Valentines Package from Grandma!

My mom always sends a fun package to go with the different holidays and my kids LOVE it...always filled with treats and something fun. For Valentines Day, amoungst other fun, we got I LOVE YOU peeps and lip suckers. I decided the suckers would be best had in the tub.

Joey and Lydia both love to lay in the water together

Underwear Helmets - Feb. 5

In gearing up and trying to get Joey excited about potty training, I decided to show the kids how to use the underwear as a helmet like my brother Robert did. Joey loved it and so did Lydia....at first. Since then, pottying has been going great, though we have found being nude to be a better venue for Joey. The first day we wore underwear all day, we went through each pair....about 12 pairs. Oh well, I figure the underwear will be put into good use eventually.

On Head and Bum

Stylin

Getting not so pleased

Good Morning Buddy - Feb. 4

Every morning, Lydia has to say "Hi" to Buddy. She has a love/hate relationship with him. She is quite obseesed wth him and loves to pet him and even has been trying to pick him up. But the moment he turns to face her or comes running toward her, she freaks out and runs away. I don't quite understand it. It is so funny to watch her.

On her tipee-toes to say hello


Helping Aunt Laura workout

Morning Snuggles with Laura

Finally a Beautiful Springish Day - Feb. 8

I came home from running errands to find Danny and the kids playing in the backyard...yanked out my camera and joined the fun. It was a nice change for everyone from being cooped up inside.

Scaling the Fence

Look A Pinecone!

What a Stance!

Keep your eye on the ball...

Laughing at Daddy

Dirt doesn't taste so good....blah!

Love my new JACKET!

Look like she's dancing

Bring it on world!

Hey Mom!

Handsome Cowboy Batter

My HUNK

*KEEP ON SMILING*

Destructive Few Days....(Beginning of February)

Monday, February 1, 2010

Daddy blew up a giant punch balloon for the kids and when it was Joey's turn we went a little wild. I was in the kitchen when I heard the crash and came to investigate. Don Quixote (pronouced Don-key Ho-tay...I think) had been knocked off the TV and plugged his spear into the coffee table glass top, in an atempt to shatter it....and succeeded.

The Perpetrator

And his Accomplice

I have decided instead of replacing the top again with glass (don't think so), I will do a wood top and cover with pretty paper to make it look tiled. Going to be awesome....as soon as I can get a cut of wood to fit.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

I sent the kids to play in their room while I got some things done downstairs. A while later I heard some banging, but no crying so I let it slide, but it continued on. Decided to go check it out....here is what I found.

Many dents...and the tears are where hooks used to be to hang up their fish bags. No longer. Going to have to do some retexturing and painting I believe.
Unknown where discovered or purpose (aside from banging walls) object

Wednesday, February 3.....The Last Straw

It must have been a full moon last night, because it has been quite the morning. In a two hour period, between the hours of 10 and 12 much happened.

In the moments I was cleaning up from breakfast, Joey and Lydia went upstairs, got out the Vicks and proceeded to cover themselves in it....Lydia also decided to give it a good taste. So, into the bathtub they went. I left the room to clean up the Vicks and came back in to find they had put the floor towel and 2 books in with them in the tub....also the tub was half empty because the water was covering the floor. AHHH!

Got them out of the tub and dressed and stuck them in their room which was still stinky from changing diapers earlier and little children, so I opened the blinds and cracked the window, and left the room shutting the door behind me. Came back a few minutes later and both children were standing on the toy box they had moved over to the window. They had knocked out the screen and were chucking everything outside. Lydia was crying because her blanket had been tossed out as well, while Joey was working feverishly on getting the mattresses off the beds. I can only guess what would have happened in a couple more minutes.

Right about that time, Daddy got home from work, finding me red faced and trying to hold on to whatever patience and calmness I had left.

The Empty Room

I took a look out the window and.......behold

At Ground Level

The kids of course had to help clean up their little adventure and Daddy was able to maneuver the screen back in for the most part....we will need a tall ladder or something to complete the process from the outside, but it looks good enough. We had lots of discussion with both Joey and Lydia and now make sure the window is shut and locked before leaving them to themselves.

It is a beautiful thing to say.....we haven't had so much destructive behavior since. Seems like they got it all out of their systems. Good thing.