Thor is almost 3!

In less than a month, Thor will be three years old. It's amazing to think the changes that happen from birth to three. Thor is a little boy now, a child, though still so young. It's hard to remember sometimes that he's ONLY three, and to not expect the world from him.

Thor is amazingly sweet, and full of energy. He is quite disinterested in toys. He is interested in playing outside, climbing trees, climbing rocks, climbing bluffs, playing in water, sand, mud. He likes to read books, watch movies, and play with other kids and us. He's understanding things like saying you're sorry if you hurt someone, he's being nicer to Anna, and he says "I love you" a lot. He sleeps like a rock and loves to cuddle. He also loves looking for mushrooms in the woods and eating carrots out of gardens. In general, he loves plants! So cute.

Anna is changing at time warp speed. She has all four of her one year old molars and two of her canines. They all came in at once starting when she turned one. Sleep has been bad, but that's to be expected with 6 big teeth coming in. She nurses a lot still, but also eats pretty much everything now -- a big change from 2 months ago. She says "ma ma" in relation to me, and maybe says "up" and "eye." She understands everything -- it's crazy. She can follow complicated directions, understands when we talk about going bye bye, getting in the highchair, throwing the diaper away in the garbage, giving a toy to Thor or daddy or grampa frank, going and getting her shoes on, etc. Anna is really incredibly cute and funny and every day I think how much I love being with her.

Together, the two of them can be hilarious. Although Thor is sometimes still too rough (like when Anna tries to push the buttons on the TV), more and more they are playing together. They chase each other around, play in boxes together, play in the bath together. Anna adores Thor and they laugh together a lot too.

Move down to Homer in a couple weeks -- both of you should enjoy the chickens and horses and woods!