Week 79 and Week 192

William is 79 weeks old and officially an 18 month old!  How did that happen??  I am officially loving this age (when I'm not totally frustrated, that is!).  William is learning new things everyday and is talking up a storm.  He is happy as long as no one takes what he wants and everyone knows what he wants at all times!  It is getting easier to figure things out and he can sometimes calm down if I can get him to understand the situation.  We still have our tantrums but they don't usually last for too long.  William finally got another tooth this week.  So, he now has 7.  This is his first one since the spring!!  We had a nice week getting back into our routine and enjoying some nice weather.  Mommy even made it to the gym this week and William did great in the childcare room.  He saw the train table and he was off playing and did not mind me leaving at all.  I was not sure how he would do since he is rarely left by himself without Emily and she was at school.  So I guess I have no more excuses!!  Time to get my butt in shape!! 

Emily is 192 weeks old.  We had a fun week practicing her song that she sang in church today.  She did a great job.  Smiled and sang the whole time!  She loves being on stage!  She won't walk with her Sunday School class by herself, but she'll march right up in front of the whole congregation and put on a show!  We had a fun Saturday that started with the town Halloween parade.  It was fun to get the kids in their costumes and have some fun.  William won in his age group, so the effort was worth it!  And Emily got to learn that sometimes she doesn't win and her brother gets things that she doesn't.  She was really very good about it.  Then she got to go to a craft birthday party, which she loved.  So she is now planning her Cinderella birthday party at Michael's!!  She's been set on Cinderella since her last birthday, and I'm beginning to think it is going to stick...we'll see!

Here are some pics of our fun this week.....

William loves his pillow and his Snuggie Bears (and now Mickey too!)

Every morning he has to take them all out of his crib with him so he can keep snuggling!

And...if William has his pillow out, so does Emily!

As much as Will copies Emily, she wants to do everything he does also!!

Costume debut!

Heading to Halloween Party at Dance.

 

Back of the wings

Emily's dance class

 

And William jumped right into the circle and made himself right at home.

Mmmm...cupcake!

Emily's choice...pumpkin cupcake with vanilla icing and sprinkles!  Yum!

79 Weeks Old

Waiting for the parade to start

My beautiful butterfly

Time to march!

Will and Daddy marching around!

 

Will would not let go of his goodie bag and loved seeing the fire trucks!

Caterpillar and Butterfly

Time to clean out the pumpkin!

Emily loved getting the goop out of the pumpkin!

 

The finished product.

Completely Emily's design.

A girl and her pumpkin

Will just loved being able to sit on the counter!!

And the pumpkin too!

Putting on her makeup and getting ready to sing at church.

And this is what I do at church, since I won't be quiet or sit still!!

I have video of Emily singing, but can't upload it right now.  Hopefully we'll be able to share it soon!

And now we sit tight and wait for Frankenstorm Sandy!!!!