Sweet moment

So the last week or so I've been whispering to Ian at bath time ... "Ian do you want to take a bath?" At first I just wanted to see what he would do and then he would whisper back "bath" real soft and it was so cute so each night I've been asking him in a whisper.

Tonight, I got Ian undressed for his bath and then I was just sitting on the couch being lazy and not actually going in to run his bath. Apparently he understood why I had undressed him. He came over to me and got real close and whispered "bath".

:) It's so exciting! I think it was the first time he talked to me to ask me for something without me prompting it. It was so sweet. And he whispered, which I love, because he can be quite loud!

Melody turned 9! (6 weeks ago!)

Ok I am a little late getting this posted, BUT better late than never, right?

For Melody's birthday, we went bowling. It was a very small party, but we had fun and didn't blow a lot of money, which was my overall goal. Melody had 4 friends attend...Kayla, Mercy, Danae, and Matthew. Her Grandma and Aunt Beth came and of course mom, dad, and brother were there too.

The girls

Melody and her friend Matthew

Melody and her friend Danae

Melody and her friend Kayla

Melody and her friend Mercy

Time for cake, but mom forgot the candles (oops)

Her one gift from mom and dad
I think she likes it

Here are some photos of Ian. I was so proud of him. He stayed in his stroller most of the time and was rather entertained by the kids. He even tried to hold a bowling ball.

And back to Melody:

We did candles on a 1/2 eaten cake at home

Stay Tuned

Ok folks I have lots of updating to do and lots of pictures to go with! I think I even have a video stashed away.
Stay tuned for...
-Melody's 9th birthday recap
-Tony's all time high score in bowling
-Melody is going to be a flower girl and I have a sneak peak of her in her dress.
- Ian Paul and his great hair and his tackling of the slide and cornering of a tree.

But before we go there, here are some things that Ian is doing that melts my heart.

• When he wants to go to bed, he goes to the gate and attempts to climb it.
• Every couple days I get a kiss, open mouth and all.
• He points, a lot.
• He picks up toys when encouraged (this gives me hope)
• He claps and says "yay!" when he knows he's done something great
• He loves to sit on the couch, especially right next to daddy.
• He knows just the right time to smile, you know, just when he's about to get into big trouble.
• He truly loves to be outside and does his absolute best to get outside as soon after I put his shoes on as he can.