Day 38: Cereal

I always try to secretly tell one boy when we are having cereal for breakfast so he can choose the kind he wants in peace.  No matter who the lucky one is, they all sit like this to make their choice.

Isaac carefully choosing...

Day 36: Things I Like

Hmmm, this should be a recurring post.

I like catching the boys playing and lost in their imagination....right before a brother jumps in front of the camera!

 

I really like irises.  Thanks Auntie Jen, Uncle Eric, Grace, and Ella for the lovely flowers!

Day 35: Snoozers

After getting home a little late and being a little rambunctious going to bed I thought I was defeated - no picture for today.  But then, like the crazy person I am, I decided that I would not start my week off like this.  So I turned on the light in the boys room and took a couple sleepy pictures of them.  Don't they just look so darn cute and peaceful when they are sleeping?

 

Evan

 

Isaac

 

Drew and Spotty Dog (aka puppy)

Day 34: Shooter

Finally.  The boys finally got to play with their pop-a-shot today.  Because it is a "big boy" toy, they have a little more growing to do to be able to easily play it.  This didn't slow Drew down.  Long after his brothers got tired and left, he kept on shooting.  He played so long that he got too hot and had to take off his shirt!

I only got one picture in the morning before all of the Super Bowl festivities started.  Here is Drew shootin' hoops!

 

Maybe tomorrow we will work on form.

 

Day 33: Sports Day

A very special day, the eve of Super Bowl Sunday. 

Casey took the boys on a very special shopping trip (solo - no girls allowed) to continue one of his most favorite childhood memories - picking out a t-shirt of the team you are rooting for in the Super Bowl.  Poor boys, they made several stops and found NO team shirts!  The boys all decided that they liked the 49ers because they like guys who find gold better than birds so Casey found them some team balloons along with many snacks and crafts for tomorrows festivities.

While they were out, I put together a present Santa had brought for them but didn't assemble.  It took FOREVER and although the instructions said "with the help of another adult" several times...I did it!  Hope they like it!

Day 32: Dentist

Ever have one of those days when your kids do something so embarrassing/horrific you actually have no idea what to do?  Today was that day for me.

One of my spirited children pulled the fire alarm at the dentist's office today.  Seriously.  When the alarm went off we were sitting in the waiting room and it didn't even cross my mind that one of the boys could have had anything to do with it!  As staff and patients all looked around confused, hands over their ears, and wondering if we really need to leave the building someone just happened to float the possibility that the alarm could have been pulled.  That is when EVERYONE looked at a tiny red box on the wall near my son's head.  There it was.  A small broken seal and handle that once pushed back up would not make the noise stop. 

I discovered a new stress response today other than fight or flight.  Paralysis.  I couldn't move.  The blood in my body couldn't even move up to my face to show how embarrassed I was.  How did this happen RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME?  I was sitting right there watching all three boys.  The alarm was placed in a sweet, temptatious spot by the activity table and ever so slightly covered by some greenery and this child could not resist.

The alarm finally turned off and it was business as usual.  I think I finally started breathing and gave small child an earful of incoherent words and sufficiently scared him into believing policemen and firefighters were coming and were NOT happy with him (eh, not my best parenting moment).  But then there is this overwhelming desire to leave but you still need to stay...for like another 2 hours!  Ugh!

I'll find the gray hair from this one in the morning I'm sure.  In any case, they let us stay and here is Isaac, whom I am neither confirming or denying is guilty, showing how brave he is at the dentist office.

Potential suspect, Isaac.

Day 31: Staying In Bed

 Every night I check on the boys several times to make sure everyone is sleeping in their bed.  It is not uncommon to find heads at the foot of the bed or bodies on the floor.  Mostly it is dangling feet.  Here is Isaac (or Mike as he told us at dinner tonight) apparently having fallen asleep in mid-escape. You can't really tell from this angle but his toes are just barely touching the floor.

 

 

On a side note, the other boys also came up with nicknames at dinner tonight.  Evan is "boy shoe" and Drew is "Taco".  This may seem like random silliness, and it is, however its actually a huge deal for them to suggest nicknames because in the past we would have TEARS and adamant yelling, "my name is JUST DREW! (or Evan or Isaac)" if Casey or I called them a different name.  They sure are growing up:)