P + B = 3

Parker and Brooks are 3! Their vocabularies are exploding by the day, they're potty trained (finally!), and their little personalities are becoming even more distinct and unique.

They've both stolen my heart in completely different ways. They are SUCH a joy to us (even if they do make me want to pull my hair out at times!). I cannot believe how blessed we are.

Since this was their 3rd birthday, they got to do their very first Birthday Questionnaire! It has been one of my very favorite things we've done with Laney, and I'm excited to do it with the boys, now, too. We made each of them answer the questions without the other one present to avoid copy-cat answers. Hysterically, though, many of their answers were still very similar. They've got crazy little twin ESP stuff going on, y'all!

Parker's 3rd Birthday Questionnaire!

What is your favorite color? black and green

What is your favorite toy? my trucks and Woody

What is your favorite food? I don't wanna talk about food

What is your favorite TV show? Paw Patrol

What is your favorite song? Lion King (the Circle of Life)

What is your favorite book? Go, dog, go

What is your favorite hobby? play-doh

Who is your best friend? Bowen and Daddy

What do you want to be when you grow up? fireman

What kind of car do you want to drive when you grow up? a fire truck

Brooks' 3rd Birthday Questionnaire!

What is your favorite color? blue

What is your favorite toy? my Giraffey

What is your favorite food? cheese

What is your favorite TV show? Paw Patrol

What is your favorite song? Frozen (Let it Go)

What is your favorite book? Go, dog, go

What is your favorite hobby? baseball

Who is your best friend? Daddy

What do you want to be when you grow up? I wanna work at the Cookie Shop

What kind of car do you want to drive when you grow up? a fire truck

Class Christmas Gifts

We got crafty this year and, with the help of those under-utilized Pinterest boards I've been amassing, made some little Christmas gifts for the kids to give their classmates. Actually, I made them. Ha. It always sounds like a great idea to have the kids "help," but it never works out as well as you'd hope. I let Laney "help" me make the play-doh for this gift last year and we ended up with some fingers that looked like this (she's still terrified of the stove!). I. felt. so. bad.

So, this year, I did it all during nap time and it went off without a hitch. Laney gave her friends gingerbread scented play-doh with a cookie cutter for playing. It was super cute! We also made a huge batch for us to play with over the holidays and the kids absolutely loved it.

Parker gave his friends "Reindeer Antlers" and Brooks gave his friends "Reindeer Noses." I seasoned some tiny pretzels for antlers and used whoppers and a cherry drop for the nose. They got such a kick out of them and were so excited to carry them into MDO. I hope they still like my little home-made gifts as much when I'm trying to make them for their 16-year-old friends! HA!