Going and Growing

We went to Indianapolis on Friday to meet some friends and see the last new Star Wars movie. Caeden stayed with us, but Annah and Sylvia got to go to Gram's and Krampa's for the night. We all had fun. The movie was very cool, even though it was dark, and I would definitely not recommend letting children see it.  It was awesome to see how the story comes together.

Saturday we went up to C.C. and hung out with fam, which is always so great--until we have to leave. It is getting harder for the kids to say goodbye, and then we feel bad too. But, the time we have with our family we treasure so much!!!

Today we went to church with Grandma and Grandpa Lopshire, and then celebrated their birthdays. Then we went to Grandpa's new butcher shop and he gave us tours. It is VERY cool! We are so excited for him, and can't wait to see him in action there sometime!

Let's see, kid updates...

Last week Annah pulled up a bunch of the lilies of the valley that my parents had brought from their yard and we planted here. (They are my favorites!) She just pulled them out and threw them in the yard! I was quite upset with her, and I told her she could not pull up anything in our yard anymore; no weeds, no dandelions, no flowers, no grass, no leaves, nothing! So, a few days later, the kids were all outside with Jeremy, and Annah came in an told me she felt like she was going to pull up some grass. So, then I had the opportunity to explain to her that what she was feeling was temptation, and we talked about how to do the right thing even when we feel like doing the wrong thing. It was really neat!

Sylvia is speaking in complete sentences now, and can answer questions really well. A few months ago, she really started to ask, "WHY?" all the time, and now she knows how to answer and explain when we ask her, "Why?" It is really fun to hear what she has to say.

Sylvie must be working really hard at growing, because she is tired, whiny, and snuggly a lot these days.

Caeden got his third tooth yesterday! It popped through on the bottom, right next to his other two. Gram noticed it first.

On Friday, Caeden started getting up on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth. He pulls himself all over the place with his arms now too, and can get into anything. Last week I caught him trying to pull a plug out of the wall! He is definitely mobile!! He will be crawling soon; we're sure. It seems a bit strange that he will probably crawl before he sits up, but he just wants to be on the move, not sitting still!

Caeden's babbling is getting more frequent. He really seems to know that Jeremy is "Da!" or "a-Da!" And, today we thought for sure he said, "Annah" a couple times. He can clearly make the sounds, "Da," "Ba," "Ma," and "La."

Caeden's biggest joy these days is definitely JUMPING! He jumps if he's on someone's lap, and in his super saucer--any chance he gets, he jumps!