What's New?

Well, I feel like it has been some time since I posted. We haven't had anything big or astounding happen lately, but what follows are some of the intricacies of our lives as of late. 

Little Luke has two bottom teeth and is working on the uppers. He has gone from a calm and low-mantainance baby to a high-strung little busybody. He constantly wants something, and it's never what he has. He tries with all of his strength to get at Trey's toys. He has full out tantrums if he can't have what he wants. He loves solid food, but is picky about what he eats and when he eats it. Luke is going to be my sweets eater. He will always eat fruit, but is particular about his veggies. Just today he managed to find the dexterity to feed himself a little puff. So grown up!

Trey is way into pretend play, which he has been for some time now, but his new thing is for us to switch roles. He is Mommy and I'm Trey. We even went to the library and he yelled across to me, "Hi, Trey". I said, "Hi" back, but he said, "No, you have to say Hi, Mommy". So I was calling,  "Hi, Mommy" across the library. He got a play kitchen from his friend, Tucker, awhile back, but I put it aside without him knowing he had it. I finally pulled it out the other day, and so far it has been a kitchen, he has rigged up a steering wheel and pulled up some kitchen chairs and turned it into a train, an airplane, and a rocket. Thanks Tucker! :)

My children both love music as well. I hope for their sake that they are more musically inclined than myself. Trey is totally into drums, and Luke digs the guitar for now. Trey got a chance to bang on some real drums about a month ago when one of our neighbors was out in his garage practicing. He was so excited he came running back in the house with Gary and talked nonstop about it. He begged for a drum set, and when I objected saying that we didn't have a good place to keep it for the time being he replied, "maybe we could keep it in the garage like that man does". Great! When I was getting ready to pull the kitchen out for him, I told him that I had a surprise for him to play with but I needed to put Luke down for a nap before I could get it out. While I fed Luke and put him down to sleep, Trey must have been really thinking about what that surprise could be. When I entered the living room Trey said, "is it drums?" Uh-oh!!!! He loved the kitchen anyway, but it just goes to show that drums are never far from his mind.

Banging on Mr. Ray's Drums

Here are a few of his recent great quotes:

While playing trains with Gary, He told Gary that he was Thomas and Gary could be Percy (from Thomas and Friends). Gary said, "Hi, Thomas" and Trey said, "Trains don't talk!" which is hilarious because he ALWAYS makes his trains, cars, airplanes, etc. talk.

While I was reading to Luke one day, I said, "you aren't even paying attention are you Luke?" Trey looked at me and said, "he can't pay attention. He's just a baby" Well of course!

After a particularly rough day of disobeying he wanted to "write". I gave him paper and pen and a few minutes later he came to me with scribbles on his paper and said, "it says, 'Children, obey your parents'" LOVE IT!!!!!

And, my personal favorite, yelling from the bathroom, "I'm gonna wipe my own butthole!"