About time...

Well I don't know how motivated I am or organized so we will see how much attention this post gets.I am afraid my babies are not babies anymore...they are coming up on 2 years pretty quick now.  I am not really looking forward to it...I guess I am, but I am not at the same time.  I do miss my babies, but it is amazing how quickly they grow and how fast they learn.

We have enjoyed being home again...and even more now that we have even had a few weekends home too.  They are so active I can hardly keep up.  I feel like I am holding them back sometimes...especially this week...my back is hurting a little.

We bought a few toys this week...and it takes a while before Mommy just goes out and buys stuff so I have been thinking about these particular toys for a while now.  We got a couple chunky puzzles, a peg alphabet puzzle, the leapfrog fridge phonics, and a mini doodler.

We have really been enjoying them.  Alyssa has been singing her ABC's for a while now, but now she can say even more of the letters.  They can already say quite a few words and ast as though they are about to start talking anyday.  Alyssa can say write, bubbles, baby, watch, duck, dog, I don't know, and probably copy almost anything you say, but those she says on her own a lot.  Logan is still a bit more reserved...he says things once in a while and when he does he says them well...he is starting to say no, no, no when he does not want something...that is where it all starts...and he says light all the time.  Last week Alyssa started saying my, my, my...oh my what fun we have been having.  She also has started pushing Logan and Logan likes to pull hair once in a while.

I made some CD's for nursery last week and we have been playing them all the time.  We are getting really good at rolling our hands, being snowmen, popping popcorn, and pointing at our shoulders.  I love that Alyssa loves music as much as I do.

Earlier this week I let them help me with the dishes...that may have been a mistake...now I can't keep them out of the sink.  They have helped Daddy wash the cars a few times now and the other day they helped clean out the garage.  They like to help clean the floors in the kitchen and wipe down their table.

The kids have figured out now that Daddy is not leaving anymore YAY!!!...what a relief.  Although Alyssa is turning into quite the Daddy's little girl and wants him to pull her out of the crib after naps now.  I tell her Daddy is a work and ask if I can help her out and she is OK with that. 

The kids are enjoying Daddy's new toy...we went and got him his boat about a month ago now.  The kids have lots of fun on it.  Alyssa wanted to ride the tube last Saturday (with Mommy), so we let her...Daddy was driving REALLY slow.  Logan did not want to ride it, but they both love to drive the boat...they don't get that from Mommy :)

We got to see Daddy's side of the family at the beginning of the month.  We went to Carlos & Christie's wedding.  We enjoyed the long weekend.  We flew down to San Antonio Thursday night at stayed with our friends Mitchell & Stephanie (and Emma & Ryan).  Then we drove out to Del Rio Friday morning.  Spent the afternoon with the family and then had the rehersal and dinner.  Then we swam in the morning with Momo & Popo as we waited for Tio, Tia and the cousins to arrive.  We hung out with them for a while and then went to the wedding and reception.  We drove back to San Antonio on Sunday...stayed with our friends again.  Monday we got to play with Stephanie & Ryan and we went to minitown and Culver's for lunch then we headed back to the airport.


The kids enjoyed the plane and we enjoyed 8 less hours of driving that weekend.  On our first ride Logan was exhausted and the first 10 minutes were unbearable, but we survived and Alyssa loved it like a rollercoaster.

Speaking of rollercoasters my family came upa t the end of June and we all went to Six Flags.  It was way too hot and the lines were terrible, but we did get to go on the log ride together as a family and enjoyed at least that 5 minutes.

Time just keeps wizzing by.  We are already looking forward to our visitors that are coming for Labor Day weekend...next weekend already WOW!!! and Stephen starts flying abck to the states on Monday...So Exciting...he gets to fly back home for leave on the 17th.

Six Flags proof :)

Wedding Weekend

Woops!

They are 20 months now.  I guess I have fallen behind agian :(