Oops! It's almost December!

It's been a wild month here!!

Aaron and I went to Atlanta in November for the National Youth Workers Convention. It was AWESOME!! We had so much fun, and didn't often feel like we were "working." If you're looking for new music, we really liked Fee, Matt Maher, Leeland, and Shane & Shane.

The boys are doing great. Ben did get that first haircut, and now really looks like a little boy. Not my baby anymore. He's learning to communicate more as well. He doesn't have the language ability that Drew had at this age, so he gets frustrated pretty easily. He has learned though to drag us across the house and bring us right to what he's asking for. Once you get there, then you can tell that the word he was saying over and over and over was really "pancake" or "cracker" even though it sounded nothing like it. He's trying really hard though and gets a new word every day.

Drew is continuing to wow us. He can tell you the first letter of words, tell you what other letters he hears, and will argue over letters that sound alike. He's trying to figure out the spelling thing too. He can also write a few letters. I thought he was learning it in school until I looked at his school calendar and realized they hadn't even gotten to some of the letters he can write yet! He has also had to learn the fine art of saying goodbye to friends. We recently had friends move away, and that included his best friend. He was very sad about this, though I don't think the reality has hit him yet.