"How Old Are You Today?" "I'm Good"

Guess who turned three years old this month?

We had a small family party at home because Josh had the flu. They each picked out their birthday cake mixes at the grocery store; Michael chose chocolate and Sam chose fun-fetti. They were sooo excited about the cakes! I don't think they understood that they would be getting presents until the moment came and then they were absolutely besides themselves with excitement! It was so fun to watch them open each package and squeal and shout! They have been in love the the movie "Cars" since they got it for potty training achievements this summer but haven't had any toys to go along with it. We decided to make it a "Cars" birthday and gave them models of the characters from the movie and a couple of action toys.

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Our favorite part is when Michael squeals upon opening the present. The joy was tangible. We were sad to see that he fell off of the bench while we were singing to Sam. We didn't even notice it until we watched the video! Michael didn't understand the "How old are you" question and kept telling us he was "good" instead of "three." It cracked us up.

They share the toys and play with them together, all day long. In the morning they skip coming to find me and head straight for their new toys. They ask me once a day if they get to keep them forever!

Something snapped on that very day and they've had some accomplishments since turning three. Sam decided he didn't need to sleep in a diaper and woke up dry for three nights. Michael has started dressing and undressing himself as much as he can and they have both ditched the sippie cups. I told them we were giving them to the sippie cup fairy who would give them to babies who needed them, but they were in the cabinet until yesterday and they never asked for them.

There are more milestones that seem to coincide with this birthday, but I can't think of them right now. I am loving my three year olds. They are so helpful, funny, and loving. They are kind to each other, bright, eager, and endearing. We are looking forward to a very exciting Christmas and Sunbeams in the new year!

Happy birthday to my miracle boys. You continue to bring joy and light into our home and hearts daily!

This is Dedicated to the One I Love

Have I told you how much I love my Sammy? As he grows closer to age two, he is getting more and more creative. He can entertain himself so well and always calls to me, "Mommy, watch!" He is going to be so smart. I know he'll be able to pull the wool over my eyes a million ways when he's older if he wants to. He has so much enthusiasm. He plays hard until he gets tired and then he gets slap happy and turns into Slap Happy Sammy. Then he sleeps hard! He has a hard time waking up, much like his mother, and is happy to spend a few minutes in my arms each day when he wakes up from his nap.

Here's his favorite project. Maybe he'll be an engineer. He finds out how much weight this tractor can pull. He finally succeeded at getting it to pull the dump truck while having "Moe," his trusty friend, drive the whole thing around the kitchen. He was absolutely giddy, jumping up and down that it finally worked!

We picked up this easel at a yard sale Saturday and it kept Sam and Michael busy for the better part of Conference.
Too short to sit at Daddy's place? Sam ran and got the bathroom stool to make himself a booster seat. He then watched his reflection in the window as he pretend to eat Daddy's food.



He found an old costume skirt of mine and wrapped it around himself like a vampire. Too bad I hate scary Halloween costumes. He's a natural Dracula! No one would deny him a kiss, either!


During Conference Saturday afternoon he put one hand on each of my shoulders and pulled my head back over the side of the couch to give me a big kiss on the lips, 3 times! He is always busy - in a good way - and is outgoing, friendly, and generous and we love him to death!