The boys are so big! It's about time that I start writing about them! I'm so afraid I will forget something. I've been looking back at old pictures of Oliver when he was Finley's age and all the cute things he use to do. Finley is a completely different creature! I love them both for their differences and I love their similarities.
Oliver is going to be 4 next month! I can't believe it! He's a total video gamer right now! When he was Finley's age, he was a puzzle fanatic! He has always been good at focusing and using his hands. He's brilliant! He never liked singing, yet he is a great communicator. I have high expectations for him. But I'll still love him if he still aspires to drive a dump truck when he's 20. Although...I asked him while writing this what he wanted to be when he grew up. He looked up from his Lego Batman Wii game and said, "umm, a giant, silly!" Moms are always the last to know!
Finley is just now 18 months. He's huge! 90th percentile for height and 94th for weight for his age! A linebacker in the making? I feel he will be a bit more athletic than his brother. He's a singer and he has a sweet little voice. He has found a love of reading here recently and a love of destroying puzzles. He wants so badly to play video games with his brother. Currently he loves Spongebob Squarepants, trains and trucks! He's more sensitive and shy than his brother. He's a tough cookie with a heart.
Oliver and Finley love to play outside. Especially when it involves raking up a big pile of leaves for them to jump in. Yesterday the temperature was perfect and I took advantage of the weather by getting the boys outside. Good times were had by the Alban boys on that warm fall day! They took turns grabbing up a handful of leaves and throwing them in the air, but soon realized that it was more fun to throw the leaves in each others faces. Neither child was harmed in the process. And whether they were throwing or receiving, they had fun! Oliver had some height on his first jump. I'm glad that I was able to build him a large enough pile that it did not hurt his knees. His second jump was a belly flop. Finley didn't do a grand jump. He waddled over to the pile and just fell in. Afterwards, they helped me rake and bag up leaves. My boys are such good helpers.
