Cloud Family: July 20, 2015

Three months have flown by since my last post and the days have been so full with our sweet boys growing up so fast! James is still very into fire trucks and we typically plan our outings around passing at least one station. Sometimes we even get to go in and check out the trucks. (We have major tears if all of the doors on the station are closed and we aren't planning to stop by another station). He also loves to dance, pretend to cook, make train sets, play with friends and ask "Why?" all the time! He will often ask us to do something and then immediately say "What are you doing? Why?" He is so funny, and we just love to have conversations with him! He's starting to interact more and more with Graeme, and asking him questions or asking if he can give him something (for example, "Graeme, can you say fire truck?" "Can he have a chicken nugget?") Sometimes he will get down on the floor and crawl with him...he says they are racing. We can't wait to see them interact more and more as the time goes by!

Graeme loves James, and mommy! He is very clingy to me and often cries when I leave the room, but he is starting to play on his own more and more and enjoys racing cars, playing with magnets, playing anything as a drum, pushing toys around the room (either on his knees or walking), dancing to music and clapping, waving, blowing kisses and tackling us! He's sleeping much better, though sometimes wants to start the day at 5:45... at least he is very cheerful at that time! He has a great laugh and smile, and starts the day very happily.

Here's what we have been up to the past few months. I'm still planning to do week by week updates for Graeme until he is a year so this will be quite a bit....

WEEK 33 (April 26-May 2)

Mimi and James have a fun day out with Thomas the train!

Beach weekend with our small group to Bethany Beach

Graeme is crawling and starting to stand if we stand him up!

WEEK 34

Brandon goes to Elon to do some work on our house for three days

James helps great grammy and papa in the garden

Circus with Burleighs! James loves the elephants and tigers jumping through a hoop on fire

Long weekend in Wintergreen for Michael and Kathryn's MBA graduation from Liberty!

On a treasure hunt with mimi!

Best of friends!

WEEK 35

Potty training begins! 3 days (mostly) staying home leads to peeing on the potty all the time! (still working on pooping)

Going away party for the Ernsts, they are moving to Ohio!

WEEK 36

A week of nice weather playing at the park, driving range

and watching Blue Angels with mimi and buddy Jax!

Dad leaves for a week in Alaska, Rebekah and Landon come to visit and help with the boys!

Graeme stands up on his own for the first time!!

WEEK 37

Rebekah watches boys while mom goes to Cabe and Emma's wedding!

More fun play time outside this week at the beach and playing in the mud at a friends house, leading to a bath with four boys!

Muddy playtime leads to a bath with Lewis and Seamus

WEEKS 38-39

Graeme gets a rash all over his body and is wheezy, so he has a few doctor appointments but he is happy! (ends up being an allergic reaction to something, but we don't know what!)

Hiskey family vacation in Concord, VA!

Grandpa Jim comes to visit for a quick weekend trip

Visit to a fire station