Talking, talking...

That title says it all! Jenna and Nolan are always talking and almost always saying something smart or funny. And Ellie has really started to talk now! She's making lots of sounds and really stringing them together. She'll say: mamama, bababa, ga/guh, mmmmm, ada, ahhhh, and probably more. Wonder if she'll say 'mama' first like Nolan did?!? Last night, Nolan was stalling to get in bed and he asked Jesse in a really sad voice when we were getting a puppy. Apparently, Jesse is thinking this fall!?!?? Anyways, Jesse told him to just think of names for the puppy if he can't fall asleep. So today, he said we should name the dog Jack! He obviously was thinking about it last night! After church tonight we went out to eat. We talked about what the kids learned in Kid-o-deo and they started telling us about Zaccheus. They answered our questions about what he did and why. Then, Nolan wanted to ask us a question, although it sounded more like a riddle and we weren't quite sure how to answer! It was something like, "there's something really big....". Jesse finally said 'tree!' and that was exactly what he was looking for!!! Such a smart little boy! Speaking of that, we did decide to sign Nolan up for preschool this fall. He'll go Monday and Wednesday mornings, and just stay home with me on Fridays. I don't want to have all three of my mornings off from work taken up, so we'll see how that goes. The weather continues to be great, so we got a little soccer in tonight after dinner. We have talked to Jenna about playing soccer this summer, and even having Jesse coach, but don't think she's quite ready for that. Next year maybe! Nolan and Jenna start a Tumbleweeds class this week through community ed. It will be fun to watch them together. A comfort for Jenna to have him with her, I suppose. Would love for her to really build her confidence in doing things on her own :). On Friday, it was Day with Dads at preschool, so Jesse joined them for the last part of class. They played mini golf, made root beer floats for snack, and made a book together. They both had a great time!