I thought in the spirit of being thankful for my family I would update you all on what we are all doing these days.
Andy is loving the holiday season because that means it's time for cooking, hunting, butchering, and making a list of all the new cooking gadgets and cookbooks he would like to add to his collection this year. He has been planning the Thanksgiving menu for at least 2 weeks now and he loves cooking and even lets the boys help out where they can. Lucas is now getting to cut the ravoli, which is an upgrade from pasta catcher :)
I am loving being a new aunt and just can't get enough of little baby Abi. It's hard to remember when my boys were oh so little and so sweet. The boys have been getting along really well the last few weeks, so I'm just soaking it in. I've also been sewing and doing some crafts inspired by my new favorite website, Pinterst. There will definitely be some handmade gifts under our tree this year.
Lucas is growing. He has just about outgrown all of the pants I bought him to start the fall. He now weighs 30 pounds, which he is so proud of. Lucas is enjoying school and has a few special friends which we hear a lot about. Right now Lucas's favorite thing to do is play computer games or iPad. He is addicted and could do this for hours if we let him. He is starting to be a really good helper on special projects. He recently helped Andy put up Christmas lights outside and helped me do some decorating inside. Lucas is very inquisitive and continues to want to always learn more about how things work and why we do things. He gets very excited about special days, so I know the holidays will be a great time for him.
Adam is talking!! He went from 20 words that we could easily understand to a full blown vocabulary with complete sentences. Now that his language skills have caught up with his brain it is fantastic to final see how much he understands. He has a great sense of humor and an amazing imagination. He is constantly pretending to be a pirate, animal, fireman, prince, dragon, dinosaur, wizard, robot, etc. He changes his voice and involves everyone in his pretend. Lucas sometimes doesn't get what Adam is doing because he is such a factual, little realist, but Adam is an imaginative dreamer.
Lucas has a new fondness for Adam now that he is able to communicate with him so much more. It's almost as if Lucas no longer sees Adam as a baby but now as a peer and friend. They are playing great together and our family play time lately has also been very enjoyable. We play castles and dragon, board games, Wii, Xbox 360 and of course cooking. Lucas refuses to tell us about his day at school unless we are in the hot tub, so every Tuesday and Thursday we have some family hot tub time to talk about our days. We each get a turn and everyone sits and listens. It's one of my favorite things.
I'm just so thankful to have Andy by my side for the adventure of raising these two wonderful boys. There is never a dull moment in our house and these boys keep us laughing and smiling everyday.
