35 and My Life

Well, another year has rolled around for me and I am 35. Wow! Does that sound weird. It's like I'm an adult or something. Here's some photos of things I've celebrated lately.

Gwen has been working on writing her name for a while and I've been really making sure she forms the letters the right way so she doesn't have to relearn it later. I've recently cut shapes out of foam and let her put letters together like a puzzle. That has been our breakthrough. Here is the first time she wrote her name. I have it on the wall. I am working with Zeke on learning colors and being able to count from 1-10. He thinks everything is either yellow or purple. :)

I got tired of my mitten garland so I made another one to hang photos on from the past year.

Of all the things the kids got for Christmas, I guess their favorite would be the pillow pets. They sleep with them every night and during the day "ride" them and sing She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain. It makes me laugh.


Is it me or is her face changing to a little girl face instead of baby?

Yesterday was a fine day. Actually warm for once in January. We went over to our neighbor's house and jumped on the trampoline. Here is Zeke with his hair all stuck up from the static electricity and he is attempting to smile. :) In a few days he will turn 2. He is becoming very silly and also stubborn at the same time. He is now sleeping on a mattress on the floor. We took down the crib. I felt like he was ready and he hasn't figured out he can get out of his bed yet, so it's good. At dinner time he likes to sing the "go go poopy" song that Ben sang one time and he just cackles like he told a fantastic joke. Ah hem... we're working on that.