Did I mention they are advanced for their ages?

Getting ready for our trip to South Dakota

Here comes trouble

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!!

Collin's 3rd B-day Party

We had Collin's party a little play-gym this year. We did our party together with Collin's friend Shelbi since she turns 2 this month. The kids all had a great time. There were bounce houses and trampolines and a foam pit. Tami made a wonderful Pablo cake that the kids loved.

Our little readers!

I know you have all heard me say that the boys love books. Well here is the new thing they like to do together. They pull all the books off the shelf and look through all of them. They play quietly in Collin's room. It is really nice for so many reasons!! Thank you to all of you that have helped with our collection!

Collin turns 3

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.

Halloween

Halloween was a big day for the kids. We spent a few hours at the pumpkin patch with Shelbi and her family. The kids played in the bounce houses and went on a hay ride. They played in hay mazes and collected mini pumkins. They had a lot of fun. Then that night the boys dressed up for trick or treating. Collin was so excited to go get candy. At the 2nd or 3rd house we went to he held his bucket up and said "I need some candy" instead of "trick or treat." Fortunately the neighbors thought that was funny. Nate did really well. He actually would carry his bucket to the door and hold it out. By the 2nd street he was saying trick or treat, which is his longest phrase.....though we might be the only ones that understood what he was saying but it was so cute. It was a hot day in Texas so by the time we were done Collin was exhausted in his fleece monkey costume. All in all it was a great day.