Lately...

I have neglected to keep all of our faithful readers (ok, maybe this is mainly for grama's and grampa's) apprised of our kids' happenings. So here is the latest stuff our little darlings have been up to.

Max is becoming more articulate. He seems to over- annunciate, which makes us laugh. The other day he asked if he could play with "play-toe". Also at lunch today he asked me for Ichi-dan. I asked if he knew an itchy Dan and he looked at me like I was nuts.

He is always making new games for us to play, and as ever, they most often involve some kind of train. Thomas is his favorite right now, so we are immersed in Thomas books, videos etc. Thanks Grama Wilde! We took the boys tobogganing last week and Max absolutely loved it. HE couldn't stop talking about sledding down the fast hill.

Max has also been in the habit of telling me "I really wish Dad would come home" about a thousand times a day. He really likes playing with Dustin. It is really funny to watch when he comes home from school just how quickly Max gets to the door. This week before bed the two of them have been playing super mario brothers and Max is way better at it than me! A sign of things to come....

Sammy is all over the place. He's crawling and yelling. He pulls himself up on the furniture and walks all around it. We always know where Sam is because he's always talking, or yelling. Its really fun! He has the 2 front bottom teeth as well as his 2 top side teeth. He looks like a little vampire when he smiles- which is quite often. He loves his brother and follows him everywhere- maybe he'll stop soon because Max mauls him - with love- any chance he gets! I think he'll be walking soon just trying to escape Max! Sam is also eating lots and gaining weight, so he is very happy and healthy. We're very happy to have such sweet little boys.

For those who didn't know, we moved the beginning of this month to a house. We love it here! This is a little old house with lots of character and lots of space! It's still close to the school and in the same neighborhood we were in before. We live a block from an elementary school and a cute little park. We can't wait to utilise it once we get a little bit warmer weather.

We've been very blessed to have these amazing tender mercies in our lives. We can't wait for all of you to come visit us here.