8 months

Only a day late in posting this. Fail. 

Likes:

• The convertible car seat. What a relief
• Eating actual food. Especially any kind of carbohydrate 
• Crazy brothers who make all sorts of weird noises and actions
• Sitting
• Toys. Favorites include: small slinky, balls, and teethers
•  Flying high up in the air....as long as someone is there to catch him
• A wide open mouth. The kid never closes his mouth.
• Winds blowing at high speeds directly in his face. 

Dislikes:

• Being woken up
• Being late for his nightly bath
• Having toys taken away by a certain 3 year old
• falling over from a sitting position

Talents:

• We have added "mama" to the list of 2 recognizable words! 
• Scooting
• sleeping all night...in his own room! Well 97% of the time.

After lunch today Talan picked up his plate, flopped it on the table and said, 

"here wife, I'm all done."

As I was sitting there, frozen, with my jaw practically on the floor trying to figure out what I have done to make him think that any of that was okay, he chuckled and said, "I'm just kidding." I never know what is coming with this kid.

Love these kids!

While doing one of his daily chores I came into the kitchen to find Ashton had enrolled his three year old brother in Unloading and Loading the Dishwasher 101. I thought it was so sweet that he was including his brother and teaching him this skill. However, as I was snapping pictures from around the corner I began to think...

Is Ashton being a great big brother? Or does he have a brilliant plan to rid himself of the dreaded dishwasher chore and place its duties on his unsuspecting brother. 

Syphr missed enrollment. 

This might be my favorite picture. After intently explaining  and demonstrating the art of placing plates in the dishwasher successfully, Talan puts the plate in backwards. Ashton realizes he will once again have to review the last 5 minutes of class.....for the third time.

The perks of living in Kansas

In addition to hanging out with the Jayhawks a couple days ago, all the participants of Bill Self's Holiday Camp received a free ticket (rephrase: free to the kids, included in the camp fee for parents) to todays game vs Ohio. Awesome! 

We tried to get Gramps to paint a K on his chest, and Ashton would paint a U, but he declined. That is okay, Ashton will sport both of those letters on the back of his head. 

 

I really want Ashton to spike his hair up all the time, but he only agrees for special occasions. 

Talan is the middle child. He requires a lot of attention. He was unhappy that Ashton was having his picture taken, yet when I focus the cameras attention on him and take his picture he does this face:

I don't think either of my children remember how to smile for a picture. They are both always making some sort of silliness happen in their facial expression. Oh well, in a few more years when we hit tween status Ashton will probably not want any pictures. I guess I will take what I can get.