Thursday, March 12, 2009

Growing up so fast!








It's hard to believe, but my Kirkland is going to be 3 tomorrow. And, Charlie is already 6 months old! We went for his check up, and he is 20 pounds (75th %) , and 28 inches long (95%)! Yes, he's huge! He's already wearing 12 months clothes!!







We went yesterday to have their pictures taken! I spent a fortune because I had to have one of each, and I bought a huge 20x24 canvas portrait of Kirkland for the wall! I'll have Charlie's done too when he turns 3.


Here are some of my favorites!




My happy baby!






Such a ham!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

He remembers the most important things

Whenever the boys & I get in the car, we always pray & ask God to protect us as we travel, help us to honor Him wherever we go, etc. Well, Wednesday was a very busy day & we were running late to church, so I just buckled them in, and off we went. We were about to pull out on the main road near our house, when Kirkland said, "Mommy, PRAY!". What a great reminder. I need to never be too busy or in too big of a rush to pray. Thank you Kirkland!

Monday, March 2, 2009

OCD

Geoff & I are both obsessive compulsive . Usually about different things, so we kind of balance each other out. Poor Kirkland got a double dose of it!

If you try to help him clean up his toys when he does not want help. He will dump them all back out on the floor, so that he can pick them up himself. Same thing if you go & get his shoes. He will walk his shoes back upstairs, put them back on the floor, just to pick them right back up & walk them back downstairs. What is this?

I was getting ready this morning, and sometimes I don't close the dresser drawers back all the way, and Kirkland comes behind me, closes the drawers, and tells me, "Mommy...you are supposed to keep these closed". This is funny to me b/c this is one of Geoff's pet peeves as well! (I secretly think Geoff taught him to say this!)

Our dog, like probably all dogs, smells things. This drives Kirkland up the wall! He will go behind Hicks, wiping off whatever Hicks has smelled. The entire time telling Hicks "No, don't smell that". He wipes off the couch, the floor, the kitchen chairs no less than 30 times a day. If Hicks smells him, then watch out-major meltdown in about 2 seconds!