Time for another update!

I haven't updated in a while because when I put the boys down to bed, I've been reading "A Breaking Dawn"! I'm almost finished with it so then I might have more time to update more often...

First off...

Poor Little Larkin!

Larkin is my niece from Texas. She fell off the loveseat at my parents' house and broke her wrist!! This poor little girl has been through enough and she's not even 2 yet! This is her 2nd broken bone and she's already had 2 2nd degree burns!! She also got RSV as a baby. I sure do hope the rest of her life is accident free! I hope you feel better Larkin!!

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In our neck of the woods, things have been a little stressful. Ryan finished his entire 20 week listening program for his autism a couple of weeks ago and I can tell that we need to start all over again! We are going to start the program on Monday and I hope it helps! I can tell that his focus is a little more off now and his energy level is getting a little out of hand at times. He has learned that hitting Benjamin is a little fun. Ryan likes to run back and forth between point A and B and hit Benjamin on the head in between. Benjamin, of course like his mother, is a dramatic little one and he comes running to me with a huge scowl on his face that he's been traumatized and rejected from his brother! At first I thought that was funny but it got old really fast. I'm getting sick of the hitting and crying. But, on the other hand, I'm really glad that I have this problem. This is a great problem to have because of Ryan and his development. He really has come a long way and I'm really proud of him.

So, Ryan has started back up with preschool this week! He started last Tuesday after Labor Day and here's a little taste of him before jumping on the super awesome bus...

After he got home, I was just dying to know how his first day was, but all he wanted was his chocolate milk. I better email his teacher to see how he did this week and to see if there were any particulars she has, if any. As for the potty training goes for him, he's doing really good! He is a natural now at going pee pee on the potty and he loves to get his potty candy afterwards. We're still working on the other part though. The only time he did it for me was the 2nd day of training and he never did it again. Oh well. I know he'll get it before he leaves for his mission. Here's another picture to throw at you when Ryan was in the shower tonight! Do you see how long his hair is???

Little Benjamin is doing really well. He is just a sweet spirit in this house. He worships Ryan and loves to say his name over and over again. Some of the things he likes to do that drive me insane are the following: hitting the charger (wall wart) for my swiffer against my mirrors in the kitchen, throws his food that I just made him on the floor, dumps the honey buzzers (honeycombs) out of the bowl I give him in the living room, plays in the toilet after Ryan went pee pee, and my favorite, he follows me around the house 24/7!! I can't even go to the bathroom in peace! *sigh* "This too shall pass... This too shall pass..." If I keep telling myself this, I can find my center of relaxation.

Here's Benjamin tonight after drinking from his sippy cup. He just can't keep that milk off his chin!

Anyway, I better get to bed if I'm going to survive tomorrow! Have a great weekend everyone!!