Hi all,
Just a few notes about the boys...as you can see, Loudon has become quite the streaker. Whenever I disappear to put Brennus down for a nap- or whatever-Loudon strips off his clothes, and when I reappear, he thinks it's quite funny. But, finding him riding his bike around while naked was too much! He's definately getting smarter and some of the biggest differences I see in him lately are things like, being able to dress himself (after the strip tease!), and open and close the van doors, he gets himself a snack or a drink whenever he wants...just generally older things. It's very interesting to see his mind change. He talks about plants and how they grow, about how the body works and is always making up 'machines'.
Brennus has very few signs of baby left. He has a small vocabulary of words now. Besides mama and dadda, he says uh-oh, hot, apple, pup-pup (puppy), kitt (kitten), up, banana. He calls every animal a pup-pup and everything dangerous; like knives & outlets are hot (must not touch). He's really devilish at times and can really torture his brother, grabbing his face and then laughing while Loudon complains. Or he pretends to give you something and then grabs it back and laughs. He'll even do this with his kisses- it's very funny. Sometimes, when I say, "Give me a kiss." he'll just shake his head no. He really like books and music and likes to be chased and tickled- who doesn't!

painting a rainbow

Brennus Dancing

I've been trying to get a good video of Brennus dancing. He has quite the moves!

beatin' up daddy

Loudon and Brennus are pretty good at giving Daddy a beatin'. Brennus has been wrestling since he was just a few months old and loves to get in on the action.

big shoes

Brennus likes to sneak away and try on shoes- anyone's shoes. Here, he's wearing my old sneakers. He also likes to carry them to us and tries to put them on our feet.

Having A Tea Party

Most afternoons when Brennus is napping, I make an effort to have 'special mommy and Loudon time'. It's a good time for us to do stuff that Brennus would just make a mess of, like play-doh or paint. Sometimes we make a secret tent over his bed and have a tea party and roast marshmallows over a pretend fire. That's the kind of tea parties that boys have- ones with FIRE- of course!

the motherload

Loudon cetainly hit the motherload with this piece of Watermelon. He found it in the fridge all by himself, by the time I found him, I couldn't take it away. After I stripped him of his juice drenched shirt and got his bib- er,...drip catcher, I ran for the camera once again. He finished the whole piece.

Learning to print.

This is Loudon's first attempt at printing his name.

L-O-U-D-O-N

Can you see it? L-O-U-D-O-N.