December 2011

December was pretty busy getting ready for the holidays.  The weather was fantastic, so we spent a lot of time out doors.  Overall it was a pretty smooth month.

Sawyer is obsessed with Volcanos.  Literally.  He asks hundreds of questions about them, wants every story told to involve volcanoes, watches documentaries and reads books about them.  Clint decided to do a science experiment with Sawyer once a month.  So naturally the first one was a homemade volcano.  It was a success!

We spent a lot of time outdoors.  I don't know what I would do if the neighborhood park was not literally in our yard.  We love having so much room to roam.

The boys had a great month as well.  They were both going through an incredibly sweet easy phase.  Not much testing the limits in December.  Of course I am completely aware that it can change in an instant.  Sawyer started speech once a week at the public school.  He qualified for the one on one speech with is probably not a good thing, but he has made a ton of progress.  His vocabulary tested out at an 11 year olds!  I guess all those books and stories paid off.  But Clint and I are the only ones who understand everything he says.

Beau is still our little talker and eater.  Nothing makes the boy happy like a tray full of food.  He completely turned into a paci and blankie baby this month.  He is still the cuddliest and started staying at church childcare without throwing a fit.  He enjoyed his new found freedom of walking and will escape to the outdoors if you don't keep an eye on him.  He really started to turn into a toddler in December.

Sawyer got a bike from Santa Claus.  We spend hours at a time riding bikes now.  Thank goodness we have a long driveway and sidewalks in the neighborhood.

With Beau becoming more mobile, the two boys have really become best friends.  They are very good together and enjoy each other more and more.