Karsyn is a sponge. She retains so much of what she learns and amazes me daily. She knows her shapes, colors, alphabet, phone number, can spell her name and can count. She is currently working on letter and number recognition. She loves teaching all our daycare friends songs and is helping them to learn the colors. I might have to put her on payroll soon.
I have royally been slacking on our blog. Since my last post, the boys have turned 11 months. They will actually be turning one on May 1. I have no idea where the past year has gone. I can honestly say, as much work as two babies and a toddler is, I think we're pretty good at being parents to three under three. Life's so much easier now that the boys sleep through the night and they both have a mouthful of teeth. Houston and Chase have both taken a couple steps and walking is surely in our near future. Houston has seemed to outgrow his milk/soy allergy and is transitioning to whole milk nicely. He still has egg allergies that he may or may not outgrow. Tonight we moved the cribs in the twins' room away from the walls/window. Houston kicks the walls and Chase moves the curtains aside so he can watch out the window. Maybe now they will actually sleep instead of play. I can dream, right?
Karsyn is still obsessed with the Wiggles 'moo-mies'. She got a few new dvd's from the Easter Bunny. She also got a cool new chair from Grandma Carla. She promptly took her new chair into her room to watch the Wiggles. I had no idea she would put the chair on her bed and then sit on it. She's a funny kid. Great Grandma Helen also is feeding into Karsyn's obsession with cake. Every holiday is a reason to have 'birf-day' cake. She bought us an Easter Bunny cake and Karsyn was thrilled.
We sure have cute kids!
Today was a fun day full of green. We had blueberry pancakes with green whipped topping for breakfast, spinach turkey wraps for lunch and green pudding for afternoon snack. The kids colored shamrocks and played outside most of the day. We are so thankful for the beautiful weather!
Karsyn is daddy's big helper. Today we went to the mall and afterward, she helped Eric clean the garage. It seems like they clean the garage every Saturday. I have no idea why the garage needs to be cleaned every weekend but Karsyn sure enjoys the daddy-daughter time. She decided to finally come in and announce she was "ungry." Being the great mom that I am, I promptly fed her a highly nutritious meal consisting of Eggo waffles and a banana. (I'm quite the cook, if you haven't already heard. ) What does Karsyn do to show her appreciation for my slaving over the toaster? She falls asleep at the table. Oh well, at least she ate her waffle first.
Our kids' favorite time of the day is bath time. They splash like crazy and squeal like pigs. With the amount of water that ends up on me, the walls and the tile, I'm sure new paint and new tile is probably in our new future. Good thing I dry easily.
Chase and Houston turned ten months old last Sunday. They each spent part of the day in Acute Care so I'm sure it wasn't too exciting of a day for them. The boys have had colds on and off for the entire month of February. I worry that their colds will turn into something worse, so I often err on the side of caution and visit the doctor's office for reassurance. Chase has croup and an ear infection and Houston still has a pesky virus. We're hoping some good old Amoxicillian and a nebulizer will do the trick.
Karsyn has been learning a ton. She comes up with something new everyday and makes me laugh constantly. She can also ALMOST spell her name. She argues that there is no A in Karsyn, but I beg to differ. 
Chase already has a chunk of the sign in his mouth.
Karsyn went to a fabulous Alice in Wonderland themed birthday party on Sunday. Her friend, Savannah, hosted a Mad Hatter Tea Party. Karsyn had so much fun and even met a few new friends. She's starting to become quite the social butterfly. She loved drinking from the tiny tea cups and eating the scones.
Chase has just recently started to clap his hands. Houston loves having his own private cheering section. 
We had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Karsyn got a few fun new things. We love excuses to spoil her. She also went on her first 'cousin sleepover' at Aunt Renee's. She made it the whole night and had a lot of fun. We think Renee should take all three next time!
After months of agonizing pain, sweet Houston finally got his bottom two teeth. They came through within a day of each other and are as pretty as can be. They were well worth the wait! 
It used to take soooo much to get Houston to laugh. Thankfully, that has changed. This is my favorite sound in the world.
Karsyn is a bit of a control freak. She can touch the tv, but no one else can. If you do, this is what you may hear. I don't know what's funnier, her tone or the eye rolls. God help us.
This video is actually from last month. Her dancing skills have since improved, she now knows all the words to 'Dorothy the Dinosaur' AND she can showcase her mad moves with her pants on. What a big girl!
So whenever I put pictures on Facebook, people make cool edits to them and send them back to me. I'm not sure if I should be offended that people think they need to edit my pictures in order to make them good enough or if they're just being nice. :) I will assume it's the latter. Anyways, my cousin Breanna sent me this great one of the boys today. She's mighty talented, that girl! Thanks Cuz, keep 'em coming!
I have decided that I might have some time to actually start blogging again. I find myself getting a little 'weepy' at how fast my babies are growing up. Karsyn has moved in to her 'big girl' bed. She can count. She knows her colors. She talks like a champ. She can potty (and dump and flush her potty chair contents!) with no help from me. Every day it seems like she needs me a little less. She's so independent. She's my mini-me....only better.
Chase and Houston are already eight months old. They are both speed crawlers and are now pulling up to stand. Chase has two teeth and Houston is working hard to get his first one. I can't believe walking is in our near future. Where does the time go? I wish I could push pause. Every day is an awesome adventure that I don't want to end.
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