Changes

There has been so much happening in life lately, that whenever I sit down and think about writing a blog post it just seems so overwhelming and I don't even know where to start! So...I don't! I hate that it's been almost a month since I've last written and I do vow to get better at it...

So here are some updates from our neck of the woods:

• My boys turned 15 months old today. They are truly toddlers in every sense of the word and I am loving this stage. They are so interactive and engaged in finding out more about the world around them and how it ticks.
• Ethan is saying so many words now like "ball," "baby," "bye-bye," "dada," "mama,""down," "water,"
• Grayson says all the same words in addition to his new favorite "all done!"
• The boys are full time walkers and they're nearly running by now.
• They LOVE nap time. We call it "rolling the dough" and when I announce that it's time to roll the dough they drop all their toys and run back to their nursery giggling. I put them in their cribs, roll them around a little bit, and they just giggle and then go on to sleep! They have been sleeping pretty consistently from about 1-3:30 or 4 every day.
• Our routine at bed time is the same every night too. We've been doing this routine for quite awhile now, and I forget how it even started! At around 6:30 or a little after we get our pajamas on for the night. We clean up all of our toys and then we heat up two little cups of milk. Chris holds one boy and I hold another and they drink their little treat down in about 30 seconds! We get our little teeth brushed and Chris then holds both boys, one on each knee, and I read them their nightly story "Bedtime Peekaboo." Throughout the entire story the boys point out every baby, they roar like the tiger, and they snort like the pig. After their story we say our prayers and then we sing our nightly song. The song is called "The Evening Prayer" and it is a song that my Mom sang every night growing up. It is a beautiful song and one I loved growing up too. After our song is done we bring both boys back to the nursery, we all give our kisses, and off to bed they go. Typically the boys maybe cry out for about five seconds while we leave the room before they go off to bed for the night.
• They usually sleep from about 7 pm until about 7:30 am.

They are the sweetest boys and the joys of our lives. I look and them and I still can't believe that I am lucky enough to be called their mother!

Here are a few recent pictures of them. They are changing so fast!

Grayson before bed tonight

Ethan helping clean up his toys before bed

Ethan being silly (check out those curls!!)

Grayson

Grayson left and Ethan right