I Love My Life!

Has it really been almost an entire month since my last update?  Apparently, I have been busier than I have even realized.  It's so hard for me to belive that Christmas is just one week away.  This month has flown by.  I am happy to repart that many of my gifts were homemade this year.  (Thanks to my mom for all of her help!  There is no way I could've done it without her!!!)  I made cloth photo books, shape toys, a mommy and me apron 9and something I can't reveal yet, but because one of my readers hasn't opened up her present :-) But guess what....I didn't even take any pictures!!! What was I thinking?

This has been an interesting month for us due to some situations at Nathan's work, but we're almost on the other sideof all of that now. 

So, now onto the fun stuff!  My boys!  One month has changed them so much.  They are so grown up in the way they move, the way they act, the way they talk and even the way they play.  Let's see if I can try to sum up the changes in a nutshell. 

What's new this month?  Well, they've mastered the art of climbing.  I wish I had a picture to show you, but I've been too busy making sure they don't fall to grab my camera.  They both like to climb on top of the changing table and have recently mastered  climbing down from it.  They are getting fairly decent with feeding themselves with a spoon and fork.  I partially blame myself for that because two toddler boys, brightly colored food, a clean floor and a fork just don't always appeal to me so much :D  You understand, right?

They have gotten very funny as well.  It's as though they're starting to understand humor and silliness.  For example, Nolan has transitioned from open mouth kisses to puckered lips with a "mu-ah!" It's so sweet.  Well, the other day I was trying to get Nolan to give me a 'real kiss' so my mom could see and I said "Nolan, can you give Mommy kisses?"  He looked at me, smiled, shook his head no and started giggling.  (Don't mistake his humor for defiance.  He never outright tells me no when he's asked/told to do something.  He knew he was being funny here:)  Asher has become quite the comic as well.  A few days ago we were with my mom and he fell over and my mom started to laugh at him.  Well, apparently he realized this action got a reaction, so he did it again, and each time my mom laughed.  Needless to say, his 'falls' became more and more exaggerated! 

Oh, Asher and Nolan are also working on drinking out of real cups.  No lids, no straws - strict supervision :D  They love to drink out of REAL cups!  They think they are so grown when they do it!  

I have really enjoyed our children more so than usual this month.  I mean, I always enjoy them, but there are sometimes when they bring an extra dose of joy to our lives it almost makes me want to cry a few happy tears.  They have been such a pleasure to be around the past few weeks.  I am truly thankful for every moment I get with my little family!