BUT...
...sometimes kids just gotta be kids. We'll try again tomorrow at breakfast.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Table Manners
For some reason, table manners is this unobtainable goal that we've had going on now FOREVER! Between getting up and down, laughing, touching, burping, passing gas, telling jokes that make no sense, feet on the chair, heads not over plates, spilled milk/water/juice/chocolate milk... it's enough to make me batty.
BUT...
...sometimes kids just gotta be kids. We'll try again tomorrow at breakfast.
BUT...
...sometimes kids just gotta be kids. We'll try again tomorrow at breakfast.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Sillybanz craze
So, this is the new hype here in Maryland... sillybanz. Little rubber bracelets in different shapes. Example- you can buy a packet of "animal" or "vehicles" and inside will be a bunch of different rubber shaped animals or cars/trucks, etc. A package of 12 is 1.99 and a package of 24 is 4.99.
Anyways, it's was the craze at Carter's school so he did some jobs, saved his money, paid his tithing and off to Hallmark we went to buy some. Bryce of course jumped right on board and did the same. Here are the boys showing off their purchase. Bryce chose zoo animals and Carter chose cowboy. Each came with 4 of each shape. Example: cowboy hat, horseshoe, bucking bronco, star...
They come that way so kids can trade and get some of each "theme."
After a "juice stand"(b/c I don't buy lemonade), the boys had enough to buy more. Carter bought Disney characters and Bryce chose glow in the dark (oooo-ahhhh) summer theme. Suns, sandcastles, etc...
They like to trade them with friends- or just give them away- or just accept from those who are giving to them. Very fun and luckily this fad is cheap. :)
From April, Carter is beginning to lose interest a little bit (we'll see when school starts up again in the fall), and Bryce is still really into them and likes to play the "sillyband game" that he made up with a friend. Apparently you roll it up and each guess what it is.
Silly little pieces of shaped rubber. What a genius idea...
Pumping Power
Carter is so thrilled he finally learned how to do this...
...no, not kick you in the face, but pump his legs!!!
Suddenly swinging is something he LOVES to do and feels so proud doing it.
Someone was giving away swings, so you know me, a sucker for free stuff decided it would be fun to hang them under our deck. The kids love em.
However take note of Carters helmet. Although wearing it b/c just finished riding his bike, turns out itcan come in handy... we found out the hard way that getting too excited pumping can result in a too close encounter with the bottom of the deck resulting in a headache and goose-egg.
No worries, he just faces the opposite direction now and pushes off the deck bottom with his feet and his head flies high the other direction looking at the deck.
...no, not kick you in the face, but pump his legs!!!
Suddenly swinging is something he LOVES to do and feels so proud doing it.
Someone was giving away swings, so you know me, a sucker for free stuff decided it would be fun to hang them under our deck. The kids love em.
However take note of Carters helmet. Although wearing it b/c just finished riding his bike, turns out itcan come in handy... we found out the hard way that getting too excited pumping can result in a too close encounter with the bottom of the deck resulting in a headache and goose-egg.
No worries, he just faces the opposite direction now and pushes off the deck bottom with his feet and his head flies high the other direction looking at the deck.
Biking boy
I just have to say how impressed I am with Bryce. Not many 3 year olds I know can do this....
Ok, they can stand there straddling a 2 wheeler without training wheels... but he can ride one too. :)
He has been bugging me for months to teach him to ride, but I thought he was too young and told him when he was four he could learn. I decided just to take off the training wheels in June one afternoon while Aubryn was sleeping and Carter was riding his 2 wheeler and he would see how hard it was and try later when Brady got home. (I think it's a 'dad job' to teach their children how to ride a bike and since my mom basically taught Carter, I wanted Brady to have the chance with Bryce).
Anyways, he did not see how hard it was. In fact after about 5 peddles he told me to let go and that's the end of that. Brady drives up to Bryce hopping the neighbors curb (it's rounded so nothing crazy) and his mouth drops. I look at him and start apologizing and explaining the story. He replies, "well, maybe at least I'll get to teach Aubryn how to paint her nails." He was actually really happy for Bryce and super impressed- as we all were. Carter was excited to show Bryce how to start on his own and took great pride when Bryce told Brady that Carter taught him how to start on his own. Since then, we've switched him from his Thomas bike to a bigger one so his feet aren't so flat on the ground and he makes more distance with less effort. However... the bigger the bike... the bigger the fall.
