Back in the Game

I know it has been nearly 5 months since I last posted on our blog. I hate breaking promises. I promised many people that I would be better about updating our blog. In fact, I think a previous blog states that it was a New Year's Resolution to post more often. Clearly, I have broken my promises and it is time to start anew. One would think that a teacher with some extra time off in the summer would find many opportunities to post a blog update or two. Honestly, I do not know where the summer went. Here it is nearly October already!




Owen




Bryce (finishing up a slice of watermelon)




So on to the things that you really care to hear about...



THE BOYS ~


* are running, jumping, climbing


* have many words: "mommy", "daddy", "doggie", "juice", "cookie", "book", "bath", "jump", "mote" (remote), and "please" are just a few


* laugh, smile, and giggle A LOT


* sing, dance, and spin in circles until they fall down


* stack blocks


* race cars


* make animal sounds


* do an undo puzzles



* walk up and down the steps (holding the wall, railing, or a hand) like big boys


* read books


* love to play outside


* think that everyone who visits is here to chase them


* eat with real silverware


* dump every toy box, basket, or container everyday



* can spot a ball and a dog a mile away


* give hugs and kisses


* make US smile EVERYDAY!

Here is a very brief video (I couldn't fit 500 photos in my 30 second free video) of some of our summer pictures from this summer.

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Haircuts, Crayons, and Cookies

Bryce coloring for the first time.




Owen coloring in between bites of his crayon... don't worry I didn't let him swallow any - this time!




Bryce getting his hair cut for the first time. He really didn't need it cut, but we were there for Owen, so we decided to get him a little trim too.

Owen had quite a few straggly hairs that needed trimming. He was starting to grow a little rat tail, so we decided it was time for his first haircut.



Daddy feeding the boys chocolate chip cookies on their snack rugs.

EGGS-tra Special

Bryce and Owen enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs this year. Joe and I were impressed by how quickly they caught on to the idea of finding, picking up eggs and putting them into their baskets. They also enjoyed shaking the eggs to see what kind of noise the surprise inside would make.


So I might be getting a little carried away with my little videos, but I hope you enjoy them. You could say I'm making up for lost time with my slacking on the blog the last couple of months.

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