Time With Daddy...and Mommy

I enjoy being a stay-at-home mom. I am very fortunate to be at home with my boys and I know I take that for granted at times. It just amazes me though how much I am easily distracted or tired and just don't make the time to "play". No matter what Daddy is doing he will stop and make time for the boys (granted he only has a few hours on weeknights and then on the weekends). Scott is a great Daddy and ALWAYS puts the boys before himself. He makes the time to read, wrestle, and just play.

The sweetest thing is watching Joshua each and every morning run to the door to wave good bye to Daddy as he goes to work. If Daddy doesn't wave, Mommy has to call Daddy and have him circle the block. I play tennis on Saturdays, so lately each time I leave and drive past the front of the house all of my boys are standing there waving goodbye. This shows me that they will truly miss me. The reason I say they miss me for the few hours I am gone is because as soon as I walk in the door they come running and tell me how much they miss me. So now Mommy needs to make the time because it will be gone before I know it.

Flying Planes

The boys love planes. We went to the Dollar Tree the other day and found some of these styrofoam planes. They are really cute. The boys get to put stickers on them and away they go. Of course they are not the most durable toy but they are definitely entertaining. It is actually pretty funny because Dylan had his no more than 2 minutes before he broke it. Didn't even faze him. He just kept on flying and crashing it with a broken wing. The beauty of this is that it only cost a dollar for each. So, I went ahead and stocked up and bought six more for when the time came and the the hot glue didn't work anymore. Love that Dollar Tree.

Playing Nicely Together

Today it is just a rainy and cold day. One of those days you expect to be veeerrry long. It actually wasn't. To my surprise the boys played extremely well today. They play well together on most given days but today they didn't fight, fuss, or cry. I just smiled because I could hear there little voices and they were having the best time together. I hope and pray that they will be best buds as they grow up. I love my boys!!

Mommy Told You Not To Touch

How many times have your told your little one not to touch something? I know that I loose track because there have been so many times. Now don't get me wrong, I don't wait until they get hurt but I give them at least two chances before I take action. Well, Dylan doesn't need more than one chance I'm finding out. This boy gets into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! I know that it is normal for this age but Joshua didn't do or get into nearly as much trouble that Dylan has. Long story short, when you see that your child is trying to knock something off of the garage wall...get to them and stop them right away. Dylan knocked the hedge clippers dab smack on his forehead. Thank God that he was not hurt too bad. The blade grazed him but the handle part him hit hard. He cried for like 30 seconds and then moved on. We'll just have to see how bad the bruise looks tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Today is Scott's Birthday. Joshua was able to tell Daddy "Happy Birthday" and that he loved him this morning, Dylan not so much. That's ok because Daddy knows how much we all love him and want him to have a great day on his birthday.

Scott is great Daddy. He is very helpful to me as well as being very hands on with our boys. Our gift to him was having his electric guitar restrung and tuned. We are also going to set up some lessons after his work settles down. He hasn't played in a long time so hopefully this will give him some incentive to play. We hope he has a special day. Happy Birthday Daddy!

My 5 Addictions

I have been passed this "Fabulous" award, so now I guess I'm the lucky one who gets to share her addictions. How fun!

1. Chocolate- Can't live with out it.
2. Coke- Can't live with out that either (not Pepsi,COKE).
3. My DVR- Oh the many shows I get to watch now...when I have time (Thanks Amber).
4. Spending too much time on my computer (Email,Facebook,Blogging,etc.)
5. Organization- Just ask my husband.

I'm sure I could have come up with a few others but 5 is enough for now.

I am asking the following 5 people to share their addictions with me. I hope you will share because this is alot of fun.

Heather
Susan
Missy
Beck
Kristin

A Few of Our Favorite Things

Each day is routine for me as I'm sure it is for alot of people. It's funny the things we as adults do every day, the same way, day in and day out. Well it's pretty much the same for children. My boys have their daily routine and would be lost if they didn't, I would be too. With the boys it is definitely more fun to be a part of.

This particular blog is about some of J and D's favorite things that they love and use each day in their lives right now. As they get older things will obviously change. I just wanted to share a few.

One of J's favorite things to do is play "Candyland". We usually have to play it before nap and before bedtime. It is just his thing to do. He gets really upset if we don't. I found this used board game for like a $1 at a garage sale and it is to the point of even falling apart because we play it so much. Another one of J's things is his pillow and stuffed animals. Each morning he wakes up he has to have his pillow and animals. We travel, they are with him. They are very important to him and definitely a part of his routine.

D's most favorite things are his kiki's (blankies). He wakes up and goes to bed with them. The same goes if we travel somewhere. He falls apart if he doesn't have his kiki's (so sweet, not the falling apart part). Board books have become another one of D's favorites. He is really into dinosaurs so we have to read "Dinosaur Roar" as well as Clifford and as he says it "Mouse Cookies" each night. Not one or two of the books but all three.

Finally, one of both of their favorite videos is Leap Frog Letter Factory which teaches phonics. This video definitely helps and I highly recommend it. J goes around sounding out letters and is actually putting words together. It is so much fun to listen to plus he is introducing the sounds to D.

If you or your children have any childhood favorite things or routines I would love to hear about them. Everyone has a favorite something, mine was my binky (blanket).