New Year

These boys keep me on my toes. I have been busier than ever the past 7 (almost 8) months. I struggle to balance my time between the two boys, and still fit in laundry, dinners, church activities, preschool obligations, and the rest of life.

Grant is finally starting to sleep a little with more regular naps, and it gives me a mintue to get caught up on things that have been tossed aside for months. It is a little like Heaven to be able to wash, dry and fold a load of laundry!

The littlest has started sitting on his own, and decided to master this little trick Christmas day. He also got his two front teeth before Christmas, so I guess we can put that in the win column! He is rolling all over these days, but will get stuck going one direction until someone goes and gets him and brings him back. He has a temper that is unriveled in this house, and does not hesitate to let you know when you have crossed him.

Preston is learning at an alarming rate. He is able to scrawl all of the alphabet, and has all the sounds down. He is eager to learn to read, and does great sounding out a word, and then being able to recognize it through a book. It is hard to believe that in a year he will be reading. I don't think I was reading until first grade.

I hate that I haven't recorded the end of last year better, but my resolution for this year is to keep up better, and post something at least three times a week. Even if it is a two second blurb about how busy we are. I have forgotten so much about Preston as a baby, and I regret that. So I vow to do better. I know Brandon is probably cringing because that will mean I will need time on the computer, but this is important!

We talked to Preston about all the exciting things that were going to happen this year. He is going to turn FIVE! Grant will turn ONE! He will go to Kindergarten, Grant will learn to walk. We will go to the beach. He will learn to swim all by himself. It is going to be a big year. Happy 2012!