Rocket Man

After turning the big "3", Joel suddenly became very interested in space and astronauts. He is starting to have the best imagination and often pretends that he's driving a spaceship, is on a different planet ("Planet 13") or is being attacked by aliens. He asked me just the other day, "Mommy, do you think I'm brave enough to be an astronaut?" How adorable is that? What do you think? Rocket man?

Joel is also very into making up words and then sticking with them for awhile, which Jack and I find quite entertaining. For instance, one of his latest words is "Peeaysay," which means (according to Joel), "a monster with a brown head, yellow gloves and a yellow tummy." "Mommy, the Peeyasays are coming!" he'll shout! Hilarious! What a kid!

Little Girl, Big Attitude

After taking Nora to her 15-month well-check and learning that she's still not on the growth chart for weight (at a whopping 18 pounds) and is only in the fifth percentile for height, I have decided that I truly understand the meaning of the phrase "It' not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Nora, though small, can handle herself for sure! She is one tough little cookie, and quite sassy, too! She's so very smart, putting two and three words together already ("No, dogs!", " There you go," "Mine snack!"), and she is absolutely fearless, which is quite frightening to me! She is very athletic and agile, climbing anything in sight and already learning to do a somersault. She also LOVES to dance and sing! But under the tough facade, she's very snuggly and full of hugs and kisses. I have never met anyone quite like Nora, and I love her little personality so much! I can't wait to see the little lady she grows into. 

So Blessed!

I just have to say that we are so blessed to have such wonderful, adorable, loving kids! Joel and Nora are getting more and more fun by the day, and they are really enjoying sharing and playing together (though not always peacefully!). It's so awesome to see their sibling relationship forming and watching them grow as friends.