4 and 2

Do I even have to write that life with a 4 and a 2 year old is really busy and really fun? 

Miles is in a routine now with 3-day per week preschool.  He's happy there and is learning and making friends.  At home we've been working on using manners and listening ears.  This week, at the dinner table, he said "I want milk."  I asked, "what do you say?"  He replied, "your majesty." 

During nap time, which Miles has been skipping more often lately, I went out for a walk and he rode along on his bike.  It was a beautiful day and he asked me a lot of good questions like, why is God so big?  How are babies made?  Where do you buy babies?  How do we grow?  Good questions.   

Hads is our little lady.  For all intents and purposes she might as well be 4 because she keeps up with Miles pretty well.  This week she got her first bike helmet - it's pink with flowers on it - and she loves riding the tricycle around the driveway and cul-de-sac.  We've also officially made the leap and are all in with potty training.  She did great all weekend - even using the public restrooms at a restaurant and the Arboretum with no hesitation. 

We spent the weekend at home and got a lot of yard work done - including harvesting the last of the carrots.

She loves cruising and is getting good at steering

Feeling the wind whip through her hair

Sometimes they really look alike. 

We met 2 of our 4th cousins, Lea and Georges, visiting all the way from Luxembourg.  They are very nice people and it's always interesting to hear what life is like outside of the U.S.  They were kind enough to bring us a calendar with pictures from their country (yes, we want to go there now) and they gave the kids "peckvillercher."  They are handmade whistles sold only on Easter Monday there.  They make a lovely sound and we're happy to have a small piece of tradition from Luxembourg that I'm sure our ancestors enjoyed too.