Rock On

Last weekend we took a trip up to my sister's house so Ryan and I could attend a performance of my niece's in the church miming group called Heirborne. It was a really good performance and Kalli was amazing (she is the second one from the left). The church group mimes motions to christian songs following a theme in order to motivate and inspire people.

Aside from the performance we also swam in the pool and the boys rocked out with the Guitar Hero drum set. Ryan was an instant junky, I had to pry the stick out of his hands so I could take a turn.

Big Boy Chase

It seems that my little boy Chase has suddenly turned into a big boy over night. Not only did he have his first dentist appointment, which he did fine with (he refused to sit in the chair and fussed a bit but the dentist was able to do a full cleaning!!) but he has also given up his BINKIE!!

Chase has been a big binkie boy these past 3 years and to be honest I thought the binkie was amazing. It instantly soothed him when he was getting tired and grumpy or hysterical and even quieted him when I NEEDED quiet. But shortly after his birthday I realized it was time to say goodbye to our good friend. For several days we talked about how we were going to give our binkies to Baby Christopher (one of my friends just had a baby so it was perfect timing) and then we put them into a bag and brought them over. He was so cute putting them into the baby's crib. The first day was fine but day 2 was rough. He was so sad. He even told his teacher he was feeling sad because he didn't have his binkies anymore :(

After that it seemed emotionally he was fine but we needed to retrain his sleep since using his binkie was a huge comfort for falling asleep. It took him about 10 days to get onto his regular nap/ bed time schedule but over all I thought he took it very well!

I have been so surprised at how grown up he seems now that he doesn't need his binkie at all. Maybe it is just me or maybe he feels more grown up himself.

Olivia's BFF

Although Olivia and Ella have been playing together since they were just a couple of months old, it hasn't been until recently that they have begun to really engage with each other. It is so cute to watch. Olivia will run and Ella will chase her and they will both be giggling away. They were even playing a game of hide and seek :)