Waaaaaaaaay Overdue!

I'm sure you are all sick and tired of seeing my Christmas picture still up. I am too. I am sorry. Hopefully the next blog I post won't be 2 months away! I've got to do better!

Not a whole lot to report. Nothing too exciting has happened since Christmas. Both boys have been sick. Grant had bronchitis and Luke has some kind of crud just about all the time. He goes from one cold to an ear infection to the next. He just got off a 10 day antibiotic last Thursday and wouldn't you know that by Sunday he was sneezing and now he has a full blown cold. Our ped. said if he had another ear infection that she would probably refer him to the ENT. This is exactly how things went for Grant the winter he was 1. But the good news is that since that winter, when he was getting every virus under the sun, he has managed to stay pretty healthy. I'm amazed that he hasn't been catching all these bugs that Luke has been having. So, hopefully once this cold season is over I'll have a healthy Luke too.

Here's some updates on the boys..

Grant is SO much fun. I am loving this age. I wish I could have him stay 3 for at least a few more years. I love how curious he is and how much he is learning and talking about every little thought that comes in to his head. Yes, we have had our moments but overall he's just the sweetest thing. He is starting to learn his letters and is really having fun with it. He'll say, "Mommie, this or that, starts with the letter P." The letter P is his favorite right now. He is loving the website www.starfall.com. So, if any of you other moms have little ones learning letters you should definitely check it out. He is also loving the t.v. show Super Why, which is a great reading/phonics/letter recognition show. He and Luke are interacting more and more. The game they love the most is when Grant chases Luke around the house. Luke can barely run he's laughing so hard. They also enjoy this game... (wanted to put a picture here but blogger is not letting me!)


We've been spending a lot of time outside enjoying this warm TX winter. It feels like Spring. I thought I wasn't going to like not having seasons but being able to play outside most of the year is great when you have kids. We had our small group over to our house on Sunday and the weather was so nice that all the kids were able to play outside while the adults did the study.

Luke is 15 months now and is something else. Although he looks so much like his brother, their personalities are so different. He is super strong willed, determined, demanding, and will NOT give up if he wants something. He has decided that the word "no" does not apply to him. Grant said the other day, "Maybe Lukie needs to go to time-out." I told him he was right! I'm wondering how early I can start time-out? I am sure he won't sit down for 2 seconds. He is a mommie's boy though, which I love because Grant is a Daddy's boy all the way. He has recently started to cry when I am holding Grant in my lap. He doesn't want me out of his sight for very long. He loves to read books but ONLY the books he wants to read. If I try to read a book he doesn't want he'll immediately take it out of my hands and throw it on the floor. Not a laid back bone in this kid's body! Grant has always been a very cautious child and I never had to worry about him climbing or jumping off something he shouldn't. I remember being so happy that when at the park I didn't have to be one step away from him making sure he wasn't doing something he shouldn't. Well, God decided to give me a taste of something else so He gave me Luke. :) He loves watching Baby Einstein and just smiles and laughs throughout the whole video. He loves farm animals and says "muu" for cow and "wah, wah" for duck. He also says the words mommy and daddy, ball, light, woof-woof for dog, juice. He also signs "more" when he wants to eat, which is a good part of the day. Recently I took him to the grocery store and it was about lunch time so he was signing more, more, more, up and down the isles. He loves his blankie and is now calling it his "night-night." He has 2 dimples, one on his right cheek and on his left cheek he has a dimple that is further up, right under his eye. I love it. The older he gets the more pronounced it is. That's his adorable little trade mark. He loves to be outside and if the backdoor is open for even a second he darts out, usually without shoes on. Everything, and I mean everything, is still going in his mouth. I'll be so glad when this stage is over!! He hates the taste of cows milk and despite our efforts he only takes a sip before throwing his cup overboard! We've tried it all... soy, vanilla, chocolate, organic. He also doesn't like cheese. So, we are having to be creative in making him eat his calcium.

Mike was off yesterday for the holiday and since he and Luke weren't feeling too hot they stayed home while I took Grant to the aquarium. We got there in time for the dolphin show, which is his favorite. I hardly ever get to spend time with Grant alone so it was a special treat for me. I didn't take too many pictures but here's a couple.

Mike's Dad is coming this weekend so we are looking forward to his visit.

Thanks for checking in on us and hopefully you'll be hearing more from me in the near future!!

** I don't know why but blogger is not letting me post pictures. I'm trying to figure it out so hopefully I can get it up and working soon.