3.10 Saba's visit

February 20, 2014
By Cyndi

Saba left on Monday evening and I felt under the weather yesterday, so I am trying to catch up today.  The weather warmed up and we were actually able to get the fellas out on a wagon ride over the weekend which was so enjoyable!!

T&Z had a great time climbing on Saba and generally kept it together for having to be up early 3 days in a row since Matt had day shifts last week due to a training class.

We went to a birthday party where they had a great time and finally did a bouncy obstacle course! 

We have a relaxing weekend coming up and then the weekends start to get busy though the end of  June.  We have something almost every weekend after this one.  Let the craziness begin!!

3.09 Snow & Indoor Fun

By Cyndi
February 19, 2014

I'm a day after my normal posting date as yesterday evening was pure hell.  Tyler had a 1.5 hour tantrum - no joke!!  It was awful, but I am so lucky it was a night that Matt was home.  In the midst of the meltdown, as we were both trying to calm Tyler,  Zachary was still at the table finishing his dinner, and we hear, "Unstuck me! Unstuck me!" He wanted to get out of his chair and was trying to say, Unbuckle me! It was a short humorous moment in the middle of a tough evening.

Last week, we received 15 inches of snow in 12 hours.  My work was closed and Matt was home in the morning, so we were able to take the fellas out to play.  At first, they didn't want any snow touching any part of them, including their snow boots, but after 20 minutes they were have fun shoveling and climbing up the snow piles at the end of the driveway. They really did not enjoy being pushed down our steep driveway on the double sled pictured, even when we tried taking them down individually. Crying commenced before evening coming to a stop.

Since we had a lot of indoor time and school was canceled and delayed the following day, we pulled out the bouncy house to let them get some of their energy out!!

 The boys came home with a bag full of Valentine's and on the way home, I checked to see what was in there.  Some of the items were not exactly items I felt were appropriate for T&Z.  Fun Dip & Air Heads??  I stayed away from candy and gave stickers & little finger skate boards.

3.08 It's a hard life ...

By Cyndi
February 11, 2014

It has been another week where it seemed, yet again, something always breaks.  Late last week my car started making a noise that I have been hearing for a few months but would always go away and return a few days later.  We took it to our local shop and after 3 hrs of evaluation they suggested we go to the dealer since what they suspected would be covered under warranty.

Then the weekend hit and Saturday was very rough for me.  I woke up with a kink in my neck and when T&Z asked to be carried down the stairs and I wasn't able, it started a 30 minute screaming fest.  Not the best way to start the weekend. Tyler had three time outs during just that morning for hitting and other bad behaviors.  It was taking over 30 minutes to get them to come and use the potty.  It is a constant battle for everything and that is so completely draining and frustrating.

Sunday was a better day as compared to Saturday, but this is just a rough age.  Daniel & Jill came to visit Sunday night and I tried to sit back and enjoy so I didn't get any pictures.  

My car was repaired at the Mazda dealer and covered under warranty.  Now that my car is good to go, we are expecting 6+ inches of snow on Thursday.  Oh joy - can't wait!

3.07 Another week and no crafty title!

By Cyndi
February 4, 2014

With the first garage door motor being a lemon, it was repaired the next day and so far it is still working.  We had a birthday playdate over the weekend and T&Z were very shy again when we arrived.  After dragging them in and a potty break, they finally warmed up about 15 minutes in.  And with potty breaks in the middle of the party, it was not a low stress event for me.

We have also received some so-so reports about their behavior in their new room.  Those reports along with less-than-stellar naps at school was not a great way to start the week.  We've been talking to T&Z about listening to their teachers. We also let their teachers know that there is a direct correlation between their total number of sleeping hours per day and their behavior.  Huh, wonder who their dependency for sleep came from :)

So far this week's reports have been better, but nap today was an hour.  Let's just say the evening was full of whining, but they ate a decent dinner and we still got their bath in.  Hopefully things will keep improving!

Three "Men" in a Tub?!