"Hi!"

Last night when I picked the boys up from Daycare, Gregory walked up to me, said Hi then walked away. This is the FIRST word he has said, other than the usual Mama, Dada stuff. It was so adorable. I just can't believe his first little word was "Hi". He is such a cute cute cute baby boy!

Lesson Learned?

I got the Mother's Day gift that a Mother never wants to receive this year. We were out at Lowes shopping for a new kitchen sink; after the purchase was made, we went to El Pollo Loco for dinner. James and Nathan went into the bathroom to wash up while I waited with the twins in the dining room. I heard a strange noise come out of the bathroom and then Nathan cry. I thought he had hurt himself while washing his hands. James came out of the bathroom without Nathan and I asked what had happened. He put a spray nozzle from a kitchen faucet set-up on the table. I asked him if Nathan had broken that in the bathroom (not understanding what was going on). James then informed me that Nathan took it from Lowes and had put it in his back pocket. Needless to say, Nathan was in ALOT of trouble.

After much discussion, we decided to ground Nathan from any TV viewing for the next week. Yesterday I called a friend of ours who works for the Mesa Police Department and asked if he would mind talking to Nathan about stealing and why it's wrong. He agreed right away and met us at Nathan's Day Care in his patrol car and in full uniform. The kids were all shocked to see a police man there and Nathan knew exactly why he was there. Jaime asked him why he did it and explained that stealing is wrong and you can go to jail for doing something bad like that. He then had to explain what jail was and he even put a handcuff on Nathan so he could see what it was like. Last night we drove Nathan to Lowes and I made him return the nozzle to the manager and apologize to him. The manager told Nathan he was sad that he took it, but glad that he came back and returned it and felt bad for being a bad boy. He said as long as he never ever did anything like that again, it would be okay.

Hopefully after all of these experiences, Nathan has learned a lesson and he will never do this again.

How Many Babies Does It Take?

How many babies does it take to fill a bin? The answer is below!! :)

Gregory loves to sit inside of things. There is a big purple bucket with rope handles at the daycare and he loves to push it on its side and sit in it and make it roll back and forth. He tries to climb inside of the laundry baskets every week. We recently bought a new toy storage unit at IKEA for the downstairs to hold the baby toys. Both Gregory and Timothy have finally (after about a month) mastered how to take the bins out of the frame and push the bins around the house. Well, yesterday Gregory turned the bin over to dump all of the toys out onto the floor then proceeded to climb inside and sing a song. :) Timothy thought that this looked like a good idea, so he climbed in as well. These bins are not large, by any means and seeing the two of them squeezed in there was quite amusing...Gregory did not like being sat on though...

Out of the Mouths of Babes

It is true that kids say the darndest things! Last night we were eating dinner and James got home a little bit later than us. After saying hi to everyone, he says he is going to go take a shower while we are eating. Well, we are currently sprucing up the living area of our house so the vent covers to the air conditioner are off. Nathan watches James walk up the stairs, looks at the ceiling and the gaping hole where the vent cover usually is...he looks at me and says, "Mommy, is the water gonna pour out that hole?" It was so adorable, I tried very hard not to laugh while I explained to him how pipes work and where the water goes from the bathtub and what the vent hole was for.

I forget so easily how young he is, and that he doesn't understand how alot of the world works. It is very easy to get caught up in the harried happenings of life, without cherishing all the cute mannerisms of my children while I am raising my children.

I can't believe how big he is

Nathan is amazing. Just about every day he does or says something that just makes me realize how big he is. He has these plastic Kinnex toys for smaller kids that he loves to play with. Well for about the last year the only thing ever made with them were "guns". Not really extravagant or imaginative.

Well, just recently he has started using his imagination and making "guys". The first time he came out of his room and showed me his guy and I was totally blown away. I thought they were the most adorable things EVER!! The one guy turned into about 5 different ones before he ran out of pieces.

Nathan starts Kindergarten in August. I can't believe that my baby is going to big boy school finally. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family.

15 Months Already!!

We had our 15 month well-baby visit this morning. Gregory and Timothy are doing fabulous! We will start with the older of the two:

Gregory Vance
Weight: 24 lb 12.5 oz 50%
Height: 31 1/2 inches 70%
Head: 18 1/2 inches 50%

Gregory is outgoing and very amusing. He is also very very emotional. He gives the best hugs and loves to just sit on your lap. He is playful, and is on his way to becoming a great soccer player. He loves to kick his big brothers soccer ball and he really is very good at it. His favorite toys right now any ball, cars, stuffed animals and the baby wipes packaging.

Timothy George
Weight: 22lb 20%
Height: 30 1/2 inches 45%
Head: 18 1/2 inches 50%

Timothy is still my quiet thinker. He plays by himself alot, but he is getting more involved with Gregory. He absolutely adores Nathan. They play together alot! He loves to play chase, I run behind him saying "I'm gonna get you!!" and he runs away laughing the whole time. The other day he and Gregory started playing chase together...it was so fun to watch. Timothy loves anything that makes music. He is starting to dance with his little boom box that he carries around constantly. It is so adorable.

I love my boys and am so happy that I have them. Life is defenitely different now, but I could never go back to the way things were. I am so excited to see how they will grow and change as they get older.

First Hair Cut

My baby, Timothy, had his first haircut on April 11, 2008. He had needed one for a very long time, but I was, of course, putting it off as long as possible. I guess I just didn't want to face the fact that my baby was getting so big. Timothy has always had longer hair than Gregory, but it was getting to the point that he looked like a girl to people who didn't know him, and that was really starting to bother James.

So, Gloria (the wonderful woman who runs the daycare that my kids go to) said that she knew how to cut babies hair and she volunteered to cut Timothy's hair for me. I told her that I would bring in my camera so that I could document the occasion, of course! :) So after work when I arrived, I stripped him down and with Catalina's help, we cut Timothy's hair.

He really did a fabulous job being patient and sitting still while Gloria cut his hair. I was so proud of him. I was in denial about cutting his hair because I don't want them to grow up so fast, but in the end, he looks SOOO Handsome and I am glad we finally did it.