James is now 3

Happy Birthday to James!!

Our sweet boy with blonde curly locks is one year older full of spunk! We made "pinkalicious" cupcakes today while Benjamin and James recited the story from memory (with very few prompts!) So glad that he is potty trained now and we seem to officially be out of diapers! YEAH!! School starts up this week. Brandon is starting to get a little concerned about what he and James are going to do to keep each other busy, with all the other kids gone to school and mom at work during the day.

Benjamin Smarty Pants

The past few weeks Valynn has been trying to "prep" Benjamin on his pre-kindergarten assessment, asking questions like, "What is this number?", or "Write your name". Yesterday, the conversation went like this:
V- "Benjamin, what sound does a "B" make"
B- (after a very slight pause) "Bzzzzz"

Valynn just about corrected him, thinking that he had mis-understood her question, when we both realized that his interpretation of her question was absolutely appropriate! We had a good chuckle.

He'll be an awesome kindergarten-er!