Not a whole lot has been going on at our house. We all were sick for a wile around the new year. John's family believes in sweating the sickness out so here he is sweating away. I had a lot of fun putting as many layers on him as I could.
He is wearing three pairs of pants, two coats, two hats, two pairs of gloves, three or four shirts, and has two blankets draped over his legs and shoulders. He is also holding up the honey and lemon tea I made for him. He stayed like that all day, what a trooper. I hate being hot so I can't stand this method long enough to know if it really works, but he got well soon after.
Glen has been sick quite a bit this year, but in between we get little breaks that are so much fun. Glen has so much energy when he is healthy that it is a wonder the walls hold him. He is constantly running, jumping, and climbing. He has taken to acting recently. He will get into the exersaucer, or baby swing and suck on a Binky, play with his toys and make sounds for them, pretend his bear or robot are babies for him to take care of, and so many other cute things. He has also learned the alphabet. Unfortunately he refuses to say the name of the letters, he will only say the animals name when I ask him, but he knows them all right.
Benjamin has had a bacterial infection in his cheek that really bothers him it is so itchy, but the medicine the Dr. gave us works really well and the rash is almost completely gone. He is so much happier now. I can tell how much the rash was hurting him by the way he has been acting lately. He sleeps better, and coos and smiles much more then he was.
Benjamin has discovered how tiring play can be. I laughed when I saw he had fallen asleep while playing. I was in the kitchen when I heard him crying and a little later when I went in I saw him asleep and had to get a picture. He is getting more coordinated with his hands and loves his exersaucer.
Since I am usually the one behind the camera there aren't a lot of pictures of me so John picked one out.
What have I been up too? The usual I guess. Cooking, cleaning, taking care of the family, enjoying life. I love being a mom, I can't say it enough, it is the BEST!!! I have been having a lot of fun with Glen lately. He is talking so much I can get him to parrot just about anything (including the first paragraph of Pride and Prejudice.) And teaching him his letters, numbers, shapes, and color is fun. (he counts to three all on his own now) I have enjoyed playing with Benjamin and getting him to smile and laugh. I love to tell him stories and hear his coos.
Because of inspiration I received recently I have also been incorporating the scriptures into our day much more and spending more time with the boys and less with the computer. What a difference it has made in my attitude, their attitude, and the amount of fun we get to have. I am grateful the Lord knows my family well enough to tell me what is best for us. He loves us so much and has a big hand in our life.
Glen tamed these tigers after they stole his shoe.
We did get to see one of the elephants, but this one let Glen sit on it.
This picture is so sweet. Glen and our neighbor walking hand in hand.
This is the first exhibit we visited. The monkeys. This one black monkey (can you see him in the window?) had climbed up from the bottom of the pit and was pacing back and forth so the kids got a super close look that they loved.