To be continued(dah, dah, dum...)- in a scary, low pitch sounding voice.
biking buddies
Ok, they can stand there straddling a 2 wheeler without training wheels... but he can ride one too. :)
He has been bugging me for months to teach him to ride, but I thought he was too young and told him when he was four he could learn. I decided just to take off the training wheels in June one afternoon while Aubryn was sleeping and Carter was riding his 2 wheeler and he would see how hard it was and try later when Brady got home. (I think it's a 'dad job' to teach their children how to ride a bike and since my mom basically taught Carter, I wanted Brady to have the chance with Bryce).
Anyways, he did not see how hard it was. In fact after about 5 peddles he told me to let go and that's the end of that. Brady drives up to Bryce hopping the neighbors curb (it's rounded so nothing crazy) and his mouth drops. I look at him and start apologizing and explaining the story. He replies, "well, maybe at least I'll get to teach Aubryn how to paint her nails." He was actually really happy for Bryce and super impressed- as we all were. Carter was excited to show Bryce how to start on his own and took great pride when Bryce told Brady that Carter taught him how to start on his own. Since then, we've switched him from his Thomas bike to a bigger one so his feet aren't so flat on the ground and he makes more distance with less effort. However... the bigger the bike... the bigger the fall.
To be continued(dah, dah, dum...)- in a scary, low pitch sounding voice.
biking buddies
Monday, June 28, 2010
Questions
Carter thinks so deeply about things which of course result in a lot of questions, many of which I can't answer.
Tonight it was about the Resurrection.
Carter: "mommy if everyone and everything is resurrected, what about dinosaurs? What about T-rex's?"
Me: Yes, Dinosaurs will be resurrected too.
Carter: (worried expression)
Me: But in the scriptures it says that the 'lamb and the lion shall lie down together without any ire.' Do you know what that means?
Carter: No.
Me: It means that all the people and animals resurrected will get along and be happy. Usually lions eat lambs, but after we are resurrected, no one eats anyone. No one gets hurt, everyone is happy and gets along. In fact, maybe I'll take a ride on a t-rex.
Carter: But, even if they don't eat anyone, they are still so big. They will step on things on accident. Like buildings. They will crush all the buildings.
Me: I don't know how it all works out honey. I don't know if there will be buildings, or if all the people are together, and the dinosaurs are separate... But do you know what I do when I don't understand things?
Carter: Pray.
Me: Yes, you are right. We can always pray. And even if we don't get the answer, we can pray for peace and just to not worry about it. We can also have faith. Do you know what that means?
Carter: (shakes his head with tired, rolling eyes)
Me: To just trust in God even though we don't know everything. I know that God knows everything and has a plan. So, some things I don't need to worry about because I know He will take care of it. I just know we'll all be happy.
Carter: Did you know that some people pray all day?
Me: Like Enoch in the scriptures?
Carter: yes. Maybe some people here too.
Me: Maybe. I've never met anyone who has prayed all day long before though.
Carter: Me either. So does that mean they can't get a drink or something to eat because they are busy praying or can they take a break?
Me: I'm not sure how it works. I like to keep a prayer in my heart all day so it's like praying all day.
Carter: How do you do that?
And so it continues...
This morning it was, "did God really take a rib out of Adams side to make Eve? Good think I actually knew the answer to that one. And that was following the question "can boys marry boys and girls marry girls?"
Later it was, "will _______ ever get a blessing? (Dad is not a member of the church. And then "How?" And then, "what if she doesn't have Home teachers?
Carter, my sweet boy. I hope you always come to me with your questions, even if I don't always have all the answers. I love you and your questions. :)
Tonight it was about the Resurrection.
Carter: "mommy if everyone and everything is resurrected, what about dinosaurs? What about T-rex's?"
Me: Yes, Dinosaurs will be resurrected too.
Carter: (worried expression)
Me: But in the scriptures it says that the 'lamb and the lion shall lie down together without any ire.' Do you know what that means?
Carter: No.
Me: It means that all the people and animals resurrected will get along and be happy. Usually lions eat lambs, but after we are resurrected, no one eats anyone. No one gets hurt, everyone is happy and gets along. In fact, maybe I'll take a ride on a t-rex.
Carter: But, even if they don't eat anyone, they are still so big. They will step on things on accident. Like buildings. They will crush all the buildings.
Me: I don't know how it all works out honey. I don't know if there will be buildings, or if all the people are together, and the dinosaurs are separate... But do you know what I do when I don't understand things?
Carter: Pray.
Me: Yes, you are right. We can always pray. And even if we don't get the answer, we can pray for peace and just to not worry about it. We can also have faith. Do you know what that means?
