Snowed In

So we are again snowed in here in Virginia. Which is fine with us, we are a house full of sniffles anyway. The snow is so pretty on the trees, and brrr is it cold.

So far James, Luke and John have succumbed to the cold. I am the last one standing, for now at least. I figure it is only a matter of time. So we spent the day playing, eating pizza and watching movies. Pretty nice Saturday actually, except for the constant sneezing and coughing around me.

Top Chef Luker

Given the choice, which entree would you order at Cafe Luke? I think the fish-banana-lemon soup looks just delightful!

Sweet James watching movies. He has been so content to just sit and rest on the couch.

The boys playing the piano on Friday (snow day #1). James didn't want to share the piano bench.

Get Well Soon

As if not getting a good nights sleep in the last 2 weeks wasn't enough, now big guy James has a double ear infection. Ouch! He and I literally pulled what felt like an all nighter last night. I didn't even do that in college - always ultra nerdy by getting my assignments done early.

So we need less of this....

and more of this....

I hate it when my boys get sick. So for now we are camped out in front of the TV. Daddy even surprised us with Chinese take-out for dinner. I think we will be feeling better soon.

Update Tuesday

I mean Wednesday. Is it really Wednesday? It feels like Tuesday. We are sleep deprived in the Turner household. Thank you James, we love you...but you drive us crazy!

Some funny parts of sleep deprivation:

1. I woke up to find James sleeping on the floor next to our bed in the middle of the night. No idea when he came in the room.

2. James slept through an entire shopping trip at Costco from the basket of the grocery cart.

3. Luke and Zion are the only ones who are well rested.

4. The days start to string together.

5. You start to do things you never thought you would do. Like sleep in the twin bed next to wiggly James, or let your child sleep for 6 hours on the floor because at least they were being quiet.

6. You try to be good like Super Nanny and just walk them back to bed...then John starts counting and gets to 232 times that he put James back in bed in one night. Yeah, that didn't work.

I hope this sleeping phase passes soon!

Some pictures from the past week.....

James teasing the girls by turning the piano off while they are playing. He thought he was hilarious. They didn't quite understand the humor.

John is always reading!

James and Luke sharing a quiet moment of play.

James is always up in Luke's business. Always.

We went to Cousin Wil and Cousin Maggie's basket ball games. So fun! The boys played, cheered and ate snacks. James repeated everything Auntie Stephanie said. It was like we had a little echo. Too cute!

Hats and Walking

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Walking in the Woods

"mommy Mommy MOMMY! Need to go walk in the woods. Puppy doggie needs to run in the woods." ~James

The boys just come alive walking in through the leaves and mud of the soggy woods around our house. Guess I am going to need to toughen up so I can keep up with my little adventurers.

I love this picture of Luke, he is looking so old lately. When did my baby grow up?

James runs through the woods, walking is just not fast enough.

Luke and I like to stroll and feel the wind whip around us.

James slid down a hill face first in the mud. The fall only upset him momentarily because he got mud on his hands. A quick wipe on his pants and we were good to keep running.

Dirt and snails and puppy dog tails...check, check and check. That saying makes a little more sense every day!

Doctor Day

"Does he ever smile?" is a very common question that the doctors and specialists ask when they first meet Luke. Probably because he looks at them all with his very serious face. See below.

He can hold that face for the entire visit. Sometimes they are able to make him laugh and then they get to see his big sweet grin. Today, no one was able to get a grin out of him. Very serious boy ALL morning until he got his lollipop on the ride home. Then out came the smile.

15 month stats
Height: 36.25 inches (off the chart)
Weight: 25 pounds 10 ounces (66%)
HC: 18.5 inches (45%)

Mr. Luke continues to be really tall, and he is gaining weight like a champ! Plus with all his wonderful progress we are going to continue to delay a more invasive test. But we have one more specialist to add to our list to see. Ahh, the ever growing list of people that tell my that my child is "normal". If you ask me, he is off the charts for personality and cuteness...but that's just my opinion.

Jumping House

This is a house. A jumping house, where everyone is JUMPING!

"Want to play with Katie Grace!" ~ James

Winifred Kilgore Samoden

Our beautiful Ma (John's Grandmother) went to be with the Lord this past weekend. She was a lovely and generous woman, and we will miss her so much. Her son Tom said it best, "She was 94 years young and up until the end could still do the crossword puzzles from the newspaper (in ink, yet). She will be missed by many, but heaven is a much livelier place now."

Brothers

As much as these two can drive me crazy, they sure can be sweet sometimes!

Luke and James snuggling.

Playing piano together.

James tickling the ivories...he sure is getting better at playing (as opposed to banging) the keys.

Twilight Zone

Today the potty seat somehow made it from the bathroom into James' room. A very unused potty seat...might I add. Luke was first to climb in. He wasn't too sure about it, as you can see.

But then James said something I never thought I would hear...."Luke all done potty. James want to sit on potty."

Is it just me, or does it look like the potty chair is too small. Is that possible?