Picture update

Here are a few pictures for those of you without a facebook or who don't look at it very often. They are way out of order, but here you go. Enjoy.

Hylan decorating an Easter egg

Xander hunting at the Primary egg hunt

the kids and me waiting to hunt

Xander decorating eggs

Hylan hunting

Hylan attempting to eat with a spoon. He does better with a fork.

Xander with the train he made from cars. Btw, the binky is still gone, just an older picture.

the cupcakes I made for the primary egg hunt with a couple that Than and Xander made

All of my boys in the box after we got a new refrigerator

my favorite flower bc it smells like candy

My little reminders

Sorry if some of my posts are a bit boring. Sometimes I write here to make sure I remember to write things down for the boys later.

For example:

Today I was out swinging the boys and I was singing the I'm feelin' HOT HOT HOT song. I don't remember the title right now, but you get the idea....then Xander and Hylan copy me. Xander wasn't a surprise but hearing Ha Ha Ha come out of Hylan's mouth sure was. It was so cute. His favorite words right now are uh-oh and uh-uh. Hylan has been getting better at using a fork lately too. That means total self-feeding is just around the corner. Hooray!

Tomorrow is story time at the library. Xander has been doing better and better. He sits and listens to the stories. Sometimes he tries to pick out books for the librarian to read. It's so nice that she's patient and usually gives in at least once or twice. Xander's birthday is next month, and he is well aware. He tries to convince us that he's already three but then just goes into how he's "getting a Percy for my birthday in May."

These are a few of their favorite things

Xander
no longer having to take a nap
wrestling with Hylan, Parker, and Davis
sneaking his lawnmower inside
saying his alphabet, getting to the end, and replacing Z with F, and laughing
telling me he's not crazy but a wildman instead
ramen noodles
being read to
running around naked
cuddling with Mimi
the new sandbox
Daddy swinging him high since Mommy can't go as high

Hylan
saying new words like dog, bite, and dada
candy
poking Mommy in the eye
belly-buttons (aka pookas)
dogs
pretending to give Xander a toy then yanking it away
pretending to read
finding out how things work and are put together
begging Pawpaw for food, no matter what it is
Daddy coming home from work


I didn't get a picture but visualize. I walked into the bathroom to find Xander trying desperately to hold on to one of Hylan's legs as Hylan is desperately trying to reach into the toilet to splash around. As much as Xander bugs the poo out of Hylan, he still tries to protect him, and that makes me happy.

Binky no more

Well, today was the day I've been dreading. We took away Xander and Hylan's pacifiers. Actually the Binky Fairy took them and gave them to the new babies at the hospital and left gifts for the boys. I really hated lying to them, but it needed to be done. We don't even have Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny at our house.....and no, I don't feel I'm depriving my children of anything by simply not mentioning them. Other people do, so they can make up their own mind.

I digress. Xander cried for about an hour. He got over it and hasn't asked for one since. He took a nap without it. He is now in his room trying to go to sleep. I'm pretty sure he would already be asleep, but his nap was late today. I really can't believe how easy it's been with him. Something said in conference made me realize I could pray about this, that Heavenly Father could help Xander get through it.

Hylan has kind of cried himself to sleep twice today, but I think he'll be okay soon. He didn't understand the binky fairy. He did like getting gifts though. Oh, big news about Hylan. He is walking all over the place. He took his first steps on March 1st, but he just wouldn't get going until about three or four days ago. He actually ran away from Xander today. So exciting!

My mom was the real binky fairy. I was home for the beginning of everything. I helped Xander through his tears but then I had to go pick up Than in Magee, and my parents, my wonderful parents watched the boys for about six hours while Than and I got some much needed time to ourselves. Mama took care of fairy gifts. Daddy rocked Hylan (the one time he didn't cry to sleep). There was no long car ride for them today. It was the perfect day to get rid of those binkies.