18 MONTHS and 44 MONTHS (3 YEARS 8 MONTHS)

It is hard to believe that Riley was 18 Months old on the 11th and Jax is so close to being 4. Here are a few things they are doing these days.

Riley -
Has a strong personality - It is his way or no way
He loves to say mama(over and over and over) and I love to hear it.
He loves fruits and has to feed himself
Still loves his bottle
Sleeps really well
LOVES being outside
Has a new love for dig digs (they are digging out a new street right behind our house and Riley loves to stand in the tower of their swing set and watch all day)
He trys to sing "This is the day the Lord hath made" - it really is cute (took me awhile to figure out that was what he was saying but when I started singing he jumped right in)
He loves to do everything is brother does
He loves when his daddy throws him in the air and catches him
He gets so excited when we go up stairs
He makes the loudest squall when he is mad
He is Smiley Riley
Loves to play in the dirt
Loves to dance

Jax -
In the last few months you can tell Jax has really grown up
He can sit down and watch tv (this is very recent)
He has learned so much at school
This morning he was counting different stuff in Spanish
He can match stuff by counting how many and then putting the correct number on the items
He has learned what foods are good for you and which ones are bad
He is for sure a leader - loves to tell you what to do and how :)
He is a great storyteller - He had convinced a bunch of older kids at the ballpark that there was a cave and lions in the woods behind the fence.
He loves his teachers and all of his Children (the other kids in his class)
He is still working on listening to his mommy and daddy (I guess this is something we all struggle with our whole life)
He loves being outside
He really loves Superheros now
He is a child of ritual - does not like change
He has to have his bear, blankie, bunny, flashlights, and his sippy cup of water every night in his bed
He loves to do stuff for himself - like get dress, fix his hair, poor his own juice, get his own food
He loves his brother but also loves to fight with his brother
Loves to play in the dirt

I am so grateful for both of them!! Hope everyone is having a great Thursday.