Update on the Boys

We have all been very busy lately and are excited for summer when things will (hopefully?) slow down a little!  In April we sold our first family home at 1818 Lexington Street in Petaluma and moved to our rental at 913 Hogwarts Street, approximately 1/2 a mile away!  It made for a somewhat easy move, but also feels odd to have moved basically just down the road.  We got unpacked quickly and the boys are still sharing one room, per their request, even though we have enough bedrooms for Calan to have his own.  We are excited about what the future holds and figuring out our next move for our forever home.  The boys have been doing well and seem to have adjusted quickly from our move which was 1 month ago.  Updates on what they've been up to are below:

*Finn:  This boy is ALL boy.  His favorite thing to do is pretend to be "wrestle guy".  At 2 years, almost 3 months, he has a very active imagination.  He loves to dress like a wrestle guy (sporty shorts and a sleeveless top if the weather allows) and gets down low to move around like a wrestler.  I have NO idea where he even got this from, as he has never watched wrestling!  His vocabulary and personality have fully blossomed in the past 6 months and he talks nonstop, narrating everything, for example:  "me screaming!" "me laughing" "me wrestle guy".  His sentences are now 8 - 9 words long and he is our most active boy.   He follows after his mom with his "can't sit still" MO.  He is just so happy now that he's no longer a baby.  Remember, he hated being a baby and was so frustrated until he could walk (run) and talk.  Now that we fully understand him, he's just happy as a lark most of the time.

*Calan:  How can my first son be almost 4?!  I am fully realizing what people refer to when they say the time really flies.  I just want to pause time and have Calan stay 3.  He is still the sweet, sweet soul he always was.  He loves his family more than anything and you can really tell when he's happy when he sings his little made up song "I got my familllllyyyyyy!".  So darn sweet!  He has gotten really good at riding his bike and recently got a new "big boy" bike that has Lightening McQueen on it!  His class at preschool recently had a bike day and it was so cute to see all of the 3 year olds riding around.  He had the largest bike of all of the kids and rode his the best.  I was so proud to hear that, especially since 1 year ago he was dealing with some balance issues and getting OT.  Calan starts swimming lessons on 6/4 and he is counting the days.  He has really blossomed with his drawing skills too.  One thing about Calan, that I don't see a lot of in other kids, is his ear for music.  He can recognize songs and beats very well.  He can memorize the words to songs quickly.  Grandma and Grandpa have a piano and he's shown interest in that, so maybe we'll see if he wants to learn to play soon!  He will also start gymnastics again this summer.  So happy he's really blossomed with his motor skills.

*Patrick:  Our little ham is still as hammy as ever!  He loves people, the camera and attention!  We always thought he was the leader of the pack, but he really likes to see what brothers do and then join in.  Smart and clever as a whip, this one is.  He can figure out how to get what he wants very easily.  Patrick is a sweet boy and still has his spice.  He is fearless and this was seen in full force when we took all 3 to the club pool a couple of weeks ago.  Without hesitation, Patrick jumped in (to Daddy) with full force!  Swimming lessons, anyone?  This boy really has a zest for life :)  He tests us daily but he is truly a sweet soul.  Just too smart sometimes!  It's so funny how his and Finn's personalities are totally different as well.  Many people ask if Patrick and Calan are twins vs. he and Finn.  I have to assume that one day soon they'll all be the same size and I'll just have to say yes when asked if they're triplets :)   Patrick's vocabulary has been strong from the start, but his questions and sentences/paragraphs are so thoughtfully spoken that it's truly amazing he's only 2!  A fashionisto from the start, he still loves to pick out his own clothes and mostly likes "plaid" :)

That's the update for now....back to the grind!