Isaac and Cruz

Isaac had so much fun at his playdate this morning with is buddy Cruz. Cruz is just a few weeks younger than Isaac, and he took a giant developmental leap as he became an official sitter while he was playing with Isaac. It was such a sweet moment! We're planning to get together often so these boys can have fun playing together.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

---13 and 35---

13 years ago my sweetheart asked me to marry him. He said it was the only birthday present he wanted!

35 years ago my sweetheart was born!

Happy Birthday Daddy Matt (as Noah called him yesterday)
We love you!

Built-in Entertainment

I was making dinner while Noah played by himself and Isaac played in the exersaucer. Isaac likes the exersaucer, but was starting to let me know that he was ready to get out. As I was cooking, I turned around and saw that Noah had pulled up a chair and was playing with his brother, who was now quite happy. Hmm...is that what people mean when they say that siblings are built-in entertainment? It was such a sweet moment.

The Littlest Handbell Player

Can You Find The Baby?

Can you find the baby in this picture? I can't. I see a little boy wearing a hat and mini-crocs and playing with a firetruck. No baby here!

Count On!

Noah has been very interested in letters since about the time he could walk. Numbers, on the other hand, held no interest for him. That is, until now. A few weeks ago, Noah became receptive to learning how to count correctly (he has loved counting things for a while now, but kind of did it his own way, and the number four was never used for some reason!). Things have now clicked and he's counting everything he sees. It has been so fun to watch him become interested. I got out some number and counting activities, and he sailed through them and thought they were fun. He even regularly uses the number four. It's so cool to be three!

Tub Time

Isaac is taking his baths in the afternoon these days, and one day Noah decided that he wanted to help. In this picture, Noah is looking at the bath toys and deciding which toys his brother would like to play with. They can splash up quite a storm in there, and it's the perfect solution to bath time!