Friday, February 26, 2010
Piper goes Potty
I have written so many post about Piper, but they are not usually very positive. I just need to take the moment to brag on her. Cy and Piper will be three next month and are long over due for being potty trained. Honestly I just have not had it in me to even try. Piper has been begging me for some time now to let her wear panties. I would let her wear them around the house but would make her put a diaper on when we would go somewhere. We spend so many hours in the car each day that I did not want to deal with her having to go to the bathroom. Well last week I finally decided I should probably just let her wear the panties and attempt potty training. To my great surprise she has been perfect!! Not one accident. I don't even have to take her. If she needs to go, she just goes. I still put her in a diaper at night but other than that she is in panties. Sometimes she has to go when we are in the car but she can hold it everytime until we get home. I guess she was ready and for that I am thankful!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Snow, snow, and more snow
We have had the best time with all the snow we got. I will post pictures later.
The first day the kids built snowmen. They were going to build one for each person in our family. They did not finish that day but wanted to finish the next. Well, all the ice came over night and it was not good snow to build anything. No big deal, they were satisfied with what they had. Well, on the third day I look out my window and see two little boys in our yard destroying the kids snowmen. I was a little surprised to see them in the yard and then more surprised to see them knocking over the snowmen. The biggest shock was when I realized their mom was standing in the street watching them. I do not know these little boys or their mom. When the kids came down and saw their snowmen destroyed, they were very upset. Landon was upset at first but when I told him they were probably around five years old he was fine with it. He said, "well that explains it!" Mia on the other hand will probably never forget it. She wanted a full description of what they looked like. She was upset with me because I didn't open the door and explain to them how hard they had worked. She wanted to go to their house and challenge them to a snowball fight... our family against their family. She said they wouldn't have a chance. Or better yet, Logan could just wrestle them. I understand kids do crazy things sometimes. Mine have done their fair share, but I guarantee you they wouldn't get away with it if I was watching. Mia plopped herself in a chair in front of the window just hoping they would come back because she wanted to give them a piece of her mind. I tried to explain to her that it was okay and was best to just try not to let it upset her so much. The damage was done and their was nothing we could do at