My Adorable Kids

My friend, Leslie, tagged me to share ten things about my kids. So here goes…

1. We named Rex after his grandfathers. Tim’s dad is Rex, and my dad is Phillip. I love family names, and Rex Phillip seems the perfect name for our son. Of course, it is not without some downfalls…such as when the pharmacy gets confused about which Rex is filling a prescription. Once my dad heard me say, “Rex Phillip” to Rex when he was misbehaving. My Dad’s comment was, “Great! Rex only gets to hear my name when he is getting in trouble.” What can I say? It’s an imperfect world.

2. On the other hand, Mara is not a family name. Many people assume that her name is a reference to the Mara of the Bible, but that was not the inspiration. “Mara Jade” is a character in a Star Wars book by Timothy Zahn. She is a Jedi who ultimately marries Luke Skywalker…Very Geeky…I know, but we love the name.

3. Rex is very dramatic and loves to pretend. He has a box of costumes, and constantly wants to dress up in the different outfits. In September we took him to see his first musical, “The Lion King”. He loved it, and ever since he has wanted to star as Simba in the show. He wears his lion costume and belts out the songs when he watches the video…I don’t have the heart to tell him that he is probably too pale to ever be cast in that role, but who knows, maybe Broadway is in his future.

4. Mara is our little cover girl. She was featured in a recent issue of the “Rite Up”. This is a periodical that Scottish Rite hospital publishes to update its patrons and patients of hospital news. The hospital has recently created a center for clubfoot research, and used Mara’s story to help publicize the event. Mara was born with unilateral clubfoot. (Her right foot was curved in and rotated over…resembling a golf club). The Ponseti method was used to correct her foot. She wore a series of plaster casts for the first two months after birth, and since then, she has worn a brace to maintain the correction. She continues to wear her brace each night, and her foot looks great!

5. Rex is extremely social (much like his daddy). He loves to go and do. He especially enjoys our weekly small group Bible study because he gets the chance to play with some of his best friends.

6. Mara is my independent child. She is only two-years-old, but thinks she can and should be allowed to do everything that her six-year-old brother can do. She likes to do things her way, and often gets upset if I try to assist her. She wants to do it herself!

7. Rex is my little fish. He loves to swim! He is a natural swimmer, and has enjoyed the water ever since he was a baby. I am eager for summer so he can frequent the pool and lake once again.

8. Mara loves to sing. She especially enjoys Christmas carols. “Deck the Halls” is her favorite, but “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph” are tops too. She also likes to sing songs from her Cradle Roll Bible class as well as songs that she has heard on her favorite Noggin TV shows.

9. Rex and Mara both love spending time with their grandparents. Grandma & Grandpa live close to us, so the kids get to see them on a very regular basis. Mara goes to their house to play almost every Wednesday, and sometimes the kids get to spend the night there while Tim and I have a date. It’s wonderful! Rex and Mara usually visit Grana & Papa for longer stretches since it is about a four-hour drive to their home. Rex especially loves to spend weeks at Grana & Papa’s house because they have such a nice, big yard, and Rex loves to play outside. Weeks at their home are usually filled with lots of fun activities plus playtime with the cousins.

10. Rex and Mara currently share a room. Before Mara was born, I decided that it would be good for the kids to sleep in the same bedroom so that our extra room could be used as a playroom. This sleeping arrangement has worked out perfectly. Luckily, Rex is a sound sleeper because Mara can really snore! I believe that the combined sleeping space has contributed to the wonderful friendship that Rex and Mara have. However, I do plan to convert the playroom into Rex’s big boy room later this year.

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