Sawyers' Adventures: 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Sunday, June 5, 2016

(Post is long, it's mostly for our memories, skip down to the pictures!) E is two! I can't believe it! He has been such a sweet addition to our family! He's mostly very chill and goes with the flow. However, sometimes he can certainly express sass and attitude! He loves being a member of the family and especially loves his big brother! He says Jo-shoo-a with such articulation and excitement when he first sees him in the day and constantly asks where his big brother is when apart. He loves construction trucks and cars, but his truest love is for trains! We live by a train track and every time we go on walks, he asks to see the "choo-choo chain" and he is very disappointed (hugest pout) if there isn't a train, and he shakes with excitement when one does come. He has a very sweet voice, but he also knows how to yell, really loud, especially during grocery shopping (which most of the time he's laughing at J). His speech has really taken off, and he's really getting the two-word phrases now! He is always asking where things are, he brings his hands up to his shoulders and shrugs when he says it. He is always asking for food, he runs to the kitchen and says "eat" all day long. He says "bye" to everything: people, toys, books, pictures etc. He likes to say everyone's name in the family all at once "mommy, daddy, Joshua." He likes to read books and likes to direct people to sit next to him on the couch to read together, "daddy, sit couch." He finally likes group hugs! He is beginning to count things and has started to identify letter sounds. Everything is apparently the color blue. He has been a little more difficult to teach, he is quite stubborn and gets quite frustrated when I try to do things specifically geared at teaching him, i.e color games, and letter sound identification cards. He learns best by watching J and learning through experience, I almost have to teach him by not directly teaching him. I think this is why reading has been so fun for us. He is curious about everything in books, so I try to throw out as much information as I can while reading to him (he has to control the page turns and speed though). He gets really offended when you don't eat the food he offers, even if he just had it in his mouth. He loves to run, but trips a lot. He hates diaper changes and will run and hide whenever he sees me with a diaper or hears the rustle of the wipes. His favorite thing to do is lay on the ground and drive cars or trains and watch the wheels spin. He loves to sing. He hates wearing socks and shoes. He likes to talk into the mirror, which is what I started doing with him more often when he was a little behind in talking. He has recently started to give kisses more. He loves to giggle, and loves to giggle with other people. When he is excited he jumps and exclaims "yay, yay!" He has a really good handle on the word "no." When he did something he knew he wasn't suppose to, he gets such a look of mischievous happiness that I can't even describe. If he broke something though or hurt himself doing a naughty thing, he becomes really guilty and usually sits on the couch suspiciously still and quiet. He sure is a funny little guy and we love him! Happy birthday buddy!

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Update: J's Talk and Some Pictures

This is an old picture, but I was going through pictures the other day and I love this one!

Monday, February 8, 2016

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas

Winter Storm Jonas hit us hard! The backyard got at least 2 feet of snow, and it's still continuing to snow! Everything is closed down. There are hardly any cars driving on the road! A snow plow got stuck on our street and they had to bring in a front loader to help clear snow. Ironically, because of the blowing winds, there is hardly any snow on top of our car! I looked down the street though, some cars have at least 3 feet of snow on top! The only people who are out are kids playing in the snow, adults shoveling their side walk and people wearing scrubs, on their way to hospital. Just like Mark. One of Mark's peers from medical school is doing a residency in Washington DC, which also got hit by the storm and they said that they were commuting to work on the subway, and every single person on the subway was wearing scrubs! It cracks me up! We are so grateful that Mark can just walk to work. The stress of having to commute by car in this would be a nightmare! The kids and I have had a blast today though! I made a small sledding hill in the back patio and the kids love it! I also get a small thrill from it! Ewin lays down and I let him go halfway down the hill and he just cackles the whole time! Poor Joshua had a tummy ache, so it seems he couldn't enjoy it as much, but he still had fun! He likes making snow angels, loves throwing snow balls and falling in the snow, as long as I'm holding him. He has entered a more cautious phase (finally!) So he was afraid of slipping on ice...which if there is any to slip on, it's beneath a massive layer of snow. At the end of the day he said "Mom, there's bad news. I saw something shiny outside and so that means it was ice. The good news is I saw it and didn't step on it and turned around." Silly boy. We had a fun day!

On another note, Ewin has been trying to say more words! Today he tried so hard to say "more"! With the most concentration I've ever seen him muster, he said "mmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmmo!" and then he looked very pleased with himself. I was so proud of him! Then Joshua, who has suddenly become a picky eater in the last month was so sweet at dinner. Here was our exchange after I noticed he hardly ate any salmon.
me: Did you try the salmon, Joshua?
Joshua: Yes, it was good.
me: Can I see you take another bite to see how much you liked it?
Joshua then took a tiny bite, scrunched up his eyes really small with the cutest fake smile I have ever seen and said" mmmmm, delicious!"
I shouldn't be proud of the lie, but my heart swelled up because I knew he was trying to make me feel good! And empathy is a great thing!

Anyhow, here are some random pictures from today, and the past month!

Those red cheeks!

Joshua came in from the snow when he complained about his tummy hurting. I found him like this, face down on the ground. He said he was too puffy and couldn't move!