November 2010

Although we do not have a lot of pictures to share this month we still wanted to post and update a little. Jane as you can see is now in the stage that keeps Robin really busy. Philip has not completely vacated this stage himself and so between the two of them there is little wonder why there was not more time for taking pictures. Jane just wants to be a part of everything.

Philip is in the "I do it!" stage. Keep in mind he is two. He now insists on getting down from the table and going into the bathroom and climbing on the counter and washing his hands and face all by himself. This includes turning on and off the light. He also has the ability to climb out of his crib completely on his own. At the end of a nap he will call down to us and ask Robin if he can get up and when she gives him permission he will climb out and come join us. In the mornings he doesn't wait for permission though. He just gets out of bed and comes into our room declaring, "Get out of bed by myself!" His language has sure come a long way since last year at this time. Back then everything was an "UGH!!!!" We thought we would have a caveman forever!

Benjamin continues to be our clown, but we are not sure if he even knows how funny he is. Last week he informed us that Mary Poppins was not a good movie. "It's dirty," he said. We were a little shocked by this tidbit of information and asked him what he meant. "When they go up the chimney, they get all dirty. It's just a yucky movie! We shouldn't watch it."

Jacob has been enjoying cub scouts and this month he finally finished all the requirements for his Wolf badge. Funny thing is that up until 5 months ago that statement would have been pretty Greek to us, but he is teaching us all about cub scouts and it is actually pretty fun.

Emma continues to be the best big sister. She is longing for another little sister to play with as well. She feels we need to even the score a little in the house. When she learned that her cousin Emily received a new little sister this month she was a little envious and started to insist we get a girl this time too. The boys of course feel differently, but we will all know soon. Robin is scheduled to be induced on the 14th of December. Actually everyone is excited to meet the newest Taylor. We will keep everyone updated as things unfold.

Jane decided to stick to the pattern that all of her four older siblings used. Here she is walking at 14 months, just like everyone else! Actually if we ever get an early walker we are not sure what we will do.

Thanks to Jacob, for being the camera man. He is getting better at helping out with technical things everyday!