Just Me and the Boys: 17 Months Old & Some Pics

Well, as of yesterday, the boys are one month shy of being a year and a half old. I cannot believe how fast time is flying. We are definitely loving this stage of life. The boys are having so much fun playing and enjoying the outdoors. I love this time of year! It is such a shame that here in Texas, we only get about 2 months of wonderful Spring weather before it is downright HOT! And I HATE being hot! Thanks to my wonderful genes, I sweat like a pig--nice image, right! And it looks like 3 of the 4 boys got the blessing of those same genes. But the boys LOVE being outside. I think they would stay outside all day if they could. The problem is that they have a mother who has the worst Spring allergies in the world. So, because I LOVE them, I am sitting here with red, crusty eyes and a sneezing fit so that they can enjoy the wonderful weather before we encounter our 3+ months of sweltering heat!

Every day, it seems the boys are learning something new. They all love to dance and Parker loves to sing (according to his Sunday School teachers). They love to be read to (especially when they get to be read to by themselves) and they love to read on their own (I have smart boys---Parker was just "reading" today, turning pages and saying all of his animal sounds). They love running and chasing, and have really become all boy, playing cars with sounds and everything. I LOVE this stage! We even continue our weekly adventures out, last week going to the Library and the ever popular Target, where we now have checkers who say to us "Our boys are back".

The boys (and Jason) gave me a mini laptop for Mother's Day so that I can blog from anywhere in the house instead of being stuck in the office. Hopefully, I will be better at blogging now, since as I was informed, I have faltered. In my defense, Reid was sick with strep throat and an ear infection, so I was playing nurse for a few days.

And now for some pics of my growing boys.

This one was taken almost a year ago. (June 2008)