Emmett and Glenn making faces

These videos were taken very recently, Emmett 30 months and Glenn 17 months. These two guys just love watching themselves on camera. I probably have hundreds of videos, very similar to the ones below, on my phone of these two. Here I picked a few of my favorites to share with you. The first part, Glenn's video, he is trying to steal my sunglasses and uses them as a prop for his show. lol The second part, Emmett's video, is with Emmett and I laying on the couch right before nap time. I was taping him when he swiped the phone from me to start filming himself. lol What a stinker. Enjoy!

It's been too long!

I can't believe I have neglected our blog for so long. Apologizes to family and friends who are checking here for updates. Life has really gotten away from us lately. If only we had some free time every now and then! ha
The boys are all doing very well. Dustin is almost done with fifth grade and has all A's. We are looking forward to another amazing soccer season with him. I think his first games start in another week (maybe two).
Emmett is... well... Emmett! He is ornery as all get out and the sweetest little man in the world. I was starting to get really worried about him not learning any words and not being able to pronounce them but then as soon as I made an appointment for a speech eval, he started talking like crazy. Of course! He can now pretty much repeat anything you say, if he wants to, and is speaking much clearer than ever before.  He is also starting to become quite the picky eater. Odd, I know, but we are definitely working on getting him out of this phase very quickly!
Glenn, our littlest munchkin is just as sweet as pie.  He does sleep through the night now, which is phenominal. The last video I posted here shows him right as he was learning walk. Well now he is running! He is keeping up with Emmett very well these days. The two of them are playing and interacting like never before. As a parent it is so heartwarming to watch them.  They love to play rockets together and pretend to blast off. Glenn is also talking pretty well. He says thank you, welcome, mom, dad, Dustin, cat, yes, no, juice, bath, bye, not nice (of course he learned that one really quick because I'm saying it to either he or Emmett every five minutes haha), and many others.  So I've rounded up a few pictures here to catch everyone up on their growth over the past few months. Enjoy!!

New bunk beds

Playing in the sand in February

Park time

Glenn's obsession with brushing his teeth (I hope this lasts)

Family trip to the Akron Zoo

Glenn pushing Emmett in the stroller

Cuddles

Outdoor lunch with hotdogs cooked by Dustin on the fire

I have no words to describe this... 

Glenn is officially a walker.  He has abandoned the crawl and now prefers to walk everywhere.  I can't believe these boys!  They have all been so quick to get moving and explore independently.  Dustin started walking at 91/2 mos and was exclusively walking by 12 mos. Emmett started at 10 1/2mos and was walking by 11 1/2 mos. Now Glenn who started at 9mos is a week away from being 11 mos and exclusively walking already.  WOW! Thats all I can say. 

Love them!

So here is a video of Glenn walking around this morning. Enjoy! 

I've been neglecting the blog for the last month and for that I apologize but its been so hard to get a enough free time away from the babies since school let out.  So many things have happened lately. Glenn now has 4 teeth and is walking independently very well.  Emmett had a wonderful second birthday. We had to up his glasses prescription this month due to continued eye crossing, poor boy. But at least it doesn't seem to bother him. Dustin has been doing very in school as usual. He had his first band and choir concerts this month. That was quite interesting! lol Although, I do have to say, it was a pretty good performance considering they had only been playing their new instruments for a few weeks. Dustin plays the Alto Sax and loves it.  He has also been working on teaching himself to play the guitar. 

So here are a few pictures I took of the boys on Christmas.  They got so many nice things from everyone. How blessed we are.  

Merry Christmas! Enjoy!

Glenn took his first independent steps on November 15 at just 9 months and 5 days old.  I guess having two mobile older brothers was a great motivator for him! Although I am thrilled and excited that he is developing his motor skills so fast, I am really NOT liking this. Emmett being mobile is about all I can handle most days. Heres hoping that Glenn will be a little less of an escape artist! lol 

Halloween!

This year we decided to go with the Cat in the Hat theme. It worked out perfectly because Dustin is still really into dressing up with his brothers. I can't believe he is already 11. By this time next year he will be in 6th grade, 12 years old, and I'm not sure he will be so willing to dress up with the babies :( So anyway, he makes such a cute Cat in the Hat and Emmett as thing 1, Glenn as thing 2 has been the cutest halloween to date. We are doing our official trick or treating tomorrow so hopefully they don't get too much candy. haha Today they didn't get any candy. It was just a quick walk through event being held at Brenn-Field. It's exciting for the residents to see all the kiddos dressed up and I really enjoy taking the kids in to visit from time to time.  So here are a few pictures. Enjoy! 

Emmett and the Giant Pumpkin!