Auntie Julia

James and Luke love their Auntie Julia! James and Auntie Julia have been enjoying painting, playing and especially reading. Every morning James gets so excited when Julia comes upstairs to play with him. If he had a choice, he would choose Auntie Julia over Mommy and Daddy. She is that fun!

A few days ago James was having an uncharacteristically hard time going down for his nap. He had woken up at 8:00 and was a little sick, so at first we were cutting him some slack. Daddy tried twice then is was Mommy's turn. Mommy made him "cry it out", but he was still not going down for his nap. Then Auntie Julia stepped in and suddenly his cries stopped. Then when Auntie Julia came downstairs without him, we were amazed. We asked her what her secret was...she said she read him the same book three times while he was standing in his crib. Each time she would lower the book closer to the mattress and speak softer. After three reads he was happily laying down and ready for sleep. What a genius idea! We are certainly going to add that to our arsenal for nap time.

We have also been taking some really cute videos of the boys, so if you are a true Turner family fan, check them out by clicking here.