The New Room

It has been a long time since I have updated our blog - and it is long overdue. Since my last post, which was 39 weeks ago, so many things have changed. I'm writing this in June but I'm back dating in order to put other entries in the right order.

Walker is no longer a baby - not by a long shot. As of today he is almost twenty-two months old and is quite the toddler. Each email that I get from the 'Parent Center' with developmental updates on what a twenty-two month old is like, I cannot help but laugh at how much he is like the typical toddler. He has his mood swings (especially thanks to three incoming teeth) and giggles a lot. He climbs everything and one of his favorite things to do is hang onto the door handles and swing like a monkey.

Will turned a three a couple of months ago - and is in full speed towards adulthood! We signed him up for preschool the other day and I'm not sure if he is going to make it through the summer as he is so excited! He told us the other day that he favorite things are (in order of favorite): fans, propellers, windmills, and semi-trucks.

Of course our largest change has been our move from our home in Utah to our new home here in CA. The boys have done incredibly well with the change. Every once and a while they ask for their old home and everyday they ask for one of their friends or family. It is easy to explain where the friends and family are, and it helps that they both know how to work the phone enough to call. It is harder to explain where their old home is - and why we cannot go back there. Given that I feel the same way about seeing people and my old home, it is a conversation that always tugs at my heart.

Still we are all adjusting really well - and are getting to know are new backyard which includes the ocean, Disneyland, museums galore, and places to visit around every corner. The boys ask each day what 'adventure' we are going to have. I have lots of pictures to put up - but first things first.

The best part of a new move for me is getting settled physically settled into the new place. Given that our new home is the home I spent most of my life in, the boys were familiar with it, E was already living here, and of course I was 'at home'. E and I wanted the boys' room to have the feel of their old room with a little new to note the change.

When we opened their door they were so excited - maybe it was to see their beds again. More likely it was the fact that most of their toys were out in the open and easily accessible! They have spent hours playing in here, reading stories with Papa and KK, and listening to E sing his songs.