Update on the kiddoes

Since it's been another couple of months since I've updated on the kids, thought I owe one here! So here we go. :)

Owen:
His favorite thing now is words. He likes to write them, spell them, write them, read them, and write them. :) He carries around paper and a pen or pencil everywhere he goes. He's got numerous little notebooks, a little packet with notecards and sticky pads. He's got about 10 or so words that he writes over and over again, but he can spell and write almost anything with a little bit of help on the weird ones. His favorites are: Owen, Ella, Bee, Nana, Fun, Dog, Cat, Mommy, and Daddy. He's a little smarty pants with lots and lots and lots of energy and he's all kinds of fun these days. He's also started playing soccer. He was supposed to have his first game last Saturday, but it got rained out. Hopefully we'll get to have the game this Saturday! He's had a few practices and seems to really enjoy it. I'll post some pictures. :)

Ella:
She's such a big girl! I just can't believe how grown up she is. She is pretty much totally potty trained now. woo hoo!!! She's had a lot of accidents the last week, but that seems to be winiding down. She's catching up with her brother quickly in size! She eats like a little piggy most of the time, so it's not surprising. The other night for dinner, she ate 3 bowls of meatloaf. :) She's also ridiculously active, so she doesnt show it. :) She really needs to be in gymnastics or dance. The girl likes to jump off of things (couch, chairs, etc), dance, run, "exercise", somersault, etc. Pretty much if it's fun, preferably dangerous and requires mommy and daddy's full attention, then she loves it! :) One of her favorite things to do with her brother is jump off the couch onto the bean bags. They can do that for hours without ever getting tired or bored. She's also talking up a storm. Owen still takes the gold medal on that topic, but she's learned to get her words in too. She took forever to really communicate well, but now she can tell you exactly what she means, exactly how she means it. :) Most sentences start with "I need..." and end with "...right now!" For example, "I need to color RIGHT NOW!" She's a little princess and knows it. It'll be fun seeing how she responds to being a big sister!

Well that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try to do better about regular updates!