Doot-Doo and Oboe

Sounds kind of like a song. It's just our kids' names. And in the past month those two kiddos have really grown up. Owen has started talking like crazy....copying everything we say and making an effort to try out new sounds. But one thing he CAN'T say is Lu-cy. It comes out Doot-Doo, every time. It makes all of us laugh. He sits in the car the car smiling and saying hi Doot-Doo, hi Doot-Doo. Thankfully Lucy finds it funny too.
As for the Oboe part of it. Camille and Jeremy gave him that nickname when he was little and we've grown attached to it. Casey calls him that all the time and now when Owen refers to himself he just says, Oboe. As in "Oboe Milk" or "Oboe nap?" It's pretty cute. And it's amazing how much more of their personality comes out when they can communicate in words. What a fun boy. He has two ear-infections right now but he still keeps us laughing.

His other new obsession is Toy Story. He carries the Buzz and Woody doll figurines around all. day. long. And likes to make them fly. "Mom, look! Buzz. Fly." I hear that about 500 times a day. He's even holding them here:
And for our grown-up Doot-Doo, she started Primary in January! She's a sunbeam! And she was very ready for it (she's on the older end of kids that left nursery). She walked in, sat down, and even gave the prayer this past Sunday.
Our little girl is almost FOUR. Wow.
In January she also started.....Preschool!! She (and especially ME) are loving it! We found a very cool program through a local gymnastics gym. So, not only does she get her normal preschool routine in but she gets an hour of tumbling and gymnastics instruction too. Score!

The school days are longer here in Texas.....she goes from 9am-2pm, Mondays and Wednesdays. And Fridays are an optional drop-off for additional money. Yep, I've done it a few times already. The Friday class is small with only 4 kids, so it's really fun for her. And Lucy has a favorite little friend there: David. She's always talking about him and telling me that he says funny stuff. And in return she likes to call him "Potato Head" (she spouts off some lines from Toy Story). I broke down and got her a Princess backpack for being a big school girl:
and of course she loves it. She's done great in school so far. There was one day she cried a bit and told the teacher "I miss my mom". But we cleared that up with a little candy bribery for having a "good day at school". And now that she's made a few friends, she really looks forward to going.
Oh, those cute kiddos. I found this picture in a folder the other day and it's so precious to me. From our old apartment in Pasadena, Lucy feeding Owen peas and carrots:
My, how these two have grown. We love you Oboe and Doot-Doo!