This year has flown by! I cannot believe Apollo is officially a one year old and Lucian is six years old. They have grown so much this last year. One is turning into a toddler and the other has turned into a small child. I'm afraid to blink at this point. I might miss them turning into adults.
Lucian is six, wow, six. He started school this year. He is learning to read, write, and speak. His language skills have improved. I've been working with him on making difficult sounds, writing letters, and increasing his vocabulary. He isn't enthusiastic about reading, but he will listen to a book if I make him. He likes to have fun and play games. I have been trying to make educational games for him to work on different concepts. He recently learned the game "horse". Now that we have a little basketball net inside (thanks Grammy), we've been getting creative. Lucian likes video games. He is a gamer to the heart. He likes to play minecraft, online computer games, kirby, mario bros games, plants vs zombies, and, most recently, smash brothers. I think he is more technological than I am. That's ok with me. I've accepted my fate! At least I will have someone to teach me gaming lingo.
Current favorites:
Food: Tacos
Drink: Apple Juice
Game: Video: Minecraft Board: Candyland
Color: All the colors of the rainbow except green, yellow, and black
Book: Five little pumpkins, Speedy little Racecars, Where's Waldo
Thing to do: Play video games
Apollo is quite the spunky one year old. He likes to crawl, climb, and is almost walking. He has done at least 10 consecutive steps by himself. He is very independent. Apollo loves to be outdoors. Now that he can communicate a little bit (he points, grunts and shakes his head), he often points to the door. He also crawls to the door whenever it is opened. The toddler ATV we've had since Lucian was little is one of his favorite things to do. Now he also enjoys playing in the ball pit (a nice step up from my makeshift cardboard one), climb up the slide and go backwards down on his belly, and push cars around. It is nice to have something to do other than going up and down the stairs all day. Plus, Lucian likes to play in the ball pit with him, and he likes playing with his big brother. He is also a huge foodie. If you have it he wants it. He likes to try things that aren't considered food as well. He was devouring his cupcake on their birthday before we were done singing "Happy Birthday". That's pretty good, though, because he was waiting to eat it all day. He ate the entire thing too. He may have even asked for a second.
Current Favorites:
Food: bread and noodles
Drink: coconut water
Game: Peek a boo
Color: seems to be green
Book: Anything with pages
Thing to do: Throw things down the stairs, climb things
The boys had a great birthday. We celebrated at home on their actual birth date. We had cupcakes, chocolate coins, balloons with toys in them (requested yearly by Lucian), and all our mario brother plushies. I took a few videos but the pictures weren't coming out with the lighting and fast movements. They loved their cards and gifts and having Grammy visit. The day after, we had a little trampoline jumping party with some of Lucian's friends. Their Nana and Papa came to visit too! It was certainly a busy weekend. We attempted to trunk or treat but it didn't work out (wrong times). But we were able to go out on Halloween and get a decent pile of candy.
This year the boys dressed up as Mario (Lucian) and Luigi (Apollo). I made their outfits as per tradition. We were going to dress up too, but I didn't get to our costumes. Oh well! Next year hopefully. I'm already conjuring ideas.
Thanks for stopping by for an update. And a big thank you to everyone that called, sent a card or gift, or wished the boys a happy birthday. It's unusual for siblings to share a birthday, and we are trying to figure the whole thing out. So far so good. Now to update the pictures and events!
