Fourteen Months

(12/11)  Fourteen Months.  Not babies anymore!  The boys are cruising all over, and are taking a small handful of steps in between pieces of furniture.

They are now saying a number of words:
D says nana (banana), night-night, boom-boom, num-num, Mama, Dada.
J says GO, night, Mama, Dada, thanks (?), that, and J!

I had a surprise day off today. Always a pleasure to spend with my boys.

First haircut! (J) 12/10

(12/12)  J set a new record: 9 steps!

I volunteered in C's classroom today, and Nanan watched the little guys.  She brought over some cabinet locks, and I finally put them on so the Tupperware can stop exploding all over the house.

We had a quiet night in watching Christmas movies.  I love this time of year!

Walking J!

(12/13) Dad had the kiddos today while I worked, and then I drove straight to Santa pictures.  I didn't realize it was military night (which is awesome, don't get me wrong... it just made for a long line!), and we waited in line for about 45 minutes.  Normally, when we go there we're through and done in about 10.  Dad took the littles home straight from pictures, while C and I attempted to do some shopping with Nanan.  That was a big fail. Oh well.  Another time.

(12/14) My heart is heavy. There was an elementary school shooting today and 20 children were killed.  I was glued to the news all day and couldn't wait to get home and hug my kids.   Thankfully, Dad was home to hug them for me after the news broke.  Once home, I turned the Christmas programming on, played with my boys, and blocked out the rest of the world.

J is up to 12 steps and D took 4 tonight.  Not far behind!

(12/15) I took the little boys and C to hockey this morning.  They did well for about half of it, and then got cranky.  Same with C, oddly enough. We came home to naps, baths, and a quiet evening together.

(12/16) Ah, Sunday.  My favorite day. Shopping and errands in the morning.  Dad brought us a yummy lunch, the boys practiced some walking, and then it was nap-time.  The boys crashed *hard*, and so did we.  C went over to Grandma & Granddad's to do cookies, and he and Dad have a hockey game this evening.  The little boys have me all to themselves, but they're still sleeping.

(12/17)  Monday.  Back to work with me!  Dad has the boys.

We are picking up a pop-up camper today.  We're very excited to take the boys camping this year!