Haven't done this in a while, so here are some things that the boys are doing and saying....

Theo-isms:

He's started saying "okay" in response to me telling him what to do. Cracks me up!

"help eee" for "help me"

"unsnap me" or "buckle me" The boy is obsessed with snapping himself in his carseat or in a highchair at a restaurant.

He's all into his knees and belly these days. He knows all of his body parts and can identify them on drawings!

We've been watching "The Letter Factory" and he imitates the sounds. So cute! Not that he knows his letters yet, ha ha.

He climbs into his car seat and booster seat now. We're working on independence with his daily activities. He goes to the bathroom and climbs on the stool to wipe his mouth and "wash his hands" even though he can't reach the faucet yet.

He told me today "Handy Manny is up next" after he finished watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He still adores Mickey Mouse.

He calls Thomas the Train "Tommy Train". I love it. He loves playing with the train set in his room when he wakes up and before bed.

Theo loves throwing and kicking balls. He perfectly content to chase a ball around to burn off extra energy.

When a show or dvd ends he'll tell us it "skipped". The car dvd was skipping a lot at one point and this is where he picked this saying up.

He loves puzzles, perhaps as much as Jack does, and will sit down and complete his puzzles. He does love to roam off with the pieces so I had to individually bag them up to stay organized.

He insists on using a fork at meals. He will not finger-feed himself anymore. He's very civilized ;)


Jack-isms:

Jack is a curious little man. He asks me the most out-there questions sometimes. Here are a few that come to mind:
"what is in blood?"
"what is Jesus' last name?"
"how do clouds float?"

He is now beginning to ask "how do babies get in your stomach?" The dreaded question every parent fears!

He completely dresses himself from head to toe and loves to race against his brother. Everything is a contest!

He sits at the bar to eat meals. One day Theo will join him there.

Jack says "emember" instead of "remember". Cracks me up.

His favorite saying to be goofy is "eyeball". Everything is "eyeball" when he's joking around.

He loves to say "you're kidding me" when we are silly with him. He can tell when we're not being "serious".

Jack still wakes up bright and early but quietly waits for the rest of the house to wake up. He plays with his Transformers or does puzzles.

Jack is a whiz at figuring out how to assemble things (puzzles, games, etc) and only has to be shown once. Then he can walk you through, step by step, on how to put it together. Sound like anyone you know? :)

Jack LOVES to wrestle with his brother and will egg him on to get Theo to hit him. The boys wrestle all day long and both of them love it. I call it "cage fighting". They'll just lay on top of each other on the ground and giggle away. Boys!

I get to say his prayer at night and then he calls out all of the people we're thankful for- Gigi, Dada, Mimi, Papa, Mama, Ashley, Cody, Uncle Bill and Aunt Sonja, Uncle Miller and Aunt Sarah, Uncle Dane and Aunt Debbie, Uncle Brian and Aunt Jen and cousin Corinne. Sometimes our neighbors, Don and Cheryl, become Aunt and Uncle too! Then he'll say "and everyone on earth". So sweet.

These are just a smidgen of the things that Jack and Theo say and do. They are growing up so quickly that I have to write down some of it before it's gone!

Jack's first day!!!

Dave took Jack to school for his first day of Pre-K at Cedarwood! He is in a class of 19 kids with two teachers. Good preparation for public school which will have over twenty kids to one teacher :) Here Jack is with one of his teachers, Mrs. Scheinuk. She is a retired teacher from Orleans Parish and has taught at Cedarwood for 3 years now. She told me they have so many supplies that he'll never be bored! Notice all of the fun stations in the background. He went right to the art and science centers. Think he follows after his parents?? :) Happy 1st day, Jack!!

Newest puzzle

Ok, Jack amazes me sometimes. I gave him this Sponge Bob puzzle that we've had forever. I think someone gave it to him as a present months back, but not really sure about that. Anyway, he whipped through it in about 30 minutes. He's put it together again twice now. Keeps him busy doing something and quiet, so I love puzzles to ;)

Jude's party

Jack's former classmate, Jude, turned 4 and had his party today. Jack and a few of his friends came to the party at The Bounce House. They jumped and bounced all over the place! Jude is going to a different private school this year so we'll miss having him around Cedarwood. Hopefully all of this bouncing will result in Jack sleeping in tomorrow...... right!

Lunch in Hammond

Gigi and Dada took the boys off our hands this weekend, so we met up with them half way between Mandeville and Baton Rouge to collect them today. Theo loved eating chips and salsa, even though it was super spicy! He kept telling me "that's hot" and then blowing on the chips! We really enjoyed getting to go out last night and sleep in this morning, all without having to pay a babysitter! Thanks, Gigi and Dada!!!

This family has been in my prayers and they could really use yours as well. A sorority sister of mine from Baylor lost her sweet niece yesterday. It's truly a heartbreaking story. Basically from what I understand, her sister went into labor and the baby was born brain-dead. They think the placenta was only functioning at 50% towards the end of her pregnancy and starved baby Reese of oxygen. Katie (the mom) and her husband, Jason, had to make the excruciating decision to donate Reese's heart to another baby before removing her from life support. Please pray for Katie, Jason and their families.
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Jack's achievement!

Jack and Dave LOVE puzzles and have recently been tackling larger and larger projects. They put this 100 piece puzzle together this past weekend so today I pulled it out for Jack to work on. He worked and worked for about 2 hours. We went to a pool party and came back........ and he finished it! Completely by himself! Go Jack!