It's 9:30 on New Year's Eve and I was just reflecting on the good and bad and interesting of the year. However my thoughts always end back up on children and how blessed Matthew and I are to have. It seemed like a good time to write down what my boys have been doing.
Riley, you are our little tornado. You keep life busy and us constantly on our toes. You have a strong personality that I'm sure will be an asset when you are older. You love music and to dance and sing. I will catch you when you are alone or playing contently with a toy humming to yourself. You are definitely a talker. You can say so many things for only being 16 months. You talk mostly in phrases. You can say open it, What's that?, I did it, out, no, yes, up, mama, dadda, where's dada?, where's mama?, I want (_fill in the blank_) but it is usually candy which you pronounce nandy, book, tree, choo choo, super why (the cartoon), mimi, papa, bath and lots of other things. You are also starting to make animal noises and car noises. You are a terrible napper. I am listening to you cry right now after a 45 minute nap. You love to play with anything your brother is playing with and copy whatever he does. You are super smart. You never miss anything even when I think you aren't paying attention. You watch what everyone is doing around you and try to do what they are doing. You are also very independent. You have been feeding yourself for about 4 months now and refuse to let anyone do it for you. Now you think you are too big for your high chair and want to eat in a regular chair like the rest of us.
Garner, you are our laid back sweetie. You are kind, generous, thoughtful, funny, and you love people. You started school this year and you love it. I think you love the singing and the playground the most. You know the tunes to songs but you always get words wrong. It's really cute. You taught me that there was a Ferris wheel that was deep and wide or your famous e-i-e-i-o with a barn barn here and a barn barn there. You have a big imagination. You take real life events and elaborate and fabricate them until they are only a fraction true. For example the story MiMi told you about her seeing a spider catch a bee, you retold that a spider came out and ate your sandwich and then pooped in your train. You only your daddy by his first name. You rarely call him daddy anymore. You can now count to 14, know most of you letters and can say what sound they make, and you know most of your shapes. You know your parents name and the town you live in and you know where your grandparents live. You STILL love trains and have for about two years now. You also love art now. We have to paint or do some kind of project everyday. You and Riley love to jump on the couch cushions and wrestle. We do it almost everyday but now we have added super hero costumes in the mix. You put them on and say "Let's fuss."
Yall are my heart and I'm so glad I get to spend everyday with the two of you.
