Jump Jump Jump

My kids love to jump of anything and everything. We let our kids jump on our couch, I don't know why but we do. It brings them entertainment plus it burns energy. Here is PJ doing his trick.

(notice he does say sorry to Joe)

Joe thinks he is pretty tricky as well, so here is Joe "jumping" with Donald Duck in his hand.

Not Healthy but Easy and Convenient

Eating their Smore pop tarts

I know, I know, but the kids like them and they are good for on the run or just when I am to tired to do anything else. I usually ask PJ what he wants and normally it ends up being a bowl of cereal but sometimes it is a pop tart, on a towel, on the couch with a sippy of milk or orange juice. And of course if that is what PJ has, Joe needs it too.

Finally...

the boys played outside. I have been trying to get PJ to go play in the snow but he wanted nothing to do with it. I tried to put his snow pants on one time when ALL the kids were outside except for him. He still did not care or want to. So finally, I was cleaning the kitchen the other day (rare occasion, but the sun was out so it motivated me) and had thrown my rugs outside to do the floors. I had the door open a little bit and PJ decided he wanted to go outside. So we put his coat and shoes on and he went outside. Well then Joe wanted to go outside so we put his coat and shoes on too. Then PJ decided that he wanted to stay out there a little longer, so we added the hat and gloves. Joe just got a hat since I do not know where his gloves are. I had to stop cleaning ( I was disappointed, let me tell you) cause I do not trust them outside by themselves. So I went out with just shoes on thinking they will want to come in any minute. Well surprisingly that did not happen, so I added a coat. After shoveling most of the snow back onto the sidewalk they decided to get a little daring and go walk in the snow. PJ just had shoes on it was getting his pants wet. So we had to switch to boots (second time that he has put them on all winter). Since PJ has boots, Joe needs boots. So I found him a pair of shoes that look like boots. I also added my gloves to Joe too since his hands were freezing. The boys had such a great time, we tried to build a snowman but the snow wasn't good for one. So we just through snowballs and pushed the lawnmower through the snow. I think we were out there for at least a hour. It was so nice to get fresh cold air.

Because he is cute

I thought I would give you a taste of what I get to hug, kiss and love everyday.

Best $40 dollars spent

When I knew we were going to be moving back to MI I knew I wanted to get something to put in the basement for the boys to get their energy out. I was in NC and looking on Craigslist and came across this Little Tikes slide. I think they were asking more but when I got there and offered them 40 dollars for it, they agreed. It was very dirty since it had been outside, so we gave it a good scrubbing and got it all cleaned up. It is now an almost everyday toy that gets played on. They boys run around, climb, and slide on it so much. It is so great to have, and a life savor for me since my boys do not like to play outside at all in the winter. If your kids need to get some energy out take them over and they can play on it.

It actually worked

We got a chain letter about a month ago for stickers. I have never done chain letters as I tend to put them in the "go through later pile" and then never go through it until it is too late. Since this one was only stickers I thought I would try it cause PJ loves stickers. I did my duty and sent stickers to the person on the top line and then sent out 6 other letters and hoping they did the same. Lo and behold we got one set of stickers. I do not think we will be getting anymore so I am glad at least we got one.

How do you Sleep?

For some reason my boys have been really tired this week. PJ does not take naps any more. He kinda stopped when he turned 2, so it is very rare to find him sleeping in the middle of the afternoon. They both have been sick so I am guessing that is part of it. PJ took 2 naps this week so it was really weird. The only problem with him napping is he stays up late. I mean real late like 11:30. So that is why I don't encourage them when he is tired. Anyways, this is their positions of sleeping.

Joe did not want to take a nap during the day, so he fell asleep on the way home from Pete's parents house. Pete brought him in from the car and then layed him down. This is how he slept for the next 20 minutes. Yes, he was still in his jammies at 5 o'clock at night. It is just nice to stay in them all day sometimes.

PJ feel asleep in the car and I brought him in and he went right to the couch and feel asleep like this. Looks comfortable huh?

If not one maybe the other then

I have been trying to potty train PJ and it is just not working. I feel like it is harder for me than it is for him. I am finding that I don't have a lot of patients for it and after not making any progress I am just ready to throw a diaper back on and call it good. I try and make it fun and exciting, but after the 5th or 6th time of him just peeing in his pants I kinda loose that excitment and get frusterated. I try to keep my cool and Joe helps with that too. He thinks that every time PJ sits on the potty he has to too. So I put him up there and he sits there for a loooong time. He hasn't peed on it yet but I wouldn't be surprised if he is potty trained before PJ. Only time will tell.

I even put underwear on Joe, over his diaper, cause he thought he needed that too

Joe really likes sitting on the potty

Our friend for the week

I took PJ in to the doctor for his 3 year appointment today. I normally take pictures but of course I forgot my camera. PJ is growing, which is a good thing cause I still feel like he is so little. He weighed 30 lbs and is 36 inches tall. I think he was 40% for weight, which was kinda surprising to me and 25% for height. He used to be in the 10 percential for most things so he is moving up. We found out though that he had a double ear infection. He said that he ear hurt yesterday so I wasn't totally surprised. Joe and PJ both have had colds over the past couple of weeks and Joe has not been able to kick it to the curb. He has had this cough pretty much since Christmas. So I was able to sneak him in when we were there as well and found out the he too has a double ear infection. It is a good thing that Amoxicillin is free at Meijers cause we got a lot of it. Hopefully it works.