Oh Nolan...

Oh Nolan, how you have grown and changed and you are saying everything now!! I don't want to forget this time in your life because it is so exciting. You are changing everyday.

After your second birthday you just took off talking. You can say everything now! You repeat everything we say. You recognize every picture in books.. and if you happen to not know one, you demand I tell you! You know all your colors, pronounced: ed, puple, buu, geen, orange, ink, yeawo, etc. I love to hear you say them. You can say every letter in the alphabet! You are so great at puzzles. Tractors and trucks are by far your favorite things. You had a John Deer cake for your 2nd Birthday.

My favorite thing right now, is when I say, "Do you want mommy to hold you?" You pick up my arm and say "Hold you, Hold you" and put my arm over your tummy. You are such a cuddle bunny. Your dad always wants you to sleep with us!!

I love you babys!

Yoga Tonight

I decided to go to yoga tonight to unwind after a busy day. I usually don't take the time to enjoy the few minutes of relaxation and visualization at the end. Well, I did tonight and I was brought to tears. I wasn't sobbing or anything, but tears were just rolling down my cheeks as I lay there on my back. Reminiscent crying you could call it.

I went back to when our family lived in the mountains and we had Josh, the dog. We would go on our nightly hike to the gorgeous Todd Park a few miles down the road. We would cut through the overgrown weeds to the river and skip stones. Rich even mastered skipping with Nolan in the baby bjorn. Rich would always hit the rock sticking out of the water about 20 feet away. I hit it once!! And, Josh would wade knee high in the water, his nose taking in the clean mountain breeze. I pictured Josh running around in the tall grassy field, just enjoying life.

It was just such a great time in my life. So happy. Nolan was still a baby, and always content outside. If he was screaming inside and I stepped outside, he was immediately calm. I wonder if it's because I walked a mile everyday when I was pregnant. He was comforted by the silence of the mountains and the birds chirping, perhaps?

I am so thankful for those memories. I know we have many more to make :)