Updates

As always, we're pretty busy over here! Here's what the kiddos have been up to lately.

Oliver:
I think the big boy is going through a growth spurt right now, because he's been eating us out of house and home for the past week or so, and has also been napping much more frequently. He's really been enjoying having Grammy nearby and getting to have a "Grammy Day" every now and then. It must be nice to have the undivided attention when you usually have to share it with two other little people. ;-) Oliver still loves to swim. It's funny how 10 months ago he was so nervous about taking swim lessons (even though he was at ease in the pool with me), and he has come so far in lessons that we're trying to decide if now is the right time for him to join a swim team! He is also such a sweet, sensitive boy. He can tell when someone is having a bad day and he usually asks if we can pray for that person and/or do something for them. He's still obsessed with Legos and building all sorts of neat things, and he also likes doing puzzles, climbing trees, playing baseball and soccer, and playing our animal game (where we pretend to be different types of animals). And Oliver and Buttercup are still best friends, always sticking up for each other, helping each other, and they play together really well. (They also bicker really well, too.)

Buttercup:
She's still feisty (and probably always will be), but she is such a sweet girl. Oh, I just love her! She gives the best hugs and loves to snuggle. In the mornings after Oliver wakes her up (we're working on that), she comes to our room and crawls in bed with me to snuggle for a little while. She is also such an awesome big sister. She loves her baby brother so much! If I ask for someone to bring me something for him, she usually jumps up as fast as she can to run and get it for me. She is such a big helper! Buttercup is still a tomboy -- she is usually more interested in playing with boy-cenctric toys and, if we take her shopping for clothes, she usually picks out clothes from the boy section. (She still wears dresses to church though, ha ha.) She loves to do arts and crafts, ride her bike, run, and eat. Some days it seems like she never stops eating! She also still loves to swim . . . but only if I'm with her in the pool. When she turned 3 years old, she was finally able to take swim lessons, but after the first lesson she decided she didn't want to take lessons anymore. So we'll wait a little while for that!

Theodore:
He is growing so quickly and doing so many fun things! It seems like learns new tricks every week. A couple of weeks ago, he learned how to crawl and push himself up to a sitting position, and this past weekend, he figured out how to clap and pull himself to his knees! It's just so amazing to me, mostly because his big brother didn't even sit up until he was 8 months old, ha ha! I guess it's not surprising, because Theodore wants to do everything that his big brother and sister are doing. He never stays still unless he is ex.hau.sted. He's such a sweet baby boy, and he's at such a fun age!