What has happened to naptime?
The last couple of weeks have been rough going in.
My kids are sleepers. They always have been, but lately they are fighting it.
Once they fall asleep it's no problem, these Boys will nap from 3-4 hours. It's just getting there.
Today they were all running amuck in their room so I decided I would gate them in and paint the trim in the hallway.(I was in the middle of painting when I got pregnant and somehow it's never been finished...)
They were so excited watching, so I let them for a few minutes and then I told them to get in bed and not get up until they woke up. I tucked them all in again and hugged and kissed them. While going through this routine with Lex, he put his little arms on mine and looked up with bright, wide innocent eyes and said, "I'm so proud of you Mommy."!
*tear*
For what, I don't know. Painting the hallway? Tucking him in? Not screaming at all of them that I'm exhausted too and to close their eyes now? Finding the definition of love in those bright green eyes?
You know what?
I don't care what it was for.
My son is proud of me and I am so incredibly proud to be his Mommy.
Life is good.
Nighty-night.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sooooo....
Who all is out there? I'd love to hear from you if you read my blog!
How about a little meet and greet?
Please leave a comment introducing yourself and how you came across this blog!
Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself on here, lol!
How about a little meet and greet?
Please leave a comment introducing yourself and how you came across this blog!
Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself on here, lol!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Our awesome Daddy!
Dove is the most amazingly artistic man. He works really hard at what he does and in turn is an amazing comic artist, a draw-dropping guitarist, a dedicated Professor and the most amazing Husband and Father a girl could dream of...
He drew at all of my ultrasounds and while the Boys were in the hospital and then did a comic strip about them for the first year they were born. We were looking back and I thought I'd share some...even if you've seen them before!
These are just a few, I'll add more. There are quite a few and it is going to be an amazing keepsake for our Boys.
Thank you Husband! You ROCK!!!
He drew at all of my ultrasounds and while the Boys were in the hospital and then did a comic strip about them for the first year they were born. We were looking back and I thought I'd share some...even if you've seen them before!
These are just a few, I'll add more. There are quite a few and it is going to be an amazing keepsake for our Boys.
Thank you Husband! You ROCK!!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Blah!
In our house we have throw up bowls. We keep at least one in the Boys room under one of the beds. It has come in really handy. We put the others in there if needed, but there is always at least one available.
Tonight I asked them if they wanted to go do something to which Lex responded, "No, I want to throw up!"
I was walking out of their room when I heard his response so I turned back to see him finish up his reply by grabbing the throw up bowl, setting it on Collin's bed and pretending to throw up for a few minutes.
Seeing how much fun his brother was having, Brody joined in.
Realizing they were leaving someone out, they asked Collin, "You want to throw up?".
These Boys may have a serious shot at acting, they are very convincing.
By this point Dove had come in and we just stood in the doorway and laughed ourselves silly.
Nighty-night all.
Tonight I asked them if they wanted to go do something to which Lex responded, "No, I want to throw up!"
I was walking out of their room when I heard his response so I turned back to see him finish up his reply by grabbing the throw up bowl, setting it on Collin's bed and pretending to throw up for a few minutes.
Seeing how much fun his brother was having, Brody joined in.
Realizing they were leaving someone out, they asked Collin, "You want to throw up?".
These Boys may have a serious shot at acting, they are very convincing.
By this point Dove had come in and we just stood in the doorway and laughed ourselves silly.
Nighty-night all.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Savannah is not a big city. Savannah loves holidays. Savannah really loves St. Patrick's Day.
I'm not kidding. It is a Big Deal here with a capital B. But what does that really mean?
St. Patrick's Day is Savannah's Mardi Gras. Complete with beads. Hotels book up months and months in advance. February kicks off the festivities and they last through March 17th. Our beautiful fountains even spout green water weeks ahead of time. I think people start drinking about a month ahead of time. We have the second largest parade in the country and today it ran for almost 4 hours. That's a lot of floats.
Every year Dove and I say, let's just stay home this year and avoid the crazyness. And every year we go, and every year we have a blast!
The Boys loved it this year! They had their green and beads on and got little play trumpets and danced and played with the bands and cheered for the parade! At one point tons of Army soldiers were marching by and a soldier came over and gave each of them a dog tag. They were so cute and pround of their gifts, they wouldn't let go of them for a long time!
We stayed for about 3 1/2 hours, then went to McDonald's for Daddy's favorite drink, a Shamrock Shake. All of the Boys got one.
After that we came home and napped, well 5/6th's of us did, Daddy worked in his studio.
It was a great time and a great day.
I love my life!
Nighty-night.
I'm not kidding. It is a Big Deal here with a capital B. But what does that really mean?
St. Patrick's Day is Savannah's Mardi Gras. Complete with beads. Hotels book up months and months in advance. February kicks off the festivities and they last through March 17th. Our beautiful fountains even spout green water weeks ahead of time. I think people start drinking about a month ahead of time. We have the second largest parade in the country and today it ran for almost 4 hours. That's a lot of floats.
Every year Dove and I say, let's just stay home this year and avoid the crazyness. And every year we go, and every year we have a blast!
The Boys loved it this year! They had their green and beads on and got little play trumpets and danced and played with the bands and cheered for the parade! At one point tons of Army soldiers were marching by and a soldier came over and gave each of them a dog tag. They were so cute and pround of their gifts, they wouldn't let go of them for a long time!
