Saturday, March 27, 2010
Field Trip Friday!
Jack and I had our very first field trip on Friday! And yes, I was just as excited about it as our little pooter popper! Not only did we get to ride on a full size school bus, but we got to ride on that school bus all the way in to town. We went to see a play at the Main Street Theater in Houston called "Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business." Jack did awesome and we had such a good time on our big date...lots of laughs, lots of cuddles, and a full size school bus!! This is definitely going to be hard to beat...
The Darling Dunsmores!
Last week, we were lucky ducks and had a visit from the Dunsmore clan! Shawn had a training in the Woodlands so he dropped off his brood for some fun at our house while he trained it up. The weather was perfect and the boys had a great time picking up right where they left off in November. Sarah and I picked up right where we left off too, doing what we like to do best...watching our cuties play while we solve the worlds problems. : ) Well, let me rephrase that last part because I don't want you to get the wrong idea. There definitely wasn't a whole lot of sitting and watching going on because while we weren't exactly solving all of the worlds problems, we were definitely solving all of the problems and/or perceived problems of a 3 1/2 year old, a 3 year old, a 1 1/2 year old, and an 8 month old. Talk about a full days work! On Tuesday, despite the fact that our exhaustion was approaching dangerous levels, we had one last surge in energy (and confidence) so we decided to pack up all 4 kiddos and leave the house. Yep, that's right we took our whole gang to the strawberry fields for some good ol' strawberry picking. It was a beautiful morning and, luckily, our trip out went just as planned. Hallelujah!! And although Sarah and I were more than a little dazed after our visit, I couldn't think of a better way to spend a couple of days and I already can't wait for our next adventure. Thanks so much for making the trip down...we love you guys!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
T-R-O-U-B-L-E
You didn't think I had learned ALL of my lessons yet, had you? Unfortunately, I fear I'm not even close...not by a longshot! : )
1. Amazingly, I have experienced a number of messes (care of my 1 year old) that even the famous Shamwow cannot touch. I guess everything has it's limits.
2. It is probably not a good idea to hand your car key to your baby, shut the car door, walk around to the other side of the car, snap your 3 year old in the car seat, and shut that door. I can assure you that it is doubtful that you will make it back to the other side of the car before you hear the click, click of a locking car.
3. If you do make the unfortunate mistake of the above, I can also assure you that there is no better feeling than convincing your 1 year old to hand the key to your 3 year old and then hearing the click, click of an unlocking car.
4. If you think that putting a movie in will give you plenty of time to take a quick shower...think again. During your 5 minute shower...your 3 year old will probably have to poo poo, your 1 year old will definitely dump his milk on the floor, and most likely every single tampon you own will be put in a pair of your husband's boots.
5. It is probably not a good idea to get into an argument with the Supercuts guy right before he cuts your children's hair. I'm just saying.
6. Do not underestimate the persuasive influence of an older brother...he can convince his younger brother to take a bite out of a shoe, give him his only Oreo cookie, and drink the bath water out of a Monster truck.
7. If your children's Gigi makes the mistake of promising them ice cream right before a 25 minute car ride, do not pat yourself on the back for deciding it would be much less messy to get 'dippin dots' instead. When the 'dippin dots' melt 5 minutes into the car ride...you will be dealing with a whole lot of ice cream. Duh.
8. If you think it's a good idea to take your 1 year old's diaper off and then walk into his room to grab a new diaper/wipes, then don't be surprised by the "surprise" he has lovingly deposited on the carpeted floor.
9. If you are on a family road trip and your husband takes a very wrong turn, the best thing to do is just laugh and laugh while your husband stares out the window stonefaced, your 3 year old tells you that he is going to throw up over and over again, and your 1 year old repeats "mama" and "dada" REPEATEDLY.
10. There is no sweeter sound than the sound of your children laughing together and it doesn't even matter that with that sound comes the knowledge that you are officially dead meat. : )
1. Amazingly, I have experienced a number of messes (care of my 1 year old) that even the famous Shamwow cannot touch. I guess everything has it's limits.
