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Did I mention that James and Uncle Mowg are two peas in a pod?

James Morgan and Uncle Mowg

James and his Uncle Morgan are best buds.

There are lots of reason that we chose to name James Morgan after his Uncle Morgan. Mostly because Uncle Morgan is one of the sweetest guys we know, and my all time favorite brother ever. It is so much fun to see these two becoming fast buddies.

Uncle Morgan teaches James all sorts of things, like how to wash a dog quickly...

and the best moves on the slip and slide.

Here is James practicing some of his new moves.

We loved being able to celebrate with you this weekend Dr. Morgan. We are so proud of you!

We love you Auntie Julia! You make the yummiest food and buy the coolest fireworks ever!

James was asking to see Uncle Morgan, Auntie Julia AND Clover the entire ride home today. We miss you guys already!

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Inseparable

These brothers are always together. They love to play and laugh and giggle together. A few moments from the last few days....

Checking out Luke's new bed. James was trying to show Luke how to sleep in his new bed.

Dressing up just like Daddy.

Being silly just like Daddy.

Watching a movie as a treat.

Love these guys.

You know you have all boys when...

...you play with dinosaurs and fire trucks all day.

....playtime includes putting a volcano on a brontosaurus' head and thinking it is hilarious.

...having length discussions about why we don't want to hit or push our brother. (Both of them need this talk now.)

I have been encouraging James to tell Luke "Stop hitting". Luke generally stops hitting if James asks him, but ignores my "mommy voice". Recently this is what I have been overhearing James tell him....

"Luke, no hitting! You will not hit James any more. I am very disappointed in you wee wee(James' silly name for Luke). You need to go to time out. You will go to your nap with no songs."

Notice that Luke gets a double punishment. James says this in a very calm collected manner and is even holding Luke on the shoulders gently. I giggle every time I see James being so stern, not really his personality. And it is much better then his usual first response which is to hit Luke back. What does Luke think about this? He stands quietly and listens to James and then continues on minus the swinging arm.

Owl

James loves owls and he loves the character Owl on the show Little Bear. Sometimes he walks around mumbling to himself, just like Owl. Today I caught it on tape.

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Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

This morning I asked James what he wanted for breakfast. His words of wisdom....

"I would like a diet coke, a cheeseburger and the last crackers."

Wait, there is more. He added this last sentence quickly just in case I actually followed through....

"Oh, AND some pizza."

That kid cracks me up.


Here is Luke looking all grown up.

And James playing his favorite new game. Yes, we are starting to spell words with those letters we love so much. I can't believe it. Notice the word he is spelling in this picture. "F-A-N spells FAN!" We do love fans in this house.

SIDE NOTE: Just realized it is Tuesday (hours after I posted this). It is going to be a long week. =)

Big Boy Bed

Luke officially has a big boy bed! I cannot believe our house no longer has a crib and that my boys are getting so old. Where did the time go?

We decided recently it was time for Luke to make the switch from crib to twin mattress. Mostly because he is so tall that when he stands up in his crib the bar only comes to his stomach. (Yes the mattress was on the lowest setting) So I had nightmares that he would just swing a leg over and we would hear a big boom.

He was so proud when I finally got it all ready today.

James promptly tried to teach him a bad habit. I guess that is the job of the big brother.

Sweet dreams sweet Luker!

Books

My boys love to read! Right now our favorites are "The Caterpillar and the Polliwog" and "Trashy Town". Oldies but goodies!

If I leave them alone to play almost always I will find that they both climbed into their reading chair together. Sometimes they both have their own book and are flipping through. But usually James has picked a book and is reading to Luke. So sweet! Then when they finnish the book, James will say "Luke, go pick out another book!" and Luke will hop down and find something else to read. My heart just melts. These two brothers are so cute together!

Unrelated picture to show how these two will soon be the same height....

Name that Tune

When we listen to music James loves to tell me who is singing. He has a small list to choose from. Mostly cars from the Car movie. Mater, Red Car, and Doc sing a lot of songs. Today, he even said that the "Black Minivan" was singing. Apparently our minivan sounds just like Frank Sinatra when it talks. Some other funny ones...The Proclaimers are really Mater singing. And, most 60 pop songs are sung by Purple Ramone (not red or blue, but purple).

And because no post is complete without pictures, here are my guys doing what they do best....

We found a great new playground just down the street with a FANTASTIC tot lot. Luke can climb all over it without me getting worried about him falling down a slide or down the fire pole. We love it!

Fun in the bath tub. James with a basket on his head, and Luke wiping water out of his eyes.

This and That

The boys have been really silly lately. James keeps asking for me to take his picture and then sings "Say cheese if you want cheese!". Goofball.

Last night sweet boy also put a boggie in my drink. It went something like this...

James: (shaking his hand because something is stuck)
Me: James, use your napkin. What is that?
James: A boggie. (points his finger at me so I can see, then wipes it into my glass)
Me: (horrified)
John: (laughs uncontrollably) James, say you are sorry to mommy.
James: Sorry Mommy. Sorry I put a boggie in your drink.

Luke has been learning to fight back lately. Which can be kinda funny but also hard to discipline because he is so stinking cute. Look at that sweet grin.