Laughter is the best medicine

Here are the latest antics from my kids! They are my laughter and joy each day. I'm so glad to be home to capture these moments!

Gavin:
With having red hair and being fair-skinned, a hat is going to be a must for this kid. I tried it out for the first time yesterday while we played outside. It lasted for 2 seconds. But then I turned it backward and it stayed for 10 minutes instead. I think little boys in hats are so cute.




He has discovered how to clap and take his socks off. He is learning how to get in the crawling position from the sitting position, but still isn't mobile, besides rolling a little bit. I'm cherishing these last few days that I have before the REAL fun begins.

Jordan:
Jordan has finally discovered the joy of books! He never was interested in them at all and it made me so sad. But now he LOVES them and it is so fun seeing his excitement as we turn the pages and read. He has come to love reading so much that his preferred reading material has become this as well:




The other day, I asked him to pick out a book for us to read, and he brought me the car owner's manual. I tried to persuade him to pick another book, but it didn't work. We didn't read much of it and I just made up a car story instead. Jordan also loves flipping through the hymn book at church. That is usually one of the best "quiet" activities for him during sacrament meeting.

Jordan is also picking up on a lot of songs that we sing to him. He will often sing out loud to himself throughout the day. There is one tune that is he is singing more frequently and it makes me laugh. If you are a "Love and Logic" parent you may recognize "Uh oh, a little bit of bedroom time. That is soooo sad!" Yeah, I guess that bedroom time is becoming more frequent for our little guy, so he has made it one of his little jingles that he loves to repeat (just not when he is actually receiving bedroom time!)

Makenzie:
Miss Makenzie is full of antics. Her latest thing is "tricking" me and telling jokes. While I was putting her to bed the other night, she was telling me jokes that she made up. "Why did the monkey's head hurt after he hit it on a weed?" "Because he hit it 10 times!!!" HA HA HA.... she would be rolling over in laughter! She would continue to tell me the same joke, but change the animal.