Boykin Family Reunion in Alabama-2012

Bo loved spending time with his "Cousin Buddy" (Tyler's cousin) on the tractors, and Molly had fun playing with all of the girl cousins.

Apology

Bo's babysitter, Miss Evelyn, is phenomenal for so many reasons, but one of the best things about her is her understanding that kids are kids and (despite her amazing ability to manage their behavior) children, at times, will act without thinking.  Boy, did Bo ever act without thinking.  In November of 2012, Bo decided it would be a good idea to kick a block in the playroom.  I'm not talking about a gentle kick of the block across the carpet.  No.  He had to kick it like a punter--straight into the playroom window.  Obviously Miss Evelyn was very forgiving.  Unfortunately for Bo, his parents were not.  Here is his letter of apology and everything from his piggy bank to help Miss Evelyn pay for the window.  (We helped to pay for the rest.) 

Bath Time Silliness--October 2012

A typical evening of baths for our babies...Like her daddy and Bo, Molly thinks fart sounds are the funniest things ever..with the exception of her brother's singing, of course. 

Happy Halloween 2012!

Our little fairy princess and Mario (again!--we couldn't talk Bo out of wearing last year's costume again this year..although we weren't complaining too much.)  They had a great time trick-or-treating with their friends Hunter and Marielle this year.  Had I know that my child who absolutely loved vegetables when he was a baby would be this interested in candy now, I might have kept it hidden longer...Molly, on the other hand, was perfectly content with the same tootsie roll pop the entire night.

Well Visits

Both kids recently had their well-visits---Molly had her 15 month check-up and Bo's was for turning five.

Molly did fairly well with her visit.  She is terrified of a nurse who is always the one to give her shots so as soon as Molly saw the nurse, there were many tears shed.  Molly recovered fairly quickly and her exam went well.  She is not saying many words and doesn't care to imitate/"perform" the words that she does  know on a consistent basis.  That whole part of her personality is reflected in just about everything that she does.  While Bo is usually our rule follower, Molly does the exact opposite of what we ask her to do. (Hopefully it will all be out of her system before we even get to the terrible twos).  Other than limited expressive communication, she is doing well with everything else.  She's sleeping and eating great, and, as her teacher tells us, "she is able to be at all four corners of the room at one time."  Our Molly is FAST!
Here's her stats:
Weight: 24.4 pounds (80th percentile)
Height: 31 inches (50th percentile)
Head Circumference: 50 cm (98th percentile--she's back on the chart!)

Bo's healthy as can be, and he was so brave for his shots.  The doctor noticed a ticking sound when he listened to Bo's heart in addition to the sounds from the Still's murmur (which we already knew Bo had) which could indicate a potential problem.  We had to go back to have it re-checked this week, and fortunately the doctor told us that he didn't hear that sound anymore.  Molly and I couldn't stay in the room while the doctor was listening to Bo's heart because she was crying so hard --we saw "her nurse" right when we came in but when the doctor asked us to come back in Bo said "there's no ticks anymore!!" 
These were Bo's stats:
Weight: 41.2 pounds (50th percentile)
Height: 43 inches (50th percentile)

Happy 5th Birthday Bo!

Bo celebrated his fifth birthday this year by having a sports party at the park. (It's funny how as he gets older, his party venues get less and less expensive.  I think Tyler and I might just be getting smarter as parents as the years go on...)  Bo is obsessed with baseball these days so he loved getting to play baseball with his friends and cousins.  Can't believe our sweet boy is already FIVE!

Then and now...

                                                                                          

 

 

For those of you who have been to Bo's parties, you know it's a big deal that Bo actually let us sing to him.  Until this year, he has not wanted to be sung to at all.  Daddy's outgoing personality has finally gotten into him and he wants to be the life of the party now!

Little sister was not amused with the paparazzi at the party. She did her best to avoid them.:)

St. Simons

We took a end of summer trip to St. Simon's this year.  Tyler and Bo went on their own last year because Molly was too young but we all went this year.  It's going to be an annual trip for our family now.  Tyler's sister Laurel and her family went there too, so the kids had a great time playing with their cousins.  Bo played on the beach for many hours building sandcastles and playing in the water.   Molly did not want to have anything to do with the sand until the very last day that we were there.  Keeping her entertained on the beach meant that I did not get many pictures at all, but we were able to get one picture of our family before we left. Knowing Molly, next year I will probably not be able to get any pictures of everyone because she'll be ALL OVER THE PLACE! :)