a little cuckoo) on the inside!

Board games are the best! This one will be coming with us to the big purple house!

So excited for the Saints first game tonight! Even though it is preseason it still gets us all pumped up!! GOOO SAINTS!

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Elise

Elise Laurent was born at 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2005. We did not find out her sex during my pregnancy and we were thrilled to tears (and slightly shocked) to meet our beautiful baby girl. She was a big baby at 8lbs, 8oz, and David and I couldn't take our eyes off of her. Elise is an old French name that David and I have always loved. Laurent is both my paternal Grandfather's name and my Dad's middle name. We always dreamed of having a daughter and were so thankful and overwhelmed to be given such a blessing.
Elise is a true first born. She likes structure, likes to fully understand everything, likes her questions answered to her satisfaction. She loves to be challenged and to challenge. She is also highly sensitive and independent.
She is a wonderful big sister to Lila and Bennett....

Lila and Bennett

It would be an understatement to say that we were shocked to learn on November 11, 2006 that we were not expecting baby #2, but baby #2 and #3!! In just shy of two years we would have created quite a family!
But, on June 1st, 2007, at 36 weeks exactly, we were thrilled and completely overcome with joy and gratitude as we welcomed two big, healthy babies into our family. First, Lila Sue, named after my Mom at 7lbs 0.6oz, and secondly, Bennett Raymond, named after David, David's Dad, and my maternal Grandfather, at 7lbs 10.4oz.
Lila has been the vocal one from the start and to this day is still pretty much running the show. She is the life of the party, the entertainer. But she is also the most compassionate, most giving of our children.
Bennett is a true boy. He is active and rough and loves to tackle and throw. He also adores his sisters and his Dad and gives the best hugs around. His big baby blues get me every time.