Cooper and Dawson

Cooper and Dawson are definitely brothers. They resemble one another a lot. Dawson is a muscleman but their little faces and hair are similar. Even in our family photo they look so much alike. Cooper has always been one that likes to be close to others, especially at night time. He does not like to be alone but rather likes to be near his family in the night. Dawson also has become this way. It is often that we find one or the other in our bed or sleeping on our floor in the night. So the two of them have found that they have a common need. Cooper will climb in bed with Dawson on Dawsons bottom bunk sometimes. Or Dawson will climb up with Cooper on his bed in his room. Most nights they like to be close together. It is very sweet that they both have the need to be close, and they have found a way to meet that need with each other. Brothers forever, to eternity and beyond...

Piano Recital

Jaxton and Cooper had a Wednesday piano recital held at the downtown Allen county library. It was on a formal stage in a theater auditorium. It was a very exciting experience for them. They both played marvelously. Cooper played a song called Sekura, and another Suzuki piece.  Jaxton played Carol of the bells and Chant Arabe, a Suzuki piece.  Could not find his piano book as we were getting ready to leave the house. I started to stress about it. But he was not stressed one bit. He said "I don't think I need it."  I couldn't believe his nonchalant attitude.  But he had his pieces memorize and mastered so well that he was not nervous at all, even with no music to read. Both boys are amazing at piano. They have different skill set, but both are Freliant and it is so much fun to listen to the melodies that come from that piano in our home. I was so proud to see them. perform on stage with confidence. I know that this scanner is one they can use throughout their life.

Kaylee's Birthday Party

 Kaylee wanted a Minnie mouse birthday cake this year. So that is what she got! We celebrated her birthday with grandma and grandpa at our house for a family birthday party. She got a lovely Barbie dollhouse and lots of other fun barbie toys for her birthday. 

Pizza Hut Field Trip

Dawson's preschool group got to go to Pizza Hut on a field trip. They got a fun tour of the back kitchen of Pizza Hut and then they got to make their very own personal size pizzas. They watched the pieces of pizza dough go through the flats in their machine.  Then they decorated their pizzas with cheese and toppings of their choice. They watched their pizza go through the oven and watched it come out the other side hot and ready to eat. It was a lot of fun for them.

Nathan is 18 Months

Nathan is 18 months old. Where has the time gone? He is growing up and getting big so fast right before my eyes. Here are some fun things about Nathan at 18 months old.

1. He loves to vacuum

2. When he wakes up in the morning he is the most snuggly boy in the world. He just gives you a bear hug and lays his head on your shoulder. He just is still up in the mornings it is so sweet.

3. Nathan is fascinated by fans. He will go all around the house and turn on all the fans in the bedrooms. He will plug them in and pull out the plug and turn them on all the different settings. It makes me so nervous that he will get A finger chopped off get electrocuted by the outlet. I have to close and lock all the bedroom doors so he can't get to the fans. He also knows when his fan needs to be turned on at that time and is insistent that we turn it off as soon as he is awake. It is really funny how fascinated he is with fans.

4. Nathan is a fish! He absolutely loves the bath. That's time was one of his first signs that he learned. He will roll around in the tent dip his face in the tab, drink the water, and let the water roll all over his face. He just laughs and giggles and spins around and around in the water. He has no fear of water and he hardly ever has had trouble with breathing in the water. He seems to know how to handle the water in his face and eyes and mouth. It is really fun to watch him play in the tub.

5. Nathan's favorite person on earth besides his family is grandpa in Utah. Grandpa has come for several work related visits and has been able to stay with us on several occasions. He seems to remember grandpa each time he comes and he just latches onto him and loves him so much. It is special that they have a sweet bond together.

6. Nathan is starting to learn more words. He has started to say no, to everything. He calls all his brothers and sister pooper, but Jaxton  is teaching him a sign he made up for himself. Jaxton rolls his pointer fingers around and around and is trying to teach Nathan that that is a sign for Jaxton. We will see if it works! Nathan can say snack, Connor, Bella,mama, dad.   He can sign more, eat, drink, milk, bathtime, night night, help, drink, down, up. He is very smart and is a great communicator.

7. Nathan loves that he can wear shoes now just like the tickets. But he has a funny pet peeve about socks and shoes in the car. He can't stand having them on in the car. Every time I get him in the car with socks and shoes and socks and shoes all end up on the floor of the car every single time! It's so funny. I've learned to put him in the car without socks and shoes and just get  I am ready when I arrive at my destination.

8. Nathan is very very fast. He can run like the wind. He has learned how to open doors now which is a little scary. If we leave a garage door open he will escape and start down the driveway. If we leave the front door unlocked he will escape and start running down the sidewalk. He is very cute but very fast.

9. One of Nathan's favorite things to do is to pull hair. His favorite is Kaylee's hair obviously. He grins as big as he can as she screams as loud as she can. He thinks it's funny. We try to teach him to be gentle and have gentle hands. He will now say sorry when prompted after he has pulled someone. But it still does not stop his excitement in pulling hair.

10. Nathan is an excellent sleeper. He sleeps all night long he goes to bed with no trouble. His favorite bedtime book is Goodnight Moon. He knows the bedtime routine like the back of his hand. He knows after bathtime go light goes off, the fan goes on, and he gets his Passi. Then he's out like a light. And wakes up happy in the morning.

We love you little Nathan!

Dawson is a Sunbeam

Dustin is a sending! He is the cutest send the men live! He still not so sure about primary and his new class but it helps that I just got called to be a sunbeam teacher! It's always fun to teach three-year-olds and extra special when your own three-year-old is in the group you get to teach. What a sweet boy. He is growing up way too fast.

Nathan Likes to Vacuume

One of Nathan's favorite things to do is vacuum! He absolutely loves to vacuum! A lot of our kids had been afraid of that allowed back in as small tithers, but Nathan find it fascinating! He wants to grab a hold of the vacuum with me and vacuum all throughout the house. He knows to go forward forward forward several steps and then we go backwards backwards backwards a few steps. And we go forward and back over and over. He has the routine down. Of course I have to slow down, but it is so much fun to do the work together.   Went and cutie pie.