2. It is probably not a good idea to hand your car key to your baby, shut the car door, walk around to the other side of the car, snap your 3 year old in the car seat, and shut that door. I can assure you that it is doubtful that you will make it back to the other side of the car before you hear the click, click of a locking car.
3. If you do make the unfortunate mistake of the above, I can also assure you that there is no better feeling than convincing your 1 year old to hand the key to your 3 year old and then hearing the click, click of an unlocking car.
4. If you think that putting a movie in will give you plenty of time to take a quick shower...think again. During your 5 minute shower...your 3 year old will probably have to poo poo, your 1 year old will definitely dump his milk on the floor, and most likely every single tampon you own will be put in a pair of your husband's boots.
5. It is probably not a good idea to get into an argument with the Supercuts guy right before he cuts your children's hair. I'm just saying.
6. Do not underestimate the persuasive influence of an older brother...he can convince his younger brother to take a bite out of a shoe, give him his only Oreo cookie, and drink the bath water out of a Monster truck.
7. If your children's Gigi makes the mistake of promising them ice cream right before a 25 minute car ride, do not pat yourself on the back for deciding it would be much less messy to get 'dippin dots' instead. When the 'dippin dots' melt 5 minutes into the car ride...you will be dealing with a whole lot of ice cream. Duh.
8. If you think it's a good idea to take your 1 year old's diaper off and then walk into his room to grab a new diaper/wipes, then don't be surprised by the "surprise" he has lovingly deposited on the carpeted floor.
9. If you are on a family road trip and your husband takes a very wrong turn, the best thing to do is just laugh and laugh while your husband stares out the window stonefaced, your 3 year old tells you that he is going to throw up over and over again, and your 1 year old repeats "mama" and "dada" REPEATEDLY.
10. There is no sweeter sound than the sound of your children laughing together and it doesn't even matter that with that sound comes the knowledge that you are officially dead meat. : )
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Fun in the Sun...LSC Style!
Since some of the girls of the LSC may be expanding their broods (and their bellies) in the near future, we decided we just had to all get together and QUICKLY!! Of course, the boys of the LSC had also been wanting to do a little fishing in Galveston Bay so it was an obvious win-win situation. As it turns out, we could not have picked a better weekend for one of our highly anticipated and much needed get togethers. We spent the afternoon enjoying the sun, chasing our crazy kids, and eating some yummy grub! Thanks for sharing in my idea of a perfect afternoon...love you guys!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Cowboy Jack and Hand-Me-Down Hayes!
I think I do a pretty good job of keeping things even and fair between the boys. I breastfed them both for 3 months. I take turns getting them out of the car first. I sing them both one round of "You Are My Sunshine" and one round of "Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird" at bedtime. You get the idea? Deliberate. Calculated. Even Stevens. Now with that being said...I hate to admit it, but I totally failed Mr. Bear in the even Stevens' department this past weekend. We were headed to the rodeo and of course, I just had to deck the boys out in all of their cowboy gear. Now since Jack is about to have Rodeo Day at school, he just had to have a new cowboy shirt complete with the pearl snaps. And since he was a cowboy for Halloween last year, he already had the Wranglers, true blue cowboy hat, authentic bull rider belt, and Jason's old perfectly scuffed cowboy boots. Let's just say he was looking good and he knew it. Now let me tell you a bit about sweet Bear's ensemble...he had boring old Gap jeans, Jack's Halloween shirt that was quite a bit bigger than I remembered, no belt to speak of, an old straw hat that I dug out of the very bottom of the costume chest, and some of Jack's new cowboy boots that were quite possibly twice the size of his feet. I felt so bad (probably didn't help that Jason kept referring to him as Herman Munster) that I promised him right then and there that he will be dressed to the nines for next year's Rodeo. No more cowboy behind the cowboy for him. Look out girls...you won't stand a chance!
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