Since Brayden won the oldest sibling award by one whole minute, it's only fitting to talk about him first.
But where do I begin.
That smile is a good place to start. I think it will melt hearts one day, it sure melts mine, that's for sure.
Behind that smile there is a little temper. We feel our emotions big (but what three year old doesn't I suppose), and sometimes that leads to hitting or pushing. We are working on understanding that we don't hit people and can hit our pillow or bed instead, but we aren't totally there yet.
Brayden is weighing 38 pounds and is 3 feet and 2.75 inches tall. He wears size 3T clothes, size 8 shoes, and size 6 diapers. (Yes, we aren't potty trained yet. We've attempted a few times, but haven't had much luck. Now that basketball season is basically over and Eric will be home more, I'm hoping we can get this tackled as soon as possible.) 
He can dress himself when he wants to. He has mastered his pants, and will put his socks on maybe half the time. The other half he acts like he's never put socks on in his life. His shirt is still tricky for him, but if I hold it open for him to put his arms in he is usually able to get his head and arms where they need to be with little help from me.
One fun fact about Brayden is that he loves suckers, and now thinks that every time we leave church (or Dan and Theresa's house) that he gets one. And I really shouldn't call them suckers, because he definitely bites them. If you have tricks to get him to stop doing that I'm all ears.
Brayden's vocabulary has really grown this past year, but he can still be difficult to understand. He is a much pickier eater than Ashley and sometimes won't even try a bite of his food unless you give him a bite of your food first. He enjoys reading books and playing with playdoh. And thanks to his new socks that distributed fuzzies onto his feet which then ended up in the bathtub causing the biggest freak out (by both him and Ashley) that I've ever seen over something that can't hurt them, he is recently a huge fan of showers over baths.
Favorites for Brayden include dinosaurs, tractors, monsters, and Katie. He told me his favorite color is orange, his favorite food is pop-tarts (strawbaby ones), his favorite toy is dinosaurs, his favorite movie is Monster Doors (Monster, Inc), and he didn't know his favorite song.
From Eric and I's point of view, we would say his favorite color is blue or orange, favorite food is a sucker or pizza, favorite movie is Up, and favorite song is Rolex by Ayo and Teo. Seriously, you should see his moves when a rap/hip hop song comes on ha!
I can't wait to see how his little mind continues to learn and grow through this year.
Here he is with his strawberry flavored orange and green tractor cake (per request) my mom made him for his birthday. He loved it so much he literally would not share it with a single other person at his birthday party.
And now Ashley, my big, big girl.
Ashley might love Eric more than she loves me. She'll ask for him in the mornings and want him whenever she is upset or sad. She is practically the same person that he is- laughing at all of his ridiculous jokes, wanting to pull his finger to make him toot, and cracking the same jokes/sayings that he does (especially calling papa- (Dan) - a fat pig).
But she has to give me a goodnight hug and kiss (a million of them, actually), and tell me that she loves me (a million times for this one too) before she goes to bed, so I don't think I'm too far from the favorite.
Ashley also feels her emotions on an exaggerated scale. For her, they come out as screams. High, high pitched screams. She will also hit, but I don't feel like she is as quick to do it as Brayden is.
Her curly hair and scrunched nose smile are two of my favorite things in the world. I almost didn't let her get her hair cut for the fear of her losing her curls (mom said that was when I lost my curls as a toddler). Now every time she's gotten her hair trimmed she will comment how her curls haven't gone away. And I really hope they never do.
Ashley is weighing 33.2 pounds and is 3 feet and 1.5 inches tall. She is in size 3T clothes and size 7 shoes. And she is proud to comment how she is a big girl because she goes to the bathroom on the potty (since August of 2022).
Ashley can fully dress herself, but lately she is wanting me to do more of it for her. Honestly a few months ago she was 100% independent and wanted to do absolutely everything on her own and now she is wanting Eric or I to do more and more for her again. I'm hoping she gets over this phase soon and goes back to wanting to do it all herself here soon.
Fun fact about Ashley is that she loves a good mash up. Her current favorite is to combine the ABC's with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. And when she isn't combing them, she is getting stuck in the middle of both of them and making a continuous loop of them.
Ashley is a sponge and soaks up and remembers what you say. She has an excellent memory and quite a large vocabulary. She's our star eater, and loves to read a good story and look at pictures on my phone. She also prefers showers to baths lately.
Favorites for Ashley include makeup, dress up, trying to do everything Eric and I do, and Katie. When asked, she told me her favorite color is pink, her favorite food is pizza, her favorite toy is JJ (cocomelon tonie for the toniebox), favorite movie is "Monsters go to school" (Monsters University), and her favorite song is ABCD. When I asked who her best friend was she told me "mommy".
From Eric and I's point of view, we would say her favorite color is yellow or pink, favorite food is pizza or meatballs, favorite toy is a book, favorite movie is ??- we can't think of a clear winner for this one, and favorite song is twinkle twinkle little star or mommy finger.
I have a feeling that this next year will bring lots of learning and fun for her.
Here she is with her chocolate flavored pink and yellow flower cake she requested from my mom.
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