Sorry to all our blog readers....It has been really interesting around here! I would normally do my posting in the mornings, but the kids were regularly getting up at 5:30, so I wasn't getting it done. And frankly, I'm too beat at night!
The kids are doing absolutely amazing! They have all changed so much, that I'm really not even sure where to begin. So...let's do it alphabetically! Ha!
Aaron:
Like I've said before, Aaron is so dang funny! He is extremely mischievous, in to everything, and most of the time the ring leader. He is very curious, likes to climb, and likes to make his siblings laugh. Aaron is also VERY sweet, caring, and helpful. At night we always change the kids into their pajamas in the living room. Before you can even blink, Aaron has gathered up all the clothes and thrown them over the gate in the hallway. He likes to pass out milk cups, gather juice cups, and it is his job to take Bella outside on a leash.
Aaron is talking so much....I absolutely love it when he says "What Happened?" It is in the sweetest little voice! I usually ask them that when they are crying or upset. Two weeks ago the kids were in the kitchen with me. Aaron opened the pantry, put his hand on his hip, looked at the cabinets, and said "HHMMM..." I looked at him and said, "Where did you learn that?" Taylor and John said I do the same thing all the time! I didn't even realize it!
At their two year visit, Aaron weighed 27 lbs and was 33 1/2 inches tall. He is very stocky in build. He shuffles his feet like an old man, covers his face with his hands when he cries, and loves to stand on your chest. Aaron loves to sing and dance as well. His favorite songs are "Twinkle, Twinkle," "Pat-a-Cake", "Chicken Fried (Zac Brown band), and "All I wanna do" by Sugarland. He pretty much sings/mumbles all the words! Aaron has also caught a ball on many occassions, and he has also hit a pitched ball with a bat many times!
Adam:
Adam is definitely the most verbal! From the minute he wakes up, to the minute he goes to sleep, he is talking. One day he was in John's basket when we did our WalMart shopping. John said that he talked during the entire shopping trip! He likes to name everything he sees, and his speech is so clear! He can count to 10 by himself, attempts most of his ABC song, and can name several letters---T, L, O, S, A....Adam can hit a ball of a tee, and a plastic golf ball with a club like you wouldn't believe!
Adam is very attached to his brother and sister. Since he is usually the first one up, I have to make sure he doesn't walk down the hallway to their bedroom. He will stand at the gate and yell "Aaron P! Sister! Aaron P!" Yes, he calls Aaron, Aaron P. We have always called Aaron that, and Adam does now too. The funniest thing is when they are in the living room playing. Adam may be on one side of the living room, and Aaron on the other. If Adam wants to show Aaron something, he will start yelling "Aaron P!! Aaron P!!" But, he yells everyone else's name too. He is so funny when he does that! We call my mom Mamaw, but Adam calls her "Memaw! Memaw!"
He gets so excited about everything! We love that! In fact, if you show him something new or cool, he will say "Oh, WOW!!" He loves to sneak up on you and scare you....he will bend his knees, take baby steps, and whisper "Sneak, Sneak..." until he scares you! He loves doing it to Avery and Aaron too! He runs very quickly, and still gets that left arm flailing around. He is such a sweet and smart boy...he even pee-d in the potty today!
Adam weighed 27 1/2 pounds and was 34 in tall.
Avery:
Daddy's little princess....she is ALL girl. She loves wearing dresses, insists that you put a bow in her hair every day, and has recently started really caring for her baby doll. She will give her doll baths with a dry washcloth, feed her a bottle, pretend like she's crying and ask "OK?", and she has put the baby in time-out several times! I was at an inservice two weeks ago and Taylor sent me a picture of Avery's baby sitting in the time-out area in the hallway. Avery says "No..No...trouble..time-out, time-out." Of course she tries to put her brothers in time out too, but they don't listen! Avery loves to clean, sweep, and sit by you on the couch.
Avery can have a sweet, little girl voice or a very deep, Demi Moore voice. She growls like a possessed animal, loves her dinosaur books and puzzle, and insists on hand-feeding Alex catfood. She has the deepest laugh that makes your whole body smile when hearing it. Avery has adapted the best to toddler beds, and will fall asleep within minutes of getting into bed. (Just like me!)
Avery weighed 24 1/2 pounds and was 31 in tall. She is a very tiny thing....only in the 25% on the growth chart! She is definitely fiesty and independent! She is pretty quiet when we are out in public, and often looks at people like "What are you looking at?" She has the prettiest hair and big brown eyes. She knows how to work the pout too! Avery loves to play kitchen, and likes to bring you bites after whipping up something special. She does a great impersonation of Cookie Monster eating cookies too! Abby is her favorite Sesame Street character.
Together: They all love Sesame Street, Blues Clues, and Thomas the Train. They sing all the theme songs and dance every time they hear the music. It is nothing for Adam to wake up in the middle of the night and ask "Elmo? Elmo?" No, son....Elmo is sleeping.
They are great eaters and eat two meals a day at the table. Breakfast is pretty much finger-foods in the living room. Every Sunday John makes them french toast with either bacon/sausage. That is a big treat as he even puts syrup on their french toast! Their favorite foods are corn on the cob, cornbread, bananas, apples, tortellini, cheese, mashed potatoes, and of course, my gravy.
The kids absolutely love playing with John. He will play Wii for them, lift them over and over to shoot baskets in the house, lay on the floor and let them crawl all over him...pretty much whatever they want to do. He will discipline them, but mostly, he's the fun guy. When he's in charge--like if I'm napping or gone to a movie with a friend--they get to eat junk food snacks and less healthy dinners. Of course they love it!
Taylor is absolutely amazing with them. She is firm with discipline, yet so loving and caring. We are so extremely blessed to have her in our lives. She has been such a great help to John and I....not just the kids. She helps give us time to have some sanity! She is starting back to college this semester, and we are very proud of her.
We really can't believe they are 2! It has gone by so quickly....Friday will be the 2 year anniversary of the day we brought the boys home. My, how they all have changed!
Thanks for your patience with me, and I hope you have enjoyed reading this update! Much love!
