Two Both of Thems

The boys are both doing well. Dylan is talking up a storm and really making a lot of sense these days. You can really have a conversation with the boy! He has many cute words and phrases that I need to write down before he learns the correct way of saying them. One of my favorites is two both of thems, which he says when referring to two things or people, instead of saying either two or both of them , he has combined them and came up with two both of thems - adorable! He also struggles with his use of possessive pronouns. He never says I, but rather uses my for anything having to do with himself - my like/want that. He is also developing a bit of a potty mouth. His first bad word was dammit (which he claims he learned from Papa!). We really do have to clean up our language, since he is beginning to repeat many of the bad things we say.

(I meant to post this a while ago, but postponed it hoping to add photos. Seeing as that's not happening, I am posting it now 12/6/07. Hopefully I'll get it together soon with more updates and photos!!)

Free at Last!

Dylan got his cast off today! Hooray!! We are all happy and relieved. Now bath time will no longer be so difficult. He has been such a good sport about having to wear that thing for so long. It was starting to get pretty stinky too! Anyway it's over (Rob says this is just the beginning of life with two boys). Going to the doctor today was not easy, but Dilly was a brave little boy. We had to wait forever for the removal...then the saw that they use to remove it scared him to death...then the x-ray experience was frightening...and to top it off when we went back to see the doctor to make sure everything had healed properly Dylan freaked out because he thought he was going to get another cast!! Oh thank God it's all over...for now.

Twick-O-Tweat

Dylan had his first trick or treat experience last night - and his first taste of sugar-filled candy! We did the downtown business trick or treat event in the afternoon, so that he could see the other kids all dressed up. It was chaotic! I've never seen so many kids and their pushy parents all in one place!! Anyway, he collected some treats in his bag. When we got home we made the mistake of letting him have a lollipop (actually just several licks of a lollipop). Let me tell you that when you mix an already overtired boy with pure corn syrup you get a monster child. Needless to say we had a difficult evening. In hopes of calming him down and getting him ready for bed, I took him around the cul-de-sac to see the neighbors and go "twick or tweating". He did a great job saying trick or treat, and then thank you after his treats were delivered. He even offered one of the neighbors some of his candy (still learning the concept!). Here are some photos from yesterday - again it was a struggle to get a good shot (these were taken after the sugar had been consumed). Luke did not get dressed up this year, but we took some adorable photos of him on the front lawn - you can see his two new teeth in this shot.