Happy, Happy Birthday!

Happy 3rd birthday to our sweet Drew & Lauren. It's fun to look back and see how much they've changed in just 3 years. They are definitely starting to behave more like children than toddlers even. It's fun that I don't have to do quite as much for them (depending on the day and their attitude.:), but with that sense of independence has come lots of battles. They have mastered the art of throwing a fit, but are also very sweet and helpful.

Lauren loves to play with her baby dolls and to color and sing. She still seems so dainty to us, but she's as rough and tumble as the rest of them (hence to two broken collar bones!). She says some funny stuff and is very easy to carry a conversation with.

Drew loves his trains and Buzz Lightyear. He is very much all boy (except for when he's playing dress-up with the girls) and is quite rowdy at times. He loves to roar like a dinosaur, especially when Ryan is trying to take a nap on the couch.:) We recently had his speech checked out because he is very hard to understand. I wasn't sure if it was because Lauren is so easy to communicate with, but she thought he would benefit from some speech therapy in the fall. We're working with him on some ending sounds this summer. I always feel bad when I can't understand him, but he does pretty good with it and doesn't get too frustrated. Lauren is often able to understand him so she sometimes translates! Ahhh...it comes in handy having a twin sometimes.

It still amuses me that we have twins. I often think about if they would have been identical and we would have double of one of them. I can't imagine, plus then we wouldn't be blessed with both of them. They are great friends, and I hope it always stays that way. They do have their moments, but for the most part they love to hang out together. It's been a fun 3 years and I can't wait to see how they change in this next year. We love you Drew & Lauren!