Collin turned 3 last week. We had a small celebration at home since his party is this weekend. We had homemade pizza and cupcakes. It's hard to believe he is already 3. Collin is doing great. He is loving school and is making lots of friends. He still loves books. Right now his favorite is a book about dolphins he got from Grandma Jan and Boppa. He is also really enjoying the Dr. Seuss stories at bedtime....I think he likes the stories but he also likes that they are long so that prolongs bedtime :) He also loves to help out in the kitchen. He helps make pancakes, salad, mac and cheese, basically anything that he can stir. When I start cooking he runs in the kitchen and says "I want to help! I'm your little chef!" It's really sweet. He of course loves to be outside. We get to the park when we can, but I really need an extra pair of eyes since Nate is really on the move these days. Collin is doing very well with potty training. We had our first day at school this week without pull-ups and he had no accidents. Really he only wears them when he sleeps. His favorite shows are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Backyardigans, and Word World. The boys have been playing nice together. They still have battles but you can tell they enjoy each other.
Collin and Nate are doing great. They are really looking forward to Christmas. Collin is really getting into Santa this year, which is really fun. He also really likes singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer....he asks me to sing it all the time. All he wants from Santa is a trombone...yes, a trombone. So, we feel very confident that Santa will come through since he has been a good boy. Nate is talking more and more. He can say Santa and point him out in pictures and TV. Nate loves to dance. We have been having fun playing music and if you tell him to dance he smiles really big and spins in circles. It's so cute. They both have mild colds right now but that does not slow them down. I can't remember if I have mentioned this but we found out a few weeks ago that Nate is allergic to peanuts. We took him to a specialist and they confirmed it. Last week I took him for blood work so we can test him for a few more things. Currently he is on a nasal spray and I was hoping that would be enough. The doctor wrote us a prescription for Allegra too which we started today. Let's hope it helps. It will be nice when we get the results back from the blood work so we know what we are dealing with. We are very lucky that none of his allergies seem to restrict his airways. He just has a runny nose all the time and sometimes a rash. 
Collin and Nate are little partners in crime. A few mornings ago, we heard the kids on the monitors waking up. Well, the next thing we know Collin comes running into our room telling us the sun is up (he is supposed to stay in his room until the sun comes up) and guess who comes strolling in after him....Nate! He somehow climbed out of his crib and then Collin opened the door for him. We have since dropped the crib to the lowest setting and I took the bumper out because I think he used that to give him an extra boost. I am still hoping to wait until at least January before we try out the big boy bed but he may bump that up a bit. It was pretty cute though. You could tell he was so proud of himself. He had a great big grin on his face. Oh, and the other thing that he thinks is great is to get his own diaper off. He has done this twice now. I guess this means I need to keep pants on him!! 
