Padraig and Keegan

Padraig and Keegan
That's enough out of you!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Welcome 2013


Hello

It has been a busy time in everyone's lives I know. Christmas and the new year is always such a fun and busy time. We are settling down into 2013 and wanted to share the last of 2012 with you. The boys are doing what all kids do which is growing, learning, and playing. They are so much fun. The way they interact is so impressive to me. I just love how they take care of each other. Don't worry they are totally normal and they pick on each other as well, but I will focus on the positive here.

Paddy or Keegan will take the morning milk from me and give the first cup to their brother. They call each other 'brother' too it is super cute. They have a lot of words in their vocabulary and are expanding it at an alarming rate. They are also the cleanest kids you will ever meet. If we allowed it they would take 3-4 baths a day as well as wash their hands like 20+ times a day. OCD or is it just the water? ;-)

We had Christmas with the Svendsen's at my parents’ house. It was us, Kevin's family, my parents and my grandparents. My parents just got a new house so they hosted it there and it was wonderful. Then we had Christmas with Nancy the following weekend, which was lovely as well. I had my first Krispel.

Oh and for some reason I had it in my mind that the 'N' word (no) wouldn't start until they were 2. My little over achievers started at 17.5 months, lovely.


Playing drums with dad

After dinner bath
 
We have also started the potty training, which I think is going to be a long process. We try to use the bathroom several times a day and our 'reward' for trying to use the potty is to wash our hands.  I know it's the little things they love.

Also I have to get Keegan dribbling a soccer ball on video, he is really good.  I know we are those parents  who thinks their kids are amazing.  Well try as we might to not be 'those' people, these little guys do amaze us every day.

Ok well that's all for now, and as they boys would say, 'Bye-Bye.'