14 months old!

Today Addyson and Braden are 14 months old!

Braden is walking all over the place. He constantly is going somewhere and he thinks it is very awesome that he can carry stuff - BIG stuff - while he is walking. He LOVES to play and is always busy. He can empty a cabinet very quickly and loves to pull things out of drawers, laundry baskets, or anything else destructive that he can find to do. And he still loves to climb and crawl in things as you can see by the picture above!!

Addyson is standing much more and taking a few steps. She is so much more cautious!!! She is babbling like crazy and sometimes it sounds like she is saying actual words. She understands so much and is realizing what I say and tries to communicate. Tooth #7 is just poking through. She has a very funny laugh lately and just cracks herself up, especially when she wakes up in her crib. She gets very frustrated when she tries to do something and can't do it.

Both of them are being very ornery. Discipline is definitely a big part of our lives these days!! They know when they have been naughty and Braden is especially good at pretending he didn't do anything but trying to get away as fast as possible. Addyson likes to get as close as she can to doing something she's not supposed to . . . and then gives me a HUGE ornery smile, and she continues smiling even while she's getting in trouble. It is really hard not to laugh sometimes!! But not so much other times. They are busy, busy toddlers!! It is fun to watch their personalities shine more and more - they are turning into little people. We also see the ugliness of their sins and all our bad habits that they have already picked up. What a huge responsibility God has given us as parents to teach these two so much - to teach them about sin and about God's love and grace. We're still trying to learn so much ourselves I sometimes can't believe that God trusts us to be in charge of teaching Addyson and Braden; it sure is a good thing He is with us each step of the way because what a mess we would make of them without Him!!!!

Ryan has been working with cattle and hauling them to grass so the kids and I have made a few trips with him. Braden absolutely loves spending time with his daddy. Riding in the truck is one of his favorite things (his daddy doesn't mind it either). Braden works really hard to keep his eyes open as long as possible so he doesn't have to miss something even if it is way past his bedtime. Whenever he knows daddy is leaving the house he gets to the back door as soon as possible and waits hoping that he can go along. Here he is with his daddy.

And our sweet Addyson too!