Sammy has been pulling himself up onto things and wants to walk everywhere (with the help of moma's hands). He is going to be walking on his own very soon! His favorite things to do right now are to tackle his brother, get into the drawers and cupboards in the kitchen and pull everything out, despite the fact that he already has two million other toys out, take a bath, play with cords and eat crackers. He is deathly afraid of the vacuum and cries his little heart out anytime it is on. He LOVE LOVE LOVES his bedtime bottle. He has 8 teeth (four of them are just about all the way in, the others are already in) and is, overall, a happy boy.
Drew has just recently decided that he wants to start crawling on his own, and climbing on his knees to sit up AND pull himself up all at once. He also FINALLY learned how to suck on a binki!!! YAY!!! We are hoping this will help him learn how to drink from a sippy cup. Forever we wondered if he was ever going to crawl and all of the sudden he is doing everything all at once! We are SO proud of him! His favorite things are to eat, eat and eat. Besides eating, he loves to pull out the drawers on his dresser and pull all of his clothes out, turn himself around in circles while he sits on the floor-he laughs so hard at himself when he does this...it's hilarious! He also loves to play with his brother and walk around the house in the walker and bump really hard into everything like he is in a bumper car (this also makes him laugh). He enjoys seeing if he can get away with getting into the side table drawers and pull their contents before I get over to him and ask him not to get into them. Then he waits for me to take two steps away and attempts to get into the drawers again.....the little sneak:)
Needless to say, these two keep my running around like crazy. And they have recently discovered that their moma has little patience for certain things. Sometimes I feel like a terrible mom because I get frustrated and lose patience with them. It's something that I am trying to be better about. They are such sweet little boys and I know they are just curious about everything. It's good that they are both such explorers-just not when they are doing something or getting into something that can hurt them in some way.
Thanksgiving was nice! We enjoyed a day at home together...I was in the kitchen ALL day, but I REALLY enjoyed it! I tested out some new recipes for us. We ate quite well! We had an herb roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and parsnips with gravy, roasted Brussels sprouts and carrots, sauteed green beans with pearl onions, homemade cornbread and sourdough stuffing, homemade rolls, cranberry chutney and mini cheesecakes for dessert. I am so sad our leftovers are all gone! It was such a yummy meal!
We are really excited for Christmas! However, We will miss our families. Jacob is taking Drew back to Missouri for a few days right before Christmas for a little visit and I am staying here with Sammy. Hopefully next year we can all be together. I miss my family dearly. I am DYING to see my brothers and sisters! I love living out here, but being so far away from family has been a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. Especially with kids. My boys don't know any of their cousins, aunts, uncles, or even grandparents. I have realized more and more how much I would love to be back in Utah and at least be within a few hours drive or shorter of family. We will see where we end up!
Well, I have rambled on long enough.....on to some pictures!