Carter: (shakes his head with tired, rolling eyes)
Me: To just trust in God even though we don't know everything. I know that God knows everything and has a plan. So, some things I don't need to worry about because I know He will take care of it. I just know we'll all be happy.
Carter: Did you know that some people pray all day?
Me: Like Enoch in the scriptures?
Carter: yes. Maybe some people here too.
Me: Maybe. I've never met anyone who has prayed all day long before though.
Carter: Me either. So does that mean they can't get a drink or something to eat because they are busy praying or can they take a break?
Me: I'm not sure how it works. I like to keep a prayer in my heart all day so it's like praying all day.
Carter: How do you do that?
And so it continues...
This morning it was, "did God really take a rib out of Adams side to make Eve? Good think I actually knew the answer to that one. And that was following the question "can boys marry boys and girls marry girls?"
Later it was, "will _______ ever get a blessing? (Dad is not a member of the church. And then "How?" And then, "what if she doesn't have Home teachers?
Carter, my sweet boy. I hope you always come to me with your questions, even if I don't always have all the answers. I love you and your questions. :)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Little Miss
I can't believe this baby is 5 months! We call her Little Miss quite a bit and she loves to have anything and everything in her mouth. She loves different textures and is always grabbing for things to suck and chew on, especially her hands.
She is such a sweet and happy little girl. Unless she is eating or trying to sleep. Poor thing has such digestive/stomach issues. After being diagnosed with reflux when she was barely a week old and being on prevacid, she has had pain laying down, or eating, and recently in the last month constipated (whole month without going on her own). What breast-fed baby does that happen to?!? Mine.
Poor thing. Just took her to her GI specialist this past week and in addition to tripling her prevacid, she is also taking milk of magnesia every day to help her poo. It's working, but seriously, these are medicines for ADULTS, not a toothless, hairless cherub faced baby! Sigh.
What's a mother to do?
So far, so good though. She slept for the longest ever last night at 4.5 hrs. It felt really nice. Didn't even cry for a couple hrs before bed like usual. Maybe the GI knows what she is talking about and I should stop calling her an idiot. Well, that's a big maybe. My goal is to still have her weaned off the medicines sooner than later. Especially the milk of magnesia. It's been 3 weeks.
On a happier note, she is now rolling over and just as happy as can be most the time. She loves to grab her cute little toes. She is so stinkin cute and I love her chubby little legs and big kissable cheeks. She loves her daddy and brothers as much as they love her. There is something so sweet about big brothers talking so lovingly, and holding/playing with her so gently and kindly.
(rolling over the first time)
Testimonies
Carter loves to bear his testimony just about every fast Sunday during sacrament meeting. I need to start writing some of them down, and decided a quick post would a good way to document these sweet messages he shares with our ward and the Lord.
Today he said "My name is Carter. While I was listening and practicing my primary songs in my room, I felt the spirit. In the name of Jesus Christ amen."
He has such a sensitive spirit and I love it. He is a great example to his father and I in addition to his little brother and sister.
In fact, last month Bryce wanted to bear his testimony. I asked what he wanted to say and he said that he wanted to say that he loves primary and loves Heavenly Father and Jesus. We said, he could go bear his testimony if he wanted, but had to do it by himself. After patiently waiting up on the stand through about 4-5 people's testimonies, he got really shy and didn't want to go up anymore. Brady bore his testimony instead. Today, Bryce wanted to bear his testimony again but it got busy so didn't go up and his little feeling were so hurt and he pouted a bit. I think next time he wants to go up, instead of grilling him and making sure he knows he needs to do it on his own, a line up on the stand started so it was too late. I'm so grateful for my children and their testimonies. I feel so blessed and learn so much from them.
Today he said "My name is Carter. While I was listening and practicing my primary songs in my room, I felt the spirit. In the name of Jesus Christ amen."
He has such a sensitive spirit and I love it. He is a great example to his father and I in addition to his little brother and sister.
In fact, last month Bryce wanted to bear his testimony. I asked what he wanted to say and he said that he wanted to say that he loves primary and loves Heavenly Father and Jesus. We said, he could go bear his testimony if he wanted, but had to do it by himself. After patiently waiting up on the stand through about 4-5 people's testimonies, he got really shy and didn't want to go up anymore. Brady bore his testimony instead. Today, Bryce wanted to bear his testimony again but it got busy so didn't go up and his little feeling were so hurt and he pouted a bit. I think next time he wants to go up, instead of grilling him and making sure he knows he needs to do it on his own, a line up on the stand started so it was too late. I'm so grateful for my children and their testimonies. I feel so blessed and learn so much from them.
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