Learning and Growing

I am at awe when I think of my kids these days. They are both learning and growing so much right now. They are both at such a pivotal stage in their lives; and I'm so blessed to be apart of it.
So today, I think I am just going to catch everyone up on where my kids are at in their lives.
Hyrum is truly developing into his own person. He has become more and more independent as the days go on. I'm sad, but happy at the same time to see him grow in his independence. I'm so sad that I can't just scoop him up to cuddle whenever I want. He now is a little boy running around all over the place. His favorite thing to do these days is READ. Yep, my child loves books, and I am so happy about it! He has a favorite book right now about animals, and it is cute to see him learn all the animals and the sound they make. Right now his vocabulary is growing so fast. He is a little parrot. A chatterbox, if you will. He will repeat anything that comes out of my mouth. I cannot now give a list of things that he says, but the newest words in his vocabulary are: "All Done, Up, Potty, (the potty terms), Trucks, Books, Thank You, NO Thank You" And so much more, I can't even think of them all. Sometimes he talks even though I can't understand what he's talking about. He's always blabbing. He is showing a huge interest in going potty and actually went in the potty for the first time yesterday. Our family was sooo excited, especially Madison! (Don't worry, I'm not holding my breath. I know he's still pretty young to start.) I feel that he is just on the brink of developing so much. And I'm so excited for him!!

Madison has blossomed in her creativity. Her happy faces that she draws have developed into people. They have arms and legs, hair, and ears. She is getting into learning her alphabet and always asks what letter everything she sees starts with. Every night she goes to bed she plays a little game with her Daddy and spells her name over and over and over. She finds it very fascinating! She has continued to love her books and is enjoying being a mommy to her babies. Something that has touched my heart is to hear her say her own prayers. She is still off and on about whether or not she wants to pray, but when she does, it is amazing! There is nothing better than hearing a child's prayer. That just warms my heart to pieces. The other day she came home from Primary telling us all about Daniel and the Lion's Den and I couldn't believe how accurate her story was. She truly loves to learn. The other day we were laying down for a nap and she was asking me where certain people in our family were at the time. She asked where Grandma & Papa, and cousin Carter were and then she asked where Jesus was. She told me she wanted to see Him. She has such a tender little spirit.

I am so proud of my cute little kids!! I am so excited to see how much they are learning right now. I feel like I need to get on the learning boat myself to catch up with how much my kids are progressing at the moment. I LOVE being a mother, and there is nothing else I would rather be doing in my life right now!!