Visit to Lakeview

I went straight from camping in Crooked River to spending a relaxing week in Lakeview with my parents (Ben worked for the week and then came down on Thursday night--we sure missed him!) It really was a wonderful week with my family! The boys had such a great time at my parents house, especially in their beautiful backyard. We played at the park twice, which was a blast because they have a kiddie pool. It was pretty funny: Seth went straight into the water, while Sammy circled the pool, tested it out with his hand, and then tentatively put a foot in; this seems to be indictive of their personalities.

The boys hit 14 months yesterday and have been developing like crazy! Now that they have mastered walking (they are now running!) and climbing (everywhere!) they seem to have moved on to some mental milestones. Language is finally coming along, and they started trying to "copy" words that we are saying such as, "Truck," "Car," "Up and Down," etc. They are having lots of "conversations" now too, as well as "reading" lots of books. Sammy even picked up my phone the other day, held it to his ear, and started talking. In other words, they are making a lot of connections in the way things work. For example, they started doing shape puzzles and putting rings on a cone. We also have been working on pointing, so they spend lots of their days pointing their little fingers at each other and anything else around. Their favorite toy is a ball, any ball, because they love to throw. Our little boys are no longer babies, but have definately graduated into the toddler phase. We're having a blast!

Seth, Sam with Grandma Ruda

Sam, Seth with Papa

At the kiddie pool with Mama (Sam, Seth)

Playing on Grandma Minnie's booster seats (Seth, Sam)

Seth got ahold of the hose...and had lots of fun!

Sammy checking out a pinecone

Sammy just like Daddy

Playing in the pool with Miriam and Aidah

Running through the sprinkler with Papa