The Past Three Weeks

I can't believe how fast time has gone since I last posted. We have had some busy times, but a lot of fun. We've gone from soccer games, to preschool, to toddler lab, to the dentist, to Jeremy and the boys camping, to planting the garden, to potty training Tyler, and to teaching Karlyn to use a bottle. And I don't think our lives are going to be slowing down anytime soon. It always seems that our summers are busier then I've planned.

Conrad has loved playing soccer, and was so excited to have Jeremy as his coach. When he actually pays attention, he is a great little soccer player. Tyler kept wishing he was old enough to play. He had such a hard time sitting and watching instead of being out there on the field with his dad and brother. I'm so thankful we did indoor soccer. This spring has been wet and cold. All though we did have a few days of sun and the boys had a great time playing in the water. They can't wait for it to be warm everyday. I think if I would let them, they would play in the water everyday no matter what the weather is like outside.

Tyler is growing up so fast. I still can't get over how well he talks. He is starting to lose his baby speech and it just makes me sad. The other day I heard him counting and I knew he could can't to 10, but as a listened he counted all the way to 20 only skipping the number 15. I have no idea when or where he learned to count that high. Two weeks ago he also started attending BYU-ID's toddler lab and hasn't even cared when I have left him. He is just so excited to be going to

"preschool" like Conrad.

My kids are such great friends. They love playing together. Although, as I am writing this they are arguing over the computer. Conrad just can't handle watching Tyler play. He gets so frustrated. However, if he would just leave Tyler alone, Tyler would get better at navigating through the different websites they are allowed to play.

In just less then two weeks Karlyn will be one. This last year has gone by so fast. In the last week Karlyn has cut two more teeth and a third is almost through bringing the total to 8. Also, in the last month she has started taking a bottle and learned to climb the stairs. She is such a good and happy baby. I'm not ready for her to be little girl, so hopefully she will stay my baby for awhile. She loves to play with her brothers and wrestle with her dad. She thinks it is so fun to lay on top of Jeremy anytime he is on the floor and has to join the boys anytime they are wrestling Dad. She also loves to play with her toys. The other day I pulled out some dolls and she was so excited she clapped her hands and said "Yea!" She is definitely a girl. Although I did catch her crawling around with Tyler's car zooming it on the floor.