Updates

I think all the time that I want to blog more. I even think of really good things to blog about. Then life seems to get in the way and by the end of the day I am exhausted. So, instead of lots of catch-up posts, I think I'll do an update. And, hopefully in the near future, I'll jump back on the blogging train and post more often.

This girl

I love this girl! She has been very busy in the first grade. Her teacher really keeps her on her toes with lots of homework. She is learning to read better and better every day. By far her best subject is math. In her spare time, she likes to play with friends and plan her birthday party - plans that by no means am I aware of. She is going to be a great party planner when she's older, for sure! She also loves to draw, decorate, and plan very elaborate games that entertain her and Max for hours. My favorite thing that she does right now is use the word "reckon-ized". She is trying to say recognized but she actually means realized.  She'll say "Mom, I reckon-ized that it was time for breakfast so I got some cereal." Or, "I reckon-ized that 2+2 is 4." You get the idea. It's so funny to me.


This guy

This guy is quite the busy body. He is such a joy to have around. He has got the best sense of humor. It's hard not to feel happy with him nearby. Every morning, he wakes up, sneaks up the stairs, and tries to scare me with his monstrous growl. I love it! Right now, he is trying very hard to learn the alphabet to get ready for kindergarten next year. He is actually better at the letter sounds than the letter names. He knows almost all of them. He gets pretty bored when Bria is at school, but is fast finding a friend in Logan. The two of them tackle and chase each other all day. It's fun to watch!


Last, but not least, this guy

Where do I start with this one? He is such a handful, but also such a joy to have. Right now, he is at the age of discovery. Discovery of what's inside cupboards and drawers. Discovery of toilets and the splashy water inside. Discovery of pulling movies off the movie shelf. I have to remind myself that he is just learning. He's actually starting to say quite a few words. His favorite today is "Daddy". He says it quite well. He copies tons of sounds and actions. His new favorite action is Shhhsing people. He even puts his little finger by his mouth while doing it.

I finally figured out how to pull video's off of our video camera so I could post some on here. (You'd think it would have been easier since Dave is a wedding videographer. But, take into consideration that he is the technical guru, not me.) (If you are getting this in an email, Click Here to see the videos)

Logan is very resourceful. He is learning to walk, but his preferred method of transportation is definitely crawling. He has learned to tackle the problem of carrying and crawling quite well, I think. I call it his Limp Crawl:




While learning to walk, he got never ending enjoyment out of this toy. He spent hours pushing it around the livingroom:






Finally, after tons of practice, he learned how to walk. He is doing better and better everyday. He can take about 10 steps now. He could do more, but decides after that many that crawling is easier and faster.




This video cracks me up. I love how he acts like he is talking and making sense. All day, he talks like this. I turned the lcd screen around on the video camera so he could see himself being videoed.