trees - I think by far, climbing trees is our most favorite past time. At least it is my most favorite thing to watch my boys enjoy. We need to find a new "enchanted forest" in this area...we miss climbing higher than our little front yard sapling allows.
transition - One of the things I am finally learning (and being OK with) is that life is a series of transitions. Transitions from one season to the next, transitions from one childhood milestone to the next, transitions from one life space to the next. They are sometimes difficult for me, but I am actually welcoming the changes now that I know they will surely come...that nothing is ever set and settled.
twins - This could be a post of its own, but yes my first two boys are twins...I don't know for sure if they are identical or fraternal (we have never had them tested...the only way to know for sure), there is no good twin or bad twin, and yes, I most certainly have my hands full. My hands, my arms, my lap and my heart are full.
talking - I remember going to Ian and Zane's two year appointment and the pediatrician asking me if they were saying 10-15 words. And I honestly had to count on my fingers how many words they were saying. I asked her if signs and Spanish words counted and I think with those included they were speaking maybe 10 words at the time. I was worried about them and asked if we should get a speech referral. Needless first time mama worries, I tell you...all three of my boys never, ever stop talking and sometimes I have to get very creative to find quiet non talking activities so that there is space for me to think.
tank - In the "Texan" dialect, this word means pond. Every time I use the word tank in a sentence like..."Boys, do you remember when we rode in the back of Omah's pickup to take a look at the tank on the back of their place?"...Sergio just looks at me like I am the biggest hick there is.
toilet training - Wyatt and I are back on track in this department finally after a little break through all of our summer transitions.