21 months old!

The kids actually turned 21 months last week, but I forgot to post that. So, here's the official update. They're 21 months old!

We had a good week last week. Not quite as busy as the week before, but we still got out and did some fun things, and best of all, no one was sick!!!!!! The pictures are of them after we got home from their music class on Friday. They were playing with grandma's shoes. They are loving playing with big shoes. They do it every chance they can. I've been leaving my shoes out so they can wear them around. It keeps them quiet and occupied while I'm doing things like making dinner or cleaning up lunch. Their music class on Fridays is going great. They are interacting with other kids, playing instruments, doing little action songs and behaving really well. I'm glad we've been doing that class. The weekend was kind of a bummer, because of all the rain we didn't get to go to the pumpkin patch. We're going to try again this Saturday, so hopefully I'll be able to share those pictures with you next week.

The kids are growing a lot too, I think. Will is getting so heavy, he's hard to pick up. Xander is getting really tall. His 2T pants are almost not too long anymore. Grace is still light, but, she's getting tall, too. She needs 24 month clothes for the length. They're huge around, but 18 month pants are too short and they look funny! That's a Niebuhr problem, and she'll probably have to learn how to deal with that from her Grandma Ellen. Mommy doesn't have that problem! Their talking is becoming more clear and more frequent. The newest words are "diaper", "big bird" and "apple". They are also saying "oscar" and "cookie" (monster) really funny. Think the Bud Light commercial "What's UUUUUPPPP" and replace it with "Okaaaaar" or "crackeeeeerrrr". It's funny. That's about all to report. Hopefully I'll have pumpkin patch pictures next week!