Busy Summer!

I'm going to try and do better about putting pictures on the computer.  Honestly, I'm lazy and I don't want to do it. Ha! I do most everything from my phone, and I just don't get to the real computer very often.

Anyways, we have been staying very busy this summer. I'm almost afraid to stay home all morning, and I try to get them out so they can reward me with a good nap. Ethan always naps, Nathaniel sometimes does. We have been to CMOM, the zoo, the playground all several times. We go over to Sean's house to swim and play, and we have a pool here for the days we stay at home. Needless to say, I have the best tan I've had in years. :)

Nathaniel has really started talking a ton this summer. He can say anything he wants to now, and I am always so amazed when he says something that I know he hasn't heard from Stefan or me. His favorite phrase right now is "It's not fair." I honestly don't know where he heard that from. He is definitely keeping us on our toes. He also loves to spell things. Words he can spell right now: Nathaniel, Ethan, cat, dog, train, stop, car... I know there are a few more, and he is constantly asking us to spell things for him. I think he is doing pretty good for a 3 year old.

Ethan is still my sweet little mama's boy most of the time. He is definitely letting me know that he is almost two with some of his fit throwing. Other than that, he is so good about going with flow. He can be happy pretty much anywhere. He LOVES to have an audience. In fact, I have been working with him on a few signs, and motions to songs.  He will never do them for me! But, when he had an audience at nana's house last week he quickly showed us the sign for: eat, milk, juice, please. He also pointed to his eye and nose, and did the motions for wheels on the bus, and head shoulders knees and toes. We have been working a lot with pointing to pictures in books. He really enjoys doing that. He is still a man of few words though. I know he can say things, but I really think he is just quiet. Developmentally he shows no delays at all, and he definitely understands things. He just doesn't care to say them. His favorite words are juice, and shoes. Funny, I know. He can also say ball, banana, balloon, bubble, daddy, mama, dog...I know he says some other things too.

Hopefully I will feel a little caught up on the blog now, and start actually posting on a regular basis. I'm not getting my hopes up too much though. Ha!

because somebody needed an update

Happy Birthday to Andrea Kennedy!

:)

First day of summer break in pictures!

We had an eventful, but good first day of summer break. I have hope that we can make it if we just take it one day at a time. :)



So this is what happened to Poor Nathaniel around 9 in the morning. I really don't know what happened to start this, but Ethan definitely bit him. Biting will not be tolerated, and I am not labeling him a biter yet. He sure did a number on big brother though.



Nathaniel and I did some school review. He is so amazing. He has started verbally spelling several words now, and these are the few that he can write. He was getting sloppy at the end...that word in orange is train. He loves to just go around asking us how to spell things. I love it too!



They were so sweet and had a little iPad time while I fixed dinner. I love these little moments.



Ethan with bubbles.



Ethan making his favorite dog Ben play bubbles. Ben is our neighbor's dog, and he is the most gentle dog I have ever know. Ethan just loves him!



Our neighbor blowing bubbles for the boys. They are spoiled!



The bite mark I found on Ethan yesterday evening. Not sure who started with the biting now...this looks a day old to me. For those of you wondering, yes I do watch them during the day. :)



Finally a little time with daddy before bed!

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Fun Days!

We have been going to the playground nearly every day now after we pick Nathaniel up from school. Both of the boys love it, and most of all mommy loves it! I am usually rewarded with a wonderful nap from both boys, and that makes for wonderful afternoons for me.

 Getting ready to slide.

 Nathaniel is such a big boy!

 Most fun ever!

Big brother likes to slide too.

And a few funny things Nathaniel has started saying. He has learned what "first" means, and he is not afraid to use it. He is always saying "I want to go to the playground first" or "play first, then nap." Another new one "I want your phone for a second." Silly boy! He is constantly singing his ABCs or counting, and he recognizes his numbers and letters. He amazes me!

Field Trip!

These next few posts are for catching up because I have been a little behind...big surprise, huh?!

Nathaniel had his first class field trip a couple weeks ago. They went to the zoo, and I was so excited to be able to go with them. Times like these are a big part of why I want to stay home with my boys. I want to be a part of every trip they go on, and all the class parties...all that fun stuff.

Nathaniel was so good that day! Last year was such a struggle for us to go to the zoo, or anywhere for that matter. Nathaniel has grown up so much in the past year, and he listened so well all morning. Ethan was able to tag along too, and he did wonderful as well.

Here are a few pictures:

I thought he was so sweet holding hands.

 He really loved taking these group pictures.

I didn't get many more pictures. It was hard keeping up with everyone, but I'm so glad we had this wonderful day!

I'm still here!

All I can say is that life has been busy. The boys are getting so big. I can't believe I am so close to having a 2 and 4 year old. They are turning into such sweet boys.

I have been sewing a lot in the past couple of weeks. I had a break for a couple months, and wasn't really sure if I wanted to get back into it. Now that I have started again I am really enjoying it. I have at least 6 more things to do this week.  That may not sound like much, but I can only sew once the boys are in bed and that makes for late nights.

I really want to do better with keeping up with daily life on here. We have been doing lots of park visits, and other fun things. Here's to hoping for more time and energy to blog in the future.

Quick update

Thursdays are now mine and Ethan's favorite day. We have started going to toddler story time at the library. We meet our friends Sean and Andrea there, and Ethan just loves it! He is usually heading right up to the front by the time we are finished. After that we head over to Mcalisters our favorite lunch place. I promise to get some pictures of story time next week.




Here is Ethan eating a pickle at lunch. The past 2 weeks he has grabbed it right off my plate and ate the whole thing.

Last night we finally got an iPad. I have read several articles about how great they are for kids with developmental delays, and I believe every bit of it. Nathaniel loves it, and he has learned to use it so fast. I'm going to work on getting a video of him up.

That's all for tonight. I am one tired momma!

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