Merry Christmas everyone!
We are settled into our new house in Harker Heights and are getting more and more comfortable finding our way around all the time. Tommy is enjoying the new challenges that his job brings. He is actually going to have to hire someone in the next few weeks. He is THRILLED to be done with school and the kids and I are enjoying having him around a bit more.
Joshua is almost three now........I can hardly believe how big my baby boy has gotten! He is doing well with his speech development and is learning new words daily. I call him my little parrot :) He loves his new backyard and plays out there for hours everyday. His nursery teachers tell me that he is the best in the class at cleaning up and we are trying to get him to show us that at home more often. He unfortunately doesn't take naps anymore :( but is really good at playing quietly in his room while Abigail takes her nap so Mommy can have some "alone time".
Abigail is 18 months old and all girl :) She loves purses, shoes, jewelry, make-up and bows. She loves to come with me when I'm getting ready to go somewhere and play with my blush and lipstick. She also steals my necklaces and bracelets on a regular basis. Since meeting Bailey she carries her baby doll around the house with her all day long. She feeds it and rocks it and pats it's back, then puts it in her little cradle. She'll come find me afterwards and tell me "shhhhh, baby night-night". She loves to give hugs and kisses and read stories. We're working on using words when she wants something and she's learning several new words a week. When she started going to nursery I realized that she's not a little baby anymore......so time outs are once more in effect in our house......they are infrequent though and she's following directions better everyday.
I am enjoying the new house and the freedom it gives the kids. They love to play in their rooms and in the backyard, leaving me free to actually get things done during the day :) They love to help me and are actually getting big enough that their "help" is actually helpful. Joshua feeds the cat every day and Abigail helps me throw things away and unload the dishwasher.
We are so grateful for the blessings that we have received this year and are looking forward to seeing what the new year has in store for our family.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wow, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years have come and gone since I last posted. The stress of the move has been almost forgotten, and the boxes have long since been unpacked. We enjoyed Thanksgiving at Mom and Dad's house and got to meet our first niece, Bailey. We enjoyed having Christmas morning at home and having the Elders over for breakfast, then had dinner with the Bertucci's and ended the day by heading down to Houston. We were able to see the whole family over the weekend and were happy that we could be there for Peter's Eagle Court of Honor and to see Bailey be blessed.
Since then Abigail was talked about babies non-stop and drags hers all over the house with her feeding and rocking them :) She chatters all the time now and a good portion of it is actually real words! She has been in nursery for about 6 weeks now and does better every time. She loves to help me and is getting more and more able to actually do small jobs. We moved her into a toddler bed at the end of the year and ever since she tells me that she is "big, not baby". So apparently we only have big kids in our house now, not babies!
Joshua will be 3 in a few weeks. I can't believe how fast my little boy is growing up. He loves to play outside and help me take care of Abigail and Riley. He checks every morning to make sure that Riley has enough food and water and helps me to refill his bowl if he needs something. He has officially outgrown his carseat and graduated to a booster. He likes that he has a big boy seat now :) We have also put away all of his sippy cups and I am happy to say we have not had a spill in several days.
Tommy is happy to finally be done with school, but is keeping busy at work. We still don't have callings in our new ward, and with both of the kids in nursery we are able to enjoy our classes for the first time in years! Tommy's parents are coming back to the States for a visit in a few days and the kids are excited to see Gigi and Abuelo for the first time since last June. We are settling into our new community well and are loving our new house. We are so excited to see what this year has in store for our family!
Since then Abigail was talked about babies non-stop and drags hers all over the house with her feeding and rocking them :) She chatters all the time now and a good portion of it is actually real words! She has been in nursery for about 6 weeks now and does better every time. She loves to help me and is getting more and more able to actually do small jobs. We moved her into a toddler bed at the end of the year and ever since she tells me that she is "big, not baby". So apparently we only have big kids in our house now, not babies!
Joshua will be 3 in a few weeks. I can't believe how fast my little boy is growing up. He loves to play outside and help me take care of Abigail and Riley. He checks every morning to make sure that Riley has enough food and water and helps me to refill his bowl if he needs something. He has officially outgrown his carseat and graduated to a booster. He likes that he has a big boy seat now :) We have also put away all of his sippy cups and I am happy to say we have not had a spill in several days.
Tommy is happy to finally be done with school, but is keeping busy at work. We still don't have callings in our new ward, and with both of the kids in nursery we are able to enjoy our classes for the first time in years! Tommy's parents are coming back to the States for a visit in a few days and the kids are excited to see Gigi and Abuelo for the first time since last June. We are settling into our new community well and are loving our new house. We are so excited to see what this year has in store for our family!
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