Guess what Gresham can Do!!!

On Thursday night, I was talking to Anca on the phone (while sitting in Aidan's room), and Gresham figured out how to climb up to the top bunk! He was fast, too. Since I can't watch him like a hawk every minute of the day, we ended up taking the bunk beds apart, putting Gresham's crib in Aidan's room, and putting the top bunk in Gresham's old room. This went on after dinner, and then we put the boys to bed together in their new room. I thought they would think that was fun, but Gresham went bonkers. He screamed for about 20 minutes, and I finally went in there. I took him out to the living room to wipe his nose and figure out what to do, and he kept pointing to his old room and saying, "Night night - there!" He finally fell asleep, and now, after 3 nights, he seems to have adjusted!

This afternoon, I was talking to Anca again (we are trying to figure out this Suzuki Institute this summer), and Aidan came limping into my bedroom crying. He was crying because he was standing on top of the toilet seat to wipe himself (why??????), and he fell, and one foot went in the potty, and now it was dirty. And he walked across the house to tell me this. Anca had a good laugh!

Oh my, the joys of raising children...

A fun weekend!

We have had a fun weekend here! On Friday, my school rented out the Keller Pointe for the last day of school. We were thrilled to get to go there. The Keller Pointe is a really nice pool/water park, but it's also rather pricey, and we've never been able to go. Jordan was off, so he was able to come with us, and we had a lot of fun! I didn't get very many pictures because the boys never stopped moving! Gresham got cold in the water, and his lips turned blue, and he was shivering, but he threw a huge fit when we got him out. He kept saying, "Daddy, wa-wo! Daddy, wa-wo!" (water).

Tonight, we went to the Keller Fest, which is a yearly event. Aidan was really looking forward to getting a free plunger. Yes, a plunger. Last year, we got one. Well, actually, he got one. Then we used it on our stopped up kitchen sink, and then called the plumber's number from the plunger (smart advertising move!), and the plunger was no longer a toy. So Aidan was excited to get another one. We also got some free frisbees, cups, and candy, AND... we won a free day pass to the Keller Pointe!!!!! Aidan actually won it, so I asked the man if I could spin the spinner and try to win another pass. He said that the pass Aidan won is good for the whole family! Yea!

Well, I'm worn out! Time to go to bed!

What could be better than one pacifier?

Last night, I returned home from Wal-Mart, and Jordan had already put Gresham in bed. (I was out not cleaning the mud off of them, if you will recall...) I went to say goodnight to Gresh, and he was sitting there giggling in the dark. This is why...

If one is so wonderful, two must be even better!

Two pigs in a pigpen...

We had a nice thunder storm this afternoon, and so when Aidan and Gresham went out to the dirt box after dinner, I figured they would get a little muddy. I had no idea it would be this bad! After seeing them, I did what every good mother would do... I left for Wal-Mart all by myself. Jordan is a good dad...

Memorial Day

Aidan got some new water guns for the Awana awards picnic, and he got to have a nice water gun fight on Memorial Day with Grandpa and Pitch.

Gresham just stuck to the hose. He kept saying, "on! on!"

Awana Awards Picnic!

Tonight was our church's annual Awana Awards night and picnic. Aidan received his award for finishing his second (and last) Cubbies book, and now he is on to Sparks! Like a good mom, I forgot to put the memory stick in the camera, and so I have no pictures of the event...

After the awards, we enjoyed a picnic dinner and an evening of bounce houses and water guns. They will sleep well tonight!

Things my parents said that I am now saying to my children...

"This is not a playground!" - I think of my dad every time I say this.

"It takes two to make a fight." - This one is a mom quote.

On a similar topic, has anyone out there figured out how to parent without saying "don't" all the time? As in, "don't get on the table, don't throw that, don't be so loud..."

Right now, I can hear things crashing in Aidan's room, and I can feel some more "don'ts" coming on...