Our boys have kept us really busy this fall. We are finishing up a wonderful Christmas break together. We finally made a trip to Oklahoma for both Thanksgiving and then Christmas. We hadn't made the trip in almost a year because of Cooper and then a bout of the flu in September. It was great to catch up with everyone. Christmas was much more contained with the blizzard in Oklahoma. Don't laugh...there were really blizzard warnings. 60 mile per hour winds plus eight inches of snow really made us stay put for most of the trip.
Tulsa, OK Christmas Day
Holts Summit, MO December 27
We missed many of our friends and family due to the weather, but the boys really enjoyed spending Christmas morning with cousin Erica, Aunt Candy, and Uncle Eric. Anyway here are updates on each of us!
Logan then...
and now..
Logan is such a big boy. He can now open the refrigerator and can get string cheese for himself. With Cooper, he will sit and play or tell him everything is okay when he cries. He is a great big brother, yet doesn't quite understand what to do if Cooper is touching him. I heard him say, "No Cooper, you can't play with my light saber. Here play with your toy." He then handed him is baby Elmo to play with. Logan loves to read books and play Star Wars Clone Wars. Lightning McQueen is definitely his favorite toy. We are still working on potty training, which seems like it is taking forever, but I have been encouraged that he will not go to kindergarten in diapers. He got to go sledding for the first time and got to ride in a firetruck. He was fireman for Halloween. Logan not only repeats everything you say, but also answers the questions Jason and I ask each other. The best part is little spontaneous things like randomly touching you and saying "Pokey". Or when he asks, "Mommy are you okay?" He melts my heart!
Cooper is going to outgrow Logan this spring I think. He is scooting, almost crawling, and loves to roll around. He loves to jump and stand up if you hold his fingers. He is in 12 months clothes, and we have him in size four diapers along with his brother. This kid loves to eat, eat, eat. He grabbed a curly fry off of the table the other day and ate it before I could stop him. He also had his first pizza crust on New Year's Eve. I remember forcing Logan to try stuff, but it comes naturally to Cooper. He can even drink out of a sippy, which we now have to watch and make sure Logan doesn't leave his lying around. He babbles a little. So far buh buh is his most common sound. His laugh is hilarious. It sounds like a baby machine gun. He is growing up so quickly, and I am left stunned by the differences in my children. It won't be long though until they are running around together.
Jason and I have been spending a lot of time at the church, leading praise and worship most Sunday's. Basketball season is about to start again. It will be Jason's third season as a coach. It is crazy to think of, but by the end of the season, it will be spring. I love my new school, especially that it is closer. We have been blessed with excellent childcare so that we both can work. Looking back at the past decade and all that has happened in our lives, we can see God in each step of the journey. What an amazing life He has given us. I heard a great line in a movie yesterday, "You may not want to accept Jesus as your savior; He will change your whole life. But someday I hope you realize how much Jesus loves you." It is so true. The joy in my life has come from one source, God. Let God bless you this new year.