We stayed for about 3 1/2 hours, then went to McDonald's for Daddy's favorite drink, a Shamrock Shake. All of the Boys got one.
After that we came home and napped, well 5/6th's of us did, Daddy worked in his studio.
It was a great time and a great day.
I love my life!
Nighty-night.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Bedtime Routine and the Giggles it brings...
Every night we start off by saying the Lord's Prayer. After that I tell them a silly ryhme I made up for them and tell them how much I love them. I thought I would share that here in case 20 years from now I can't remember this favorite part of my day...
Now let's close our eyes and have sweet dreams
of cotton candy clouds and silver moony beams.
Let's dream of marshmallow stars and super fast cars,
chocolate kisses and butterscotch wishes.
Close your eyes and have sweet dreams and tomorrow we will have so much fun.
I love you so, so much my little men.
Then everyone gets a second tuck in or a cup back and they get more kisses, they love it when I tell them that I love them to the moon annnnnnnd backbackback(whiling getting their tummies or necks).
It may seem silly, but it's mine and every night is another reminder of how incredibly blessed I am. I love hearing their squeals of laughter and feeling their little arms wrapped around me as they tell me "Hold you Mommy".
Their Daddy, their brother Indy and them are my world and what a world to live in...I couldn't dream of a better place.
Nighty-night
Now let's close our eyes and have sweet dreams
of cotton candy clouds and silver moony beams.
Let's dream of marshmallow stars and super fast cars,
chocolate kisses and butterscotch wishes.
Close your eyes and have sweet dreams and tomorrow we will have so much fun.
I love you so, so much my little men.
Then everyone gets a second tuck in or a cup back and they get more kisses, they love it when I tell them that I love them to the moon annnnnnnd backbackback(whiling getting their tummies or necks).
It may seem silly, but it's mine and every night is another reminder of how incredibly blessed I am. I love hearing their squeals of laughter and feeling their little arms wrapped around me as they tell me "Hold you Mommy".
Their Daddy, their brother Indy and them are my world and what a world to live in...I couldn't dream of a better place.
Nighty-night
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Wisks and Flops
We live in a warm place. Warm enough that probably 75% of my shoes are flip flops, I would say more, but I love shoes and still can't get rid of the 30 pairs that are too tall for Mommies to chase toddlers in.
Anyway, you can probably wear them 12 months out of the year here and people do. Sometimes when we get that flukey really, really cold day, you see people with flip flops and heavy jackets on. I may have been that person once and Dove may have been that person twice.
Now Lex, Brody and Collin are the proud owners of their first "flops".
At least 2/3 are proud. Brody likes to look at his, but wear his tennis shoes. The other two are however, are VERY proud owners of flops. So proud that when they wear them they shuffle very slowly about and stop every other person who passes by to announce that they have flops and kick their legs up high enough for them to see and tell them how cool they are. Okay, Collin does that way more than Lex, but Lex shuffles and shows a few people.
It took us about 30 minutes to walk from Target at the mall to the food court, which is normally a very, very quick jaunt.
It was hilarious and so much fun! I love seeing the excitement on their faces and the seriousness and the sheer pride. They are growing so fast. They love to look at my feet and then theirs and then my feet and then theirs, floppified of course.
At the end of this evening, I told them they could each pick out a toy from the dollar bins at Target.
Did they pick the farm animals?
The Spiderman toys?
No.
They each picked out a wisk.
That's right, a wisk. They wanted to stir and make something.
It's fine with me, I love to bake and cook. I just thought it was funny that amidst all of the toys and Easter goodies, they pick out a wisk.
Oh, and they only had one blue one, so we went home with one blue one and two pink ones.
But we also went home with smiles and memories to look back on and giggle.
Perfect.
Anyway, you can probably wear them 12 months out of the year here and people do. Sometimes when we get that flukey really, really cold day, you see people with flip flops and heavy jackets on. I may have been that person once and Dove may have been that person twice.
Now Lex, Brody and Collin are the proud owners of their first "flops".
At least 2/3 are proud. Brody likes to look at his, but wear his tennis shoes. The other two are however, are VERY proud owners of flops. So proud that when they wear them they shuffle very slowly about and stop every other person who passes by to announce that they have flops and kick their legs up high enough for them to see and tell them how cool they are. Okay, Collin does that way more than Lex, but Lex shuffles and shows a few people.
It took us about 30 minutes to walk from Target at the mall to the food court, which is normally a very, very quick jaunt.
It was hilarious and so much fun! I love seeing the excitement on their faces and the seriousness and the sheer pride. They are growing so fast. They love to look at my feet and then theirs and then my feet and then theirs, floppified of course.
At the end of this evening, I told them they could each pick out a toy from the dollar bins at Target.
Did they pick the farm animals?
The Spiderman toys?
No.
They each picked out a wisk.
That's right, a wisk. They wanted to stir and make something.
It's fine with me, I love to bake and cook. I just thought it was funny that amidst all of the toys and Easter goodies, they pick out a wisk.
Oh, and they only had one blue one, so we went home with one blue one and two pink ones.
But we also went home with smiles and memories to look back on and giggle.
Perfect.
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