Catching Up a Bit

Porter played Basketball for the first time and Jason coached for the first time. Porter was more into doing ninja moves and following the lines on the court then actually playing the game. I don't think he took one shot the entire season! Its like his teacher told me, "Porter really dances to the beat of his own drum." I love that kid! My mom, my grandparents and my Aunt Jill came to every single game! My family is thee most supportive ever.

These two littles turned 18 months this month and I may be partial but I think they are both so cute and funny and so smart! These pictures were actually taken way back in February when they were 16 months...

I went to my first Air Force awards ceremony. It was actually kinda crazy. It was very formal at first and then once the award nominees were introduced it got straight up crazy yo. There was music and lights flashing and lots of yelling and chants. Since Jason is in the medical unit anytime anyone from his unit was nominated someone would yell, "combat!!!" and we would all yell, "medics!!!" A few times and we would shake prescription pill bottles full on m&ms. It was really pretty fun. I just felt out of it and freezing cold the entire time. Once we got home I took my temp and I had a really high fever. A day or so later I found out I had strep throat for the very first time in my whole life! Hope I didn't pass it on to anyone there since I shook a million hands...
Jason in a bow tie!

Aubree can have pigtails!

Christmas

Shoot! This post is just a little bit late but Christmas was great this year. It was the first Christmas in four years that Jason didn't have to work! In fact he had a whole entire week off!

Christmas Eve at Grandma Danna's

All Porter asked for was the Pirate LaLa Loopsy...

Thanks Grandma Danna!

We took the kids to Gateway Discovery on one of Jason's days off and they loved it.

And to the Aquarium...

Uncle Matt came to visit and the boys went to that Sky Dive simulator thing in Ogden. Porter was so brave. He LOVED it!

I did not take a single picture on Christmas day. We videod it. I think. I hope.

It feels good to have that blogged!

My Kids are Messy

Luke and Aubree turned fourteen months on the twelfth and I don't think I even updated about them last month...

When they turned thirteen months I made them brownies with chocolate frosting.

Porter enjoyed it too.

Porter had a bag of goldfish crackers out... This is what happened .2 seconds after I set the babies down from their highchairs...

Luke did it but Aubree was in little piggy heaven.

THIS is what I had to resort to when Jason was running late, the babies woke up early from their nap and I needed to get a few things done...

Luke is a little sticky. I love how the cheerios are sticking to his face and hand. But Aubree! She was just rubbing her sticky hands all over her face and hair and then she started rubbing the sucker in her hair. She thought she was hilarious.

About to give kisses.

Luke MaGoo. Did I mention he had to get glasses?

They are so messy and into everything but so much fun.

They are starting to try to communicate a lot more. Here are their new 'words' that I can think of...

HoHoHo (both, when we ask what Santa says)
MMM (just Aubree when she is eating something she likes)
UhOh (just Aubree, all day long)
Cracker (just Aubree, sounds like cak-er)
Up (just Luke, sounds like uh)
Night Night (both, sounds like nih nih)
Ne Ne (both, meaning binky)
Ba Ba (both, meaning bottle)
Hi
Bye
mama
dada
bath
more
A bite (just Luke when he wants a bite, sounds like a bye)
Porter (just Luke, sounds like Po)
Grandpa (both, sounds like hapa)
head (just Aubree)
Button (just Luke, sounds like buh)
Dance (just Aubree, sounds like da. She only says it when she is shakin it)
Boo (both, when playing peek a boo)
Dog (just Luke)
ball (just Luke)
Pooh (just Luke, meaning Pooh Bear)
go (just Luke)

They are using the signs, eat, more, milk and bath all day now too. We are working on 'shoes' which Luke has signed a couple of times. I am also starting to work on please, thank-you and cracker...

Animal sounds
Cow (Luke)
Chicken
monkey
elephant
snake
anything that growls
Dolphin
dog (Aubree)
Duck (my favorite. Luke sounds like duck duck duck just like Porter used to say it and when Aubree quacks it sounds like coke coke coke)
They both make a fish face.

They can both point to their heads, eyes, ears, mouth and belly when asked.

It amazes me the things they understand
When I say "are you hungry?" they go to their highchairs and start signing eat.
When we say "do you want to take a bath?" they run to the bathroom.
They throw things in the garbage when I tell them to.
They go put their binkys in their cribs when I tell them to.
They go to the gate when I ask them if they want to go play.
They give each other things when I tell them to.
They come to the diaper changing spot and sit down when I say we need to change their bums.
They blow kisses!

Its crazy how many little directions they can follow. I think they understand pretty much everything.

They are getting along really well too for the most part. They give each other high fives and kisses and hugs. They share pretty well too.