Scotty came up to me and said "Grant needs to speak Simon language. That's what language I speak." I giggled and imagined them in the bathtub together saying "Hi, my name is Simon. I like to do drawrings. Are you trying to see my bum? Cheeky Monkey!"
The kids and I went out to dinner tonight with my friend and her little boy. Both of our hubbies were gone for the evening so we decided to let the kids run and play in the play area while we had some nice adult conversation. And can I say that it was so nice! I love my kids, I really do, but it does get old having non-stop conversation with a 4yr old and listening to a 1yr old that only says ahhhh all day long. I felt human again. I do get to talk to Miles every night but I'm not sure how much of our conversation can be classified as more intelligent than kids! I'm grateful for my friend!
I helped Grant make a face, he added some things and then promptly ate it all.
Here's Scotty carefully constructing his guy.
His finished product. We have cheese feet, pretzel legs, a ham belly and face, olive eyes, Goldfish ears and cheese hair. He loved it! I love that he can be creative and use his imagination. The next guy he made was anatomically correct with clever use of Goldfish crackers! It gave me a chuckle!
On the sign at our local Denny's it says: Blood drive Aug 18th at Denny's. Is it bad for me to hope that the blood I received after Collin was born was not donated from somebody at a Denny's????
Those of you who know me well know that I don't like change. Even when change comes from something really good- like having a new baby. I have had longer than normal adjustment periods after each baby has come getting used to all the changes. With Collin's arrival it seems to be taking longer because our family dynamic has changed so much going from 2 to 3 and also having two babies 15 months apart. I came upon a great blog called Baby Bunching that is all about having 2 babies under 2. (And if anyone else has 2 under 2 I recommend visiting this blog. I have learned lots of good tips and can read about how things will get easier someday!) Since joining the baby bunching crowd our life has been busy. Just having 2 under 2 is hard enough but then add on our wonderful, but...hmm...I'll say "high maintenance" preschooler, and we rarely have a moments rest! There is always somebody wanting or needing something that keeps us running. We have found that a sense of humor is the saving grace as we adjust. There have been numerous times when both babies are crying and Scotty is talking non-stop that Miles and I have looked at each other, laughed and said "Can you believe that this is our life now?" We have lots of moments when we just stop and laugh because it's better than crying! Things are getting easier, especially now that Collin is getting out of the newborn stage and his sleep is starting to become a little more predictable. I feel like I can venture out to select places by myself with all 3 kids. And taking all 3 places with Miles around is no big deal anymore. I'm still waiting for the day for Collin to start sleeping through the night and then I'm sure I'll feel like a new woman and will be able to tackle so much more! So even though our house is filled with chaos, noise, toys, diapers, sleep deprivation, spit up, fighting and crying, it's also filled with laughter and plenty of love to go around. And I've come to the conclusion that some change is good!
Miles is lucky that Scotty is in his summer preschool class and gets a fun Father's Day gift! Scotty came home on Monday and was excited to get a wrapped present out of his backpack. He takes it to Miles and says "Happy Mother's Day Daddy!" Hee hee! He had colored a frisbee for him and was excited to use it. Then he had a paper that he finished the sentences for Dad.
