Kiddos at 2.5 Years and 7 months

This month Olivia turns 2 and a half- she is growing up way to fast.  Although I am a little sad to see her grow out of her toddler years it is so fun for me to watch her grow and learn.  Here are some things about Olivia right now:

•  She is very smart.  She knows all of her letters by site and what they say.  She also knows all of her shapes, colors, and can count to 30.
• Her favorite movies are Despicable Me and Rio (or and we can't forget Elmo's World).  Last night we made cookies and she told me that she was making cookie robots just like Gru.
• She loves gymnastics.  We took the month of August off from gymnastics and she asks me everyday- "I go to gymnastics?"
• She loves music and loves to sing- current favorites are The Farmer in the Dell, Bingo, Follow the Prophet,  and The Wiseman and the Foolish man.  She is typically the only kid singing in nursery.
• She is having a hard time with nursery.  She was doing pretty well until they split our ward three weeks ago and all of the friends she played with are in the old ward.
• She loves playing outside on the swings and the slides.  She also loves playing at the Splash Park.  Monday morning she woke up  and told me today we go to Rachel's and then we go to the Splash Park- as if she had it all planned out.  So of course we had to go.
• Her favorite friends right now are Hayden, Lalee, Jace, and cousin Emma. 
• She getting to be a picky eater, but loves Mac and cheese, avocados, and steak.
• She acts so grown up sometimes I forget she is only 2 and a half.  There are days however when she reminds me by throwing a full blown tantrum or turns on the tears if she doesn't get her way.  Overall she is a really good kid and we sure love her a lot. 

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Little Nate is now 7 month old and gets cuter every day. Here are some things about Nate at 7 months:

•  He has two teeth on the bottom and the top two should cut through any day.
• He is crawling (everywhere).  He is much more active than Liv ever was when she started crawling. 
• He is pulling himself on chairs, the couch, really anything he can climb.  Not standing yet, but is really close.
• He is sleeping through the night most nights.
• He continues to babble a lot.  The last couple of days I have noticed that he is saying Da Da Da.  
• He is a mama's boy. 
• He is a very happy baby and really laid back but he lets you know when he is hungry, tired, or wants your attention.  
•  Loves solid food.
• Is putting everything into his mouth he can get his hands on.
• Loves his big sister and laughs and laughs when she plays with him.  
• A perfect fit to our little family and we couldn't love him any more.