I love my boys. It is amazing to think of what they have been through the last couple months and how great they have done. They are so much fun and I feel like they have been pretty neglected with moving and me studying for my test and with me not feeling that great at times. They play together and are so much fun so much of the time. They have loved their big boy room and have done great in their big boys beds. Every time I have added something to their room, Thatcher has been so excited which has made it even more fun for me. They are both super excited about the baby too. They love playing in her room, looking at her things and climbing in her crib. They both seem to understand what is coming and hopefully it will be as exciting in reality as it is in theory. The other big thing they have loved has been their backyard. They have play outside every day and it has been such a huge blessing. A blessing that came with a trampoline! The boys love the trampoline that Ty got and jump on it multiple times a day. It is amazing how quickly they have become coordinated to jump really well on it and it has saved me this whole month as I have been trying to get things done and they have been so entertained by it.
Thatcher: Thatcher has been progressing with his letters a ton. He loves identifying the first letter of every word he says. He loves trying to spell new words and has mastered hat, cat, gap, hot, and best. The other day he made a birthday card for his friend and wrote every letter in Happy Birthday just with me telling him which letter was next. He is progressing so quickly and I love that letters interest him. Just yesterday he spent a good part of the afternoon making letters with a bunch of skewers he found in the kitchen. He is so clever and I love seeing what he comes up with.
Thatcher has been doing little soccer and t-ball camps at the gym and has loved having something cool like that to go to. I don't know how much he is grasping of the actual games, but he loves the stretches and always shows me his butterfly stretch and other things the "soccer ladies" show him.
Pirates and pirate treasure have been huge interests lately and Thatcher loves collecting treasure in his special treasure box (my old jewelry box). He will create elaborate scenarios and explain them to James about how the couch is a pirate ship and how they need a map to take them to the treasure.
Thatcher has always been a sweet, tender-hearted kid, but we have had some special experiences lately that make me feel so blessed to be raising such an amazing little person who I know was saved for these scary times. When we were at the temple over Easter weekend, Thatcher and I went to see the Christus and Thatcher would not leave. We sat on one of the benches just looking at the sculpture of Jesus. He didn't really want to talk, it just seemed like he wanted to soak it all in. Later that night we came back for the pageant and we went through the same routine again, then Thatcher said he wanted to watch a movie about Jesus instead of joining everyone else outside. He talked about that movie, the statue of Jesus, and the pageant for weeks afterwards and it is amazing to see how much he understands. That same weekend he gave his first talk in primary and he did incredibly well. He spoke clearly and loudly and was such a sweetheart. Just yesterday while I was laying in bed on my birthday I heard Thatcher on the floor in my room, flipping through the scriptures and talking about "scriptures, prophets, Jesus, Joseph Smith, and Thomas S. Monson". I feel so blessed to have such an angel in my life and know I need to be better at teaching him the gospel and being an example to him.
James: I can't believe in less than two days that James isn't going to be my baby any more. I think it is going to be hard on him even though I know he is going to adore the baby too. He is just the snuggliest most affectionate little boy and loves to have all the attention, hugs, and affection he can get from anyone. It might be hard having a little competition. He is such a smart little boy and great at expressing himself. He loves telling us that he loves us. The other day after being at the day care at the gym, Thatcher told me that when he got back from soccer 'his brother' came up to him and said, "I love you." James told me the other night, "Good job kissing me on the cheek." He is very quick to say, "good job, excuse me, bless you, thank you, sorry" or any other appropriate and polite little thing. He is good at reminding us to be polite and will never let a sneeze of his go without reminding us to say "bless you" after.
James loves to read and has spent a lot more time reading than every before. He has a great attention span when being read to, but he also just loves looking at books on his own. He also loves to collect things. His collections change every day, but they crack me up and he usually finds something new and different to carry his collection around in. Today it was his hamper which allowed him to cart around his blankets, pig and a few of books all morning.
James is still as naughty as every and the second he knows he shouldn't be doing something he thinks he is hilarious and runs in the opposite direction. One extra funny and naughty experience we had lately was a few weeks ago when he ran inside while I was outside with Thatcher and his friend Gavin. After a few minutes I decided to go check on James and found him just inside the sliding glass door devouring a cupcake. Then I realized he had locked me out. Once I convinced him to unlock the door and let me in, I found the remains of two other cupcakes around the house. He is so smart and it is scary sometimes to realize what he is capable of.
I love my boys. They make me laugh, they make me feel loved, they give me purpose, and they are my favorite little people in the world. They also exhaust me, overwhelm me, and make me feel like I am losing my mind, but the good moments definitely make the hard ones worth it. I am just so grateful they are mine and grateful for this time in my life.
Thatcher: Thatcher has been progressing with his letters a ton. He loves identifying the first letter of every word he says. He loves trying to spell new words and has mastered hat, cat, gap, hot, and best. The other day he made a birthday card for his friend and wrote every letter in Happy Birthday just with me telling him which letter was next. He is progressing so quickly and I love that letters interest him. Just yesterday he spent a good part of the afternoon making letters with a bunch of skewers he found in the kitchen. He is so clever and I love seeing what he comes up with.
Thatcher has been doing little soccer and t-ball camps at the gym and has loved having something cool like that to go to. I don't know how much he is grasping of the actual games, but he loves the stretches and always shows me his butterfly stretch and other things the "soccer ladies" show him.
Pirates and pirate treasure have been huge interests lately and Thatcher loves collecting treasure in his special treasure box (my old jewelry box). He will create elaborate scenarios and explain them to James about how the couch is a pirate ship and how they need a map to take them to the treasure.
Thatcher has always been a sweet, tender-hearted kid, but we have had some special experiences lately that make me feel so blessed to be raising such an amazing little person who I know was saved for these scary times. When we were at the temple over Easter weekend, Thatcher and I went to see the Christus and Thatcher would not leave. We sat on one of the benches just looking at the sculpture of Jesus. He didn't really want to talk, it just seemed like he wanted to soak it all in. Later that night we came back for the pageant and we went through the same routine again, then Thatcher said he wanted to watch a movie about Jesus instead of joining everyone else outside. He talked about that movie, the statue of Jesus, and the pageant for weeks afterwards and it is amazing to see how much he understands. That same weekend he gave his first talk in primary and he did incredibly well. He spoke clearly and loudly and was such a sweetheart. Just yesterday while I was laying in bed on my birthday I heard Thatcher on the floor in my room, flipping through the scriptures and talking about "scriptures, prophets, Jesus, Joseph Smith, and Thomas S. Monson". I feel so blessed to have such an angel in my life and know I need to be better at teaching him the gospel and being an example to him.
James: I can't believe in less than two days that James isn't going to be my baby any more. I think it is going to be hard on him even though I know he is going to adore the baby too. He is just the snuggliest most affectionate little boy and loves to have all the attention, hugs, and affection he can get from anyone. It might be hard having a little competition. He is such a smart little boy and great at expressing himself. He loves telling us that he loves us. The other day after being at the day care at the gym, Thatcher told me that when he got back from soccer 'his brother' came up to him and said, "I love you." James told me the other night, "Good job kissing me on the cheek." He is very quick to say, "good job, excuse me, bless you, thank you, sorry" or any other appropriate and polite little thing. He is good at reminding us to be polite and will never let a sneeze of his go without reminding us to say "bless you" after.
James loves to read and has spent a lot more time reading than every before. He has a great attention span when being read to, but he also just loves looking at books on his own. He also loves to collect things. His collections change every day, but they crack me up and he usually finds something new and different to carry his collection around in. Today it was his hamper which allowed him to cart around his blankets, pig and a few of books all morning.
James is still as naughty as every and the second he knows he shouldn't be doing something he thinks he is hilarious and runs in the opposite direction. One extra funny and naughty experience we had lately was a few weeks ago when he ran inside while I was outside with Thatcher and his friend Gavin. After a few minutes I decided to go check on James and found him just inside the sliding glass door devouring a cupcake. Then I realized he had locked me out. Once I convinced him to unlock the door and let me in, I found the remains of two other cupcakes around the house. He is so smart and it is scary sometimes to realize what he is capable of.
I love my boys. They make me laugh, they make me feel loved, they give me purpose, and they are my favorite little people in the world. They also exhaust me, overwhelm me, and make me feel like I am losing my mind, but the good moments definitely make the hard ones worth it. I am just so grateful they are mine and grateful for this time in my life.
