Well, it's a quiet afternoon here at the Boogerd house. Aubyn is taking her regular afternoon nap and Trey is off to preschool. So I thought it would be a good time to put a little entry in my blog!
January has been wonderful so far. Two or Three days already we have had our windows open airing out the house. We have played in the sandbox, taken walks down the trail, played baseball, and enjoyed a couple 50 degree days. It feels like spring, although today is 9 degrees outside reminding me again that is is January and not April! But it sure was nice while it lasted. The snow has blanketed the ground again reminding me too, how how great and powerful God's hand really is. How He is a changeless God and the seasons come and go just as they are supposta. It still amazes me that each snow flake is different and the wind in the trees is evident of God's creation singing his praises even when it is freezing. Praise be to a faithful God.
Aubyn is 20 months already. Talking more than ever. She even is using some three word sentances, which seems so crazy. How did my girl grow up so fast? She says things like.... I wuv you (I love you), shnack peese mommy (snack please mommy), more oup moommy (more soup mommy(when she is eating salsa with a spoon)), momma do (when I ask her to do something and she says "no, momma do" (little stinker)), I pay (I play), I coffee (as she gets her sippy and pulls the creamer out of the fridge (yes she is drinking a little coffee in her sippy with creamer just like Trey)), No No Tey (no no Trey), also trying to repeat anything you ask her to say. We are also working on her prayer before and after she eats. She has the Amen down, but is making good progress on the little prayer. She also tells me what song she wants me to sing as I rock her to sleep for her naps and bedtime. Her favorites are: Jesus loves me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, That man (Psalter #1), Row Row Row your Boat, Thy Word, This little light of mine and her favorite Old Mc Donald had a farm and then she tells me which animal she wants next. She can even sing parts of each of these songs. I may be the only one who understands what she is singing, but she does know them. Oh man, she is toooo funny.
She also is very good with her animal signs and sounds. She can do a crab, where she pinches her hands open and shut, a fish where she purses her lips together, cow, dog, cat, pig (which is really funny), lamb, goat, duck, bunny (where she tries to wiggle her nose which is also really funny), horse, and some others which I may be forgetting. She also is really following commands well. When she hits her brother or aggrivates him I tell her to say sorry and give him a kiss and hug, which she does well. Sometimes I get a big fat NO, but that is her mother's trying spirit I guess :). She also will get her P.J's at bedtime, or sometimes by 4 pm she wants to put them on already. She will get her wipes and a diaper and bring them to me and say "Stinky." Always a joy :). I can tell she is a girl b/c when I tell her or Trey where something is Trey will yell, "I can't find it," and Aubyn will bring it to me. LOL The difference between a man and woman's eyes I guess :). She also loves books. She is starting to listen and point to all different things telling me what they are. A proud moment for her last night was finding the mouse on the page of the book we were reading even before Trey could find it. (This made Trey very attentive and try to work very hard to beat her.) I also love listening to Trey and Aubyn play together. The other day they had Aubyn's room upside down with toys everywhere. They built a fort and had many babies and animals to share it with. She is starting to follow Trey's commands and even has some commands of her own! :) She also loves to run and play "tag" with Trey. She runs around a corner and wipes out and gets right back up again to run even faster. She is a little go-getter. She also loves to jump and stand on things. Several times a day I have to tell her to get off the ledge in my living room or stop scaling the top of my couch. This little girl will probably have a broken bone before the age of 5. She is a little more daring than I remember Trey being, but maybe she has some one to learn from :). She also loves to sit by the piano with me and try to sing. It is amazing to hear how loud her little voice can get. I also love listening to her in the morning in the baby monitor. She sings, talks, and tells "stories" until finally she starts saying "Mommy, Mommy." Then I get her and say, "Good morning Aubyn," and she always has a smile with a "good morning" back. This is my favorite age! Learning so many new things and always keeping me on my toes!
Trey is a little over 4 1/2. His little mind is becoming greater everyday. The questions he asks always amazes me, and the things he tells me he KNOWS of course also amaze me. It was such a joy this Christmas season to enjoy watching him in his first Christmas Programs. First we had the Hull Christian program. He looked like such a little man up there in his Christmas vest and greased up hair. An old lady told Lori that she could defiantly tell which one was her grandson up there, this made me laugh. I spitting image of his dad is what that means :) Then his Christmas Program at Calvary was great. He knew his songs and sang them with such joy. We worked very hard on learning his songs everyday at dinner time and before bed and he did great. At first I felt a little over whelmed by how much we had to learn, but God showed me how great a young child's mind was to learn things so quickly. I told Trey that if he sang like a big boy he could open a present after his program. Trey's response was, "Mom, why do you always tell me I can do something if i'm a big boy. I'm always a big boy, you don't have to tell me those thing." I had to laugh and think...yes Trey you are right, I should not have to bribe you..you are not 2 anymore, you have a wonderful mind that knows what he should and shouldn't do. I know he messes up sometimes, but you know...so do I! We are sinful. Trey's child like faith is always a refresher for me everyday. He reminds me the importance of having a simple mind and knowing God loves his children and He is Great. I know it is important to study the word and scripture for a greater knowledge or our Lord, but it is important to always remember to have a child like faith also. Thank you Trey for that reminder always! He still continues to come up with his own prayers at meal time. His new thing to pray for is the fire fighters and policemen who help keep our cats out of trees and help us find our mom's and dad's. He must have learned this at school, but it sure is cute to hear him pray about this. Another thing that amazes me is how he thanks God for sending his son Jesus to die on the cross to save us from our sins. I don't know if he fully understands this concept, but it makes my heart skip a beat when he prays this. The other day he asked me why blood was on Jesus's hands when he was nailed to the cross, so I think he understands a little. Praise the Lord for the wonderful complex minds God gives us to think and understand most things! Trey also has been playing games on the computer. He loves to try to figure things out, but gets very frustrated when things don't work. I can empathize with him there. Good thing Toby is always there to fix our problems! :). He also is getting very good at hitting off a tee. The other day when we played baseball on the 58 degree day he whopped the ball so hard I was sweating from all the exercise I got chasing it. Now if only we could learn to catch a ball.....that is a work in progress....you think he would be a natural coming from me :)! HA.... Trey also loves school. He loves playing with his friends there and learning his letters. I had an eye opener when the first report card came out. He had good job in all things, but at the bottom they had check marks by the letters he could recognize by sight...Oh my...he only had like 5 letters...I felt like an awful mom (not the first time may I add). I went to good old Wal-Mart and got flash cards. Lets just say we practiced A LOT and i'm happy to announce he can recognize all his letters now. Last week he had the shoe tying book home. Well...let's just say we have a new thing we need to work on and man does it teach MOM LOTS of patients :) All in all...he is growing fast too. We just had to buy size 6 jeans yesterday and size 6 pj's. Crazy. Yes, we had to go to Sioux Falls to get Trey jeans b/c all 8 pairs that he has in is drawer right now have holes in them. It's no wonder I can never find size 5/6 jeans second hand....they don't make it that long with boys wearing them :). I finally learned the lesson to buy them from sears and you can exchange them for a free pair same size and brand if a hole gets in them. I wish I would have been doing this about a year ago already :).
Well, Toby and I had a great Christmas and New Years. Somebody at work reminded me yesterday how priceless it is to have family that all lives close, and that is the truth. We had wonderful get together's with the Boogerd's and Hoekstra's. Everyone was there and it was great fun. We have a lot to be thankful for and we pray God continues to uphold our families in His everylasting, merciful hands. May the fun of 2012 begin!
