catch up time....

I actually don't know who reads/checks this anymore....but I am a slow poke.

So, just a couple of highlights about my boys:

Rowen:
Getting SO big, 2 and a half! He speaks and understands like a 4 year old. He was adamantly telling me the other day (like 20 times until I got what he was saying) that "daddy lives in sugarhouse!" He told me yesterday, "Do you want to hear my story? Once upon a time there was a bad guy. I saw him. I fight him. I happy. The End." The other day Rowen saw me have a frustrating moment, and he asked me, "Mommy, you happy?" It made me melt. He is very in tune, very understanding and very forgiving. Also becoming a terrible 2. All of a sudden, my sweetest little guy ever, makes sure you know he means "no". Here we go. Oh, and tonight he wore underpants for the first time ever (for like an hour) and didn't have an accident! Yippeeeee!

Will:
William will graduate from the children's center preschool at the end of may. Just in time (no coincidence) for the fun summer program at daycare (more field trips, swimming lessons, etc.) He is learning how to handle his very intense emotions....telling me yesterday that he needed to go on a walk with me because he wanted to talk about being sad. HUGE breakthrough! Now we still need a huge breakthrough with potty accidents.....but someday it will come. Someday. Hmmm.....still into princesses and pink stuff, and transformers and killing bugs and stuff. But learning to be gentle with worms. He is very proud of his knowledge and excitement about the planets....he will gladly tell you that mercury is the closest to the sun and is the hottest. He is a smart smart kid, always wanting to know why I think something or why the world is the way it is.

That's the update! Let me know if you are reading this in the comments, so I know if I should try to blog a bit more. Thanks!

Moab

Monster Truck Rally and Chuck E Cheeses

Snow is good.....

These are from oh, about a month ago or so....it was a super fun snowy day. No, my friend Tony is not doing that, just standing there....so you know. But it's a good pic to show the snow and the angle of the slope. I crashed on my face at the end of the day and was super sore and had to see the chiropractor. I had four ribs and a hip out of place. Ouch. Haven't been up since, not that I haven't wanted to, just too busy. :(

It's not an act...

This boy is tough. I have to say though that I feel like we are living and not just survivng anymore. The Children's Center www.tccslc.org, is awesome and I thank them. Somedays I forget I have a special or different kid....but then things happen. Things like extra explosive anger. Things like hurting himself when he is mad, having potty accidents, crying for a long long time, if he falls, wakes up too fast, etc. But, lately, he also tells me his toy is frustrating him, before he throws it across the room, and screams. He tells me he is upset, angry, or sad. He plays with other kids. He shares with his little brother. He is getting to be sort of reasonable....sometimes....and it's true....we are living. :)

Aquarium....

We love to go to the aquarium in Sandy....here's some cute pics of the boys, and the colors on the coral near the shark are from the camera flash. Who would've known???

Okay we've been busy.....

I have begun crocheting again....this is the hat I made Will, and the one I made myself. All the others have been gifts and are gone now....currently working on a really good one. Rowen doesn't have one yet.