The Kiddos: 3.5 and 2 Years Old!

I am jumping back on the blogging bandwagon for many reason but most importantly because I finally have time to sit down and write (even if it is only 20 minutes at a time). Drew and I were discussing this past weekend that we really want to remember things our kids say but know we will eventually forget.  So, I will be using this blog to record some of them!

ABRAM: Currently Abe is 3 1/2 and really into trains (still). He is such a sweet, charismatic little guy and LOVES to be goofy and make people laugh. He has such a slapstick sense of humor and apparently falling down is his #1 joke right now.  He is super energetic and really flexible/acrobatic. We probably need to look into gymnastics again since soccer wasn't his thing (although they did group him together with kids up to age 10 at his first ever lesson so he was a little intimidated).

He also asks to watch TV about 500 times a day, so we have started making a pretty strict schedule about when it is allowed to minimize him asking so much :).
Abram constantly says funny things but some of my favorites are his new obsessions with "builders" and "mysteries". So, if there is a question he has about the house, like why his door makes a loud noise when we close it, he tells me I need to call the "builders who built this house" to come fix it. He also has been really into playing firefighters and solving "mysteries" as "inspector Abe" (from Inspector Gadget).


CAMRYN: Cami is now 2 years old and a total spitfire. She is so cute and hilarious when she wants to be and a total emotional mess the rest of the time, haha!  Thankfully the emotions seem to be triggered by certain groups of people or just being overly tired, so we're learning what situations are easier to introduce her too and what to wait on.  For example, our MOMS Club Monday playdates are getting pretty crowded with way more kids than before, so she has a hard time sharing when it's a large group of kids and all are communal toys. I know all of her behaviors are common for 2 year olds but the screaming is the one thing that gets to me most. She talks really well now and should be able to use her words but will scream (instinctively) in any situation where she wants to get her way. It's super loud!
Other than that, she is such a fun little girl. She LOVES following Abe around and playing with her big brother. She also LOVES her babies and has a lot of motherly instincts :). We will start working on potty training soon because she is probably ready for it and I would be so excited to get rid of diapers for good!
Some of her funniest phrases right now are when she mixes her Spanish and English phrases, "Grammy, I go in your coche?" "Abram is in casa" and she also responds a lot with "I fine."

We still do frequent activities/play dates with our MOMS Club but not nearly as much as previous years. We love to visit Bauman Farms, the Gilbert House, Young at Art, OMSI, and various parks in Keizer. We go out at least 3 times a week in the mornings but it is also getting much easier to stay home too since the kids will play together and entertain each other WAY better than before. We are ALMOST to the sweet spot where I can trust them to play independently (and well) together for long periods of time.  Both kids love to read books too and will just sit and read for a solid 30 minutes sometimes. I LOVE that!