April Little Things

My mom was here for a grand 36 hours. She came out for a long weekend here in Dallas with all her sisters (before she leaves for Ecuador), and extended her trip by a few days to see us too. She happened to be here for a crazy freak hailstorm while we were out eating dinner and we were sure our cars were going to be super damaged. But everything ended up okay! It was fun to see her.

(Note that there are two pictures below. Find the difference between the pictures! Haha. Dane cracks me up.)

Graham started trying to lay down on Dane in the Costco cart.

I had an early morning doctor's appointment on April Fool's Day, and I came back and Tommy and Dane played a prank on me--not letting me into the house! Dane loooooved the idea of "silly tricks" on April Fool's Day and keeps talking about them.

Dane was eating an apple and Graham was consumed with jealousy until Dane happily shared.

We make our kids work young around here. Graham was super excited to help bring the dirty laundry to the laundry room.

Dane is very into superheroes these days. How do little boys all like the same things? We haven't introduced him to them at all; he just figured it out and is always telling me things about his favorite superheroes. "Mom, did you know I'm a superhero? Batman is my superhero helper. He helps me fight the bad guys."

Graham is getting into more and more mischief every day.

Like I said, lots of mischief. We have all these hand-me-down VHS tapes which he loves taking out of the cabinets at every opportunity. Oh well, I guess he can destroy them and we won't mind too much.

Dane's very favorite stuffed animal, Charlie, was missing for a few weeks and we had no idea where he was. Somehow he was wrapped up in Tommy's robe, hanging on the back of our bathroom door. We pulled the robe down one day and Dane was so, so happy to find his friend Charlie again.

 Dane's fashion sense is just amazing. The headband, the Lakers outfit, the church sandals. On point.

Dane and I were playing Memory together and he insisted that five of his stuffed animals had to each get their own turn. It seemed like odds were stacked against me. White Kitty won that game. 

The biggest adjustment of the month: We moved Graham into Dane's room!! I stressed about this decision for a long time and worried it would have bad repercussions on their excellent sleep habits. But we moved them in and after two or three nights they totally settled into it. No problems at all. The only sad thing is that now when they wake up in the morning they don't just stay in their beds and talk to themselves. They wake up and instantly want to get up and have breakfast. But I bet that will adjust over time. They both love it, and it's so cute to hear them playing/talking in there as they're falling asleep. In fact, if Dane isn't in there when Graham goes to sleep now, he cries and is really sad to be all alone. I am SO HAPPY we did this because now that they are used to sharing a room, it will totally reduce the stress of us traveling and all sharing a room together. 

Graham was sick for a few days, and only wanted to snuggle and cuddle. It was very cute.

Family pizza movie night: Dane's favorite night of the week.

Oh my goodness. Graham is OBSESSED with reading. If you set him down in the family room, he will crawl over to our little basket of baby books, pull one out, and drag it over to wherever you're sitting and whine until you pick him up and read it to him. 

He is especially obsessed with Dane's books about dump trucks and diggers. I am telling you, this stuff comes pre-programmed. We were reading this book to Dane and IMMEDIATELY Graham was whining and climbing up to see the pages. He knows exactly which book we are talking about when we say, "Where's The Little Dump Truck?" and he will crawl over, drag it out, and want you to read it. I have read the same four books every day this week, maybe 9 times a day. It is hilarious and cute and slightly tiring but I know he'll get over it far too soon.

Graham loves to crawl around to pillows and lay down on top of them. 

We were joking that Graham was an excellent Blugger. ("Blugging" is a term my brother Austin made up to tease little sister Bethany for always flopping down on the couch whenever she has a second to relax. It's a combination of "Bethany" and "slug.") Dane wanted to know what blugging was, and then he practiced his own blugging skills.

Blugging while reading... Excellent.