It's been a while

Well,the boys are doing great. In fact we just recently moved them into the same room. Matt is in his twin sized bed, and Drew is in his toddler bed. We made the move somewhat out of necessity. Drew learned how to crawl out of his crib, and so a move to a toddler bed was in the works. However, the decision to move him into Matt's room was made because Drew's room was not "Drew-proofed", where Matt's room was safe. They now have slept 3 nights together and they do great. Matt was happy to have Drew share the room and Drew is more than thrilled to be with his brother. We actually had them nap together today. It took about 10 times of me reminding them it was quiet time and they had to remain in their beds, but they eventually both took naps. It is really quite sweet to see them in the room together. We are still deciding if this is going to be a long term thing or not.


Drew will be 2 in less than a month and he is talking up a storm. He uses 3 word sentences and repeats most things you say...so we need to be very careful. He is a total monkey....climbing up and over, and on anything he can. It is a normal day for him to have several bumps on him. He has no sense of fear...which is kinda scary. He doesn't cry much when he is hurt, but will wail when he is upset. This kid has a temper that I didn't see in Matt. He is a lot more like his mama. God help us all. But overall, this kid is way fun, and you never know what he will do next. He keeps me on my toes! I love him, love him, love him!!!


As for Matt, he is doing great at school. It is hard to believe that he almost finished his first year in preschool. He is coming out of his shell at school and is pretty much totally potty trained. He is 3, so we do have the occastional accident, but it is VERY rare! He loves to help me, and tries to mommy his brother all the time, telling him what he can and can't do. He often is happy to tell me when Drew needs to go to time out. Isn't that helpful....NOT! He is so much like his daddy, not only in looks, but also in his quiet and gentle personality. He is a fun kid and such a joy!



As for Jeff and I, we are doing great. In less than a month we will celebrate our 7 year anniversary. Hard to believe! I love him more now than I did then, so I count that as a major blessing. We pray you all are doing well. Sorry it has been so long since we have updated the blog. We love you all and pray all is well with you. Love from Frisco.

My baby boy is 3 today!

Well, for some reason it seems so....well I don't even the word I am looking foward to, but I am amazed that my sweet Matthew is 3 today. Where oh where does the time go? He is talking up a storm and is just such a sweet guy. Well, most of the time at least. He is doing well at school, is 99% potty trained (we have a few accidents from time to time, but he is in underwear 100% of the time, so an accident here or there is not a biggie!) He is a truely amazing guy!

We had a fun, yet understated celebration today. We had a small family party at Chuck E. Cheese's. We pretty much threw it together at the last minute, but it was great. Both of the boys had a great time. It was so much fun to watch them get so excited about all the games, seeing Chuck E. Cheese in person, and just enjoying the place. They loved the pizza and the cake and Matt loved opening his presents. He even got to open some presents from family members who weren't able to be with us. Overall it was a great party. We also got to celebrate with a smaller party at home when the boy's Aunt Tania was in town. We had some yummy cookies and had a fun time celebrating.

Christmas was also a lot of fun! We celebrated with a white Christmas this year....not very normal for the DFW area. Although it was pretty, it did keep us from going to the Christmas Eve service...which I missed. I think my anxiety on the drive home from Church on Christmas eve may have inadvertently led to Matthew's fear of snow. He was totally freaked out from step one. He absolutely refused to go outside while there was snow on the ground unless I held him. This is a major deal if you know Matt. He would live outside if I let him. Well, not in the snow apearently. Drew didn't mind the snow as much. I guess being younger he didn't pick up on his mommy's fears. In my defense though....there were cars in ditches and slipping and sliding all over the place...so I was justified being freaked out. However, I now realize that Matthew especially is very sensative to my reactions to things, so I must be more careful in the future.

We had a house full of doggies for the week after Christmas. My parents went up to DC to see my uncle and his family, so we babysat Sam, their dog. We also had my sister's new puppy Shanti, and then our dog Sadie. As you can imagine...it was crazy with the 3 pups and the boys. However, we had a blast and the boys were in heaven with all the doggies. However, with all the snow melting....our backyard was a mudpit and with 3 dogs...our floors were a bit worse for the wear after all was said and done. I know now that the dogs and Aunt Tania have all returned home, it is much quieter...but we miss them all very much!

Overall, it has been a great holiday and birthday celebrations. I pray that 2010 is a wonderful year for you all. We love you and pray you are all well. Love from Frisco.