Big Old Stepping Stone...

Okay, so I know I am writing this little blurb after being absent for two months.  And I know that there are not any pictures to make you smile, but I felt that I just HAD to document two little events in our household.  Yesterday Evan figured out how to buckle and unbuckle his car seat.  Now while some of you will "ugh, oh no" I am about jumping out of my chair!  That is ONE less child to buckle in.  And by the time I get the baby in and myself and then check to see who still needs time to buckle up- he is about done.  Can you see how happy this makes me.  My second wonderful event is that my oldest has found the true, wonderful, exciting world of books.  Not books that you have to read, or books your mom reads to you before bed, but honest to goodness read to yourself until you can barely keep your eyes open books.  It isn't that he couldn't read to himself, I just don't think he ever really found it interesting.  Well now, the boy can't stop.  He is finishing chapter books in two nights.  One night I forgot he was reading, was going up to bed and he was STILL reading- ten o'clock mind you.  As a lover of books this makes me smile.  It makes me excited to share with him the curl up, read till your blind, addictive stories that are out there.  Yeah Ethan!!!  And not to leave out my others... Miles can climb the footstool and turn on the bathroom sink (nice) and Mads stabbed a cruton with her fork.  I know, I know.