Last Week of 2010

I thought I would start with an update of milestones for the boys!!!

JACEN
1.Can open doors
2.Now says Mommy, Daddy, and Puppy or Doggy instead of Mama, Dada, PupPup. I think he is also saying Bubby instead of Bubba - I guess all the names have to change to have a Y :)
3.Says belly boo for belly button
4.Blows kisses and says bye bye
5.Sings B-I for B-I-B-L-E (the song)
6.Says night night (ni ni), snack snack (sna sna), please (ple), dinosaur (di), vroom vroom
7.Says/mimicks lots of words
8.Can identify the parts of the face
9.Can points to items in a book that we ask him to point to
10.Likes to "play" with Patches (the dog)
11.Can knock on a door (Thanks Charlie)
12.Can say and show up/down
13.Loves to eat with a fork and does not like to have dirty fingers.
14.Loves to give sugars (kisses)
15.Signs "more"
16.Loves to scribble on paper with a pen
17.Loves to turn the pages when reading books
18.Has become attached to his "lovey"
19.Loves to pretend to talk on real or play phones
20.Likes to dance to music
21.Loves to brush his teeth
22.Understands and follow "commands" like go to the bathroom, so we can brush your teeth

NATHAN
1.Loves tummy time
2.Tolerates stretches
3.Loves to be read to
4.Loves music
5.Enjoys sitting upright (with help)
6.Sometimes smiles
7.Sometimes makes noises

Nathan has 3 teeth.
Jacen has 12 teeth.

Kyle's grandmother (Mamaw) got to meet Nathan for the first time this week!!!!
She loved holding him!!!

Four Generations
Mamaw - Wanda, Grandpa - Maynard, Daddy - Kyle, and Nathan and Jacen

Kyle, Jacen, Mamaw, and Nathan

Grandpa, Mamaw, and Nathan

MeMe, Grandpa, and Nathan

There was lots of playing!!!!!

MeMe and Jacen putting coins in a piggy bank that they gave the boys.

Grandpa and Jacen with Grandpa's phone. Who needs toys? :)

MeMe and Jacen at the train table

Mamaw watching them play :)

Jacen and Mamaw putting coins in the piggy bank.

Daddy, Grandpa, and Jacen spent the afternoon at Science Spectrum. They had a great afternoon!!

The next day, Mommy, Daddy, and Jacen spent the morning at Science Spectrum.

Jacen in the tub playing with his toy from Hailey!!!!

MORE CHRISTMAS!!!!

Grandpa, MeMe, and Mamaw (Kyle's Grandmother) came this week to celebrate Christmas!!!

We had a great time visiting, eating, and opening presents. Nathan got to meet Mamaw for the first time, but that will be in the next post :)

Thank you to Grandpa and MeMe, Aunt Laci and Uncle EJ, and Uncle Trey for the presents for the boys!!!!!

JACEN

NATHAN

CHRISTMAS!!!

Our first celebration was with Grandma and Grandpa. They visited the 23rd and 24th. We enjoyed wonderful Mexican food, visiting, playing, and of course opening presents!!!!

Jacen opening presents from Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Amy, Uncle Travis, Westin, Madisyn, Blaine, Aunt Samantha, and Uncle Jeremy. Thank you all!!!

And Nathan :)

Jacen playing with Grandpa

Family Pic

Grandma telling Nathan goodbye

Second Christmas

Jacen and Nathan opened presents from our sweet friends David, Kim, and Katelyn AND Hailey, Tom, and Michelle. Thank you all for your kindness!!!!

On Christmas Eve, we loaded up in the car to go see Christmas lights!!!

Christmas Morning

We had a great morning with our little family. We had a wonderful breakfast of blueberry pancakes thanks to Kyle. Then we opened presents. Jacen still doesn't get the concept of opening presents. He wanted to play with the fire station that Grandma and Grandpa gave him. We finally convinced him to open a present from us, and he wanted to play with it. He didn't understand us taking it away to open another present.

Stockings!!!!!

We had to include Patches too :)

We concluded Christmas Day by reading the Christmas Story as a family that evening!!!!