Wednesday, April 18, 2012

this and that

One of the things I love best about being a mom is being able hear all the silly little conversations and interactions the kids have between themselves and others.  Normally we don't write down the daily silly things, or the "normal" activities in our homes.  The other day, as I looked over at our little table covered with papers, crayons and markers... I decided to secretly grab the recorder and video Will and Isa chatting.  So glad I did.  The video captures what many of our days are like!  Our kids LOVE to color, paint, and make books!  Really... I should have bought stock options in "printer paper" because they sure can go through a lot of it!
 This past weekend the kids also kicked off a new soccer season!  Will was real reluctant to wear his uniform... BUT once he was on the field, he was on fire!  He was all smiles and really had a blast!  He's come a LONG way from keeping the bench warm!  He is getting real good at the game!
 Isa was real enthusiastic starting off... but she got a little bored with it during her practice... wanting to go play at the playground next to her field instead.  She still did well and we are sure she will enjoy it a little more when the weather is nicer.
Ahhh... my Gabi Rose.  Tobin and I honestly feel like Gabi has been really stringing more words together and forming better sentences.  We don't always understand her (even though we understand more than others can!).  She is saying things like "i brush my teeth", "I have my food please", "read a book please", "my knee hurts, band-aid please".  She is counting to about 14 on her own (sometimes missing numbers 4 and 12).  We are so glad she is communicating better with us!

AND... this video was too funny not to post!  This is the kids watching the recent video of Chloe from her blog.  They were cracking up at silly cheeseball C! Gabi thought C was "licking" her. =)


Tonight we were invited over to Bapa and Gramma's house to visit with Tob's cousin Krista, her husband Adam and meet their sweet lil girl McKenna.  We had a wonderful visit catching up and sharing stories!  So glad they were able to share their time with us.  Little McKenna is adorable and we were glad to be part of the great company!