Ben's 29th Birthday and Brothers

Ben's Birthday! Big 29!!! Mom had sparkler candles and it took like 60 seconds to blow them out. Each time he blew, the candles would relight each other. Haha. Yummy Lemon Creme Pie.

Liam's awesome winter coat from Grandma. So cute.

Play date with Jake and Gavin. They are the most chill boys. Troy and Liam just play with what they want and trade what they want and they don't care. As long as they have a toy they are pretty content. It's awesome.  

Troy's new obsession. We have to be very careful about letting him play because he's so attached. He's actually gotten okay at it! He doesn't get last and even won 1st in the mushroom cup 50 cc for all of you Mario Kart players ;)

Liam turns 2 on Monday! He is still Mr. mischievous  He escaped nursery a couple of weeks ago and wandered into the other Sacrament meeting. One of the young men eventually found me to tell me. Kind of scary, but funny. He loves to play with Troy and cries whenever we drop him off to Joy school. He also gets mad if Troy's not awake when he is. They definitely fight A LOT, but they play a lot too. Liam is actually the tougher one right now, so Troy is the one that cries from being bullied. Haha. I count my blessings that Troy never hits back. Liam is a great communicator, hurray! Not the best listener, but he understands at least. He escapes from my grasp about once a day when we are at the clubhouse, or getting the mail, etc. My pregnant self is getting too big to  keep this up, so we just don't leave as much. But we have lots of fun at home with balls, reading, and play-do.

Troy is loving his joy school. He had it this morning and told me about all of the activities he did. He encourages Liam, "Good throw Liam!" And chastens Liam, "Liam, do you want to go in your high chair?!" Which is what I say if he starts playing with the faucet at lunch on the big stools. He also recently picked up "Whatever..." in a giving up sense. Haha. I say it when I've given up trying on something, and he said it when he gave Liam a toy. I'm not a big fan of the word... He is officially potty trained and has been for a few weeks. Just in time! I hope it sticks! He's excited for a little sister! I couldn't have asked for a better big brother.