Tuesday, April 28, 2015

2.5 Year Stats

This boy had his 2.5 year old check-up today. He did great for the doctor! He was a little bashful, but eventually was chatting and showing off for the doctor. The doctor said his speech is excellent for his age. P1 is healthy all around. So grateful for healthy children!

Stats:
Height: 36 inches tall (53rd percentile)
Weight: 30 lbs (52nd percentile)



Monday, April 27, 2015

Best Lunch

Today at lunch, P1 kept leaning into me and saying "I love you Mom". I would give him a hug and say "I love you too". Then he would smile and say "I love you Mom". And we just kept doing that all throughout lunch.

Definitely one of our best lunches.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

10 Months


Happy 10 Months to this sweet girl!


She loves to brush her teeth and cries when I take her toothbrush away:


 She is constantly pulling off her socks. I bought her some shoes, and she cries whenever I put them on her feet.




She will hold stuff out to you as if she were asking "What is this?", and she will try to mimic what you say.



She has 4 teeth on top, and 2 on bottom. She wrinkles her nose when she smiles. She loves to shake her head back and forth. She can give you a high five (and also likes to high five you in the face). She loves her blankie. When she is sad, she will bury her face in the floor, then crawl a little bit, and then bury her face in the floor again (if it is a hard floor, more tears will follow).

She is a pretty good-natured little lady and we love her!

Friday, April 24, 2015

2.5 Years Old

Can't believe this little boy is already two and a half!

His favorite color is still orange. And if anyone tells him they love his red hair, he will promptly tell them "no, it's orange."

Whenever I say "Mommy doesn't feel well", P1 will say "I will kiss it better Mom" and he will come kiss it better. Such a sweet boy.

He surprised me the other day by spelling his name, "Mom", and "Dad". He knows most of the letters of the alphabet.

He likes to make houses. He will move all the kitchen stools around to box off a corner and make it his house. I have a hard time maneuvering around the kitchen these days.

He still takes an afternoon nap. Now he wants us to "tie him up" when he goes to sleep, which means to wrap his blanket around him. And the other night, he kept telling his sister to "lie down like me" and go to sleep when all she wanted to do was play in her crib.

He likes to play "birthday" and make birthday treats for everyone and set them on the table (or laundry basket).



He's a pretty good eater, but if he has decided he is done or doesn't want something, then he will gag on it and throw up if you try to force it at all.

Eating a corn dog (or hot corn as he sometimes calls it, mixing corn dog and hot dog).


Building a snowman with Dad in April:

 

Reading books to his sister:



I keep trying to get him to wear his Aggie tie on Sundays, but he refuses to. But I got him to keep it on long enough for a picture one time!


Saturday, April 18, 2015

Kite Festival

Today we went to the Kite Festival. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. Free kites were provided for the kids to decorate and fly. They also had professionals there flying ginormous kites. P1 really enjoyed flying the kites. Once he got bored with his little kite, we pulled out Dad's dragon kite and P1 enjoyed running after that one.


 
 

 


And we even got to meet up with some friends from our old ward.


Monday, April 6, 2015

Easter Basket

The Easter bunny brought a basket of goodies for us! He brought some nice books and fun bubbles for the family, but P1 definitely thought the treats were the best part.



Treats!



The Easter bunny made a surprise second visit, and P1 got an animal Duplo set and P2 got her first baby doll. They both really enjoy their new toys.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Because He Lives

Because He lives, I don't have to carry my burdens alone.

Because He lives, I have someone who understands my pain.

Because He lives, I will one day have a perfect resurrected body.

Because He lives, my family can be together forever.

Because He lives, there is always hope.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Easter Week Videos

P1 has really enjoyed watching the bible videos for the last week of Christ's mortal life. We've watched at least one every day, usually more because he always wants to watch "the tomb." It's been a great way to prepare for Easter and to help teach P1 about the Resurrection.

Sunday:


Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Easter Sunday:

Coloring Easter Eggs

P1 had fun dying a few eggs at Grandma's house. He only broke 1 in the process.




Sticking his tongue out in concentration!


Friday, April 3, 2015

First Word

P2 said her first word yesterday! She said it a few times yesterday and a few times today. She will wave her hand and say "Bye."


P1's first word was also "Bye", but he did it once while waving goodbye, and then never did it again (as a baby anyway). So at least P2 has said it more than once!