Toddlers are BUSY!

My slacking in blog posts are proving that I do not have the time that I used to have. They are both getting into everything (they love to explore), teething BIG time, and learning so much! They recognizing body parts (nose, belly button, teeth, mouth, ears, toes, fingers), associating words (sit up, sit down, up, down, come here, diaper, shoe, socks, paci, truck (varooom), car, elmo, milk, cup, so big, and so much more!) I can tell them to go get me a diaper and they will go where we keep them and bring one back. This makes it easier, when mommy is changing one and forgets to grab that diaper. :-) Never too early to put them to work if they can right? haha.

Since it has been a week, I will give the rundown in pictures of our week. I also started my MOPS group and I love it! Landon and Jalen had a blast playing with the other kids too. Here are some pictures.

Jalen enjoying his subway!
They were watching big brother, Jordan play football.

Jalen playing on the tractor at the library.

Landon met a girl at the mall.

They had their first dentist appointment! Everything went well. The purple gums Landon has where his molars are coming in are common. They did very well at the dentist. They say to take your child when he/she gets their first tooth. We were behind, but felt the need to get them used to going to the dentist.

Jordan received his hunters safety training certificate so now he can deer hunt with daddy this fall. He was excited that he got to shoot.

Jordan after his football game. Their team won. Score was 12-0. :-) This is his first year in tackle.

Parks=FUN

Jalen and Landon LOVE going to the park. If they see a swing or a slide they get excited. I took the boys to a local splash park with some other moms from our local mom group and they had a ball! Here is Jalen chasing girls already. :-)


Landon loved the mushroom sprinkler.

We have a nice little park in our neighborhood that I like to take the boys to. Gives us a nice walk and it's only a few minutes away. I am already teaching Jalen that we slide down the slide, NOT climb up! He likes to show off his climbing skills. Here are a few pics.

Landon wanting to take the BIG step.

Weeeeeee!

Just some pictures

Here are some pictures that I was going to post with their 15 mos update. Landon and Jalen's molars are coming in and they are not fun! My poor Landon feels miserable and would scream in pain at times. Jalen is just a little clingy, but goes on his ways. He has never really shown any signs of teething. They just pop out and he feels fine. Landon is the complete opposite. He is always having his fingers in his mouth crying with pain and his gums are black and blue.

I wonder what is going through Landon's head right here with him sticking out his tongue.


Jalen sitting on his play chair correctly! Normally he just wants to stand and jump.

Boys eating waffles for breakfast! They LOVE waffles!

Crazy about "Ehmo" That is how they say Elmo.

Chinese by Landon

15 months!

Yesterday Jalen and Landon turned 15 months! They are 1/4 of their way to turn 2! You can definetely say that I have two toddlers! They are into EVERYTHING and learning so much every day! Yesterday the boys had their 15 mos well care visit and they are right on track with development. Jalen is now 23 lbs and 31 7/8inches. Landon is 20lbs 12oz and 32 1/2 inches. They both grew 2 inches from their 12 month check-up and gained a pound. Weight is pretty steady since they are climbing, walking, running, dancing, and ab crunches. LOL! Landon does these ab crunch things when he bends over to pick something up. I think he thinks it is fun since he laughs most of the time doing it.

Landon is my talker! He can say teeth, baby, egg, daddy, mommy, papa, doggy, dog, ca(car), cuh(cup), bye, and he will try and repeat words all the time. Today he tried to say downstairs. It was dawhneh. Jalen just likes to babble and do high pitch screams. He does said momma, dadda, and hi. Both are now helping more around the house too. They pick up their toys when asked or they just bring them to me and I have a pile sitting next to me. :-) They love bringing me little trash they find on the floor or just even a book they want me to read to them. You can tell they have two different personalities and they are at a fun age. It is nice that communicating is getting easier. If they can not say it, they sure let me know what they want by pointing or doing a point with a grunt UGH noise.

Jordan goes back to school tomorrow and is SUPER excited! LOL! Okay, maybe not. He is starting 3rd grade. I am going to miss having him around the house during the day. He is a huge help with the boys and he loves his brothers so much.

I have some pictures to post, but they are still on the camera. I will post them tomorrow. :-)

Garage Sales!

Jeremy and I have been hitting up some garage sales this summer and have found some bargains! I am happy to have a husband who likes doing this and there have been times when he has dragged my butt out of bed. We pretty much have just bought clothes for the boys and toys. I love finding steals on toys and clothes! We have gotten lightly used Gymboree, Gap, Old Navy, Carters, Janie & Jack, RL, and other name brand clothes for as low as $0.25! Jalen and Landon are loving their new toys too! We are cleaning out all their baby/infant toys to more age appropriate ones. We probably only spent about $20 total for these below. Here are some of the toys we have got.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Pony.


Fisher Price Laugh and Learn musical chair.


Fisher Price Laugh and Learn home.

Weekend fun!

Saturday was the last day of our county fair so we went ahead and took the kids. Everyone LOVED riding all the rides. I used to be able to ride all the spinning rides, but now they make me sick! The boys had a blast riding the fair rides. Jordan rode all the bigger rides and had so much fun!





Jalen has learned how to open the doors at my parents and Landon learned quickly from his brother. Time to get locks for the doors!





This weekend, Landon decided he wanted to eat with a fork. He was so proud of himself. It was funny because there were times he would load up the fork and shove it in his mouth, but all the food did not fit in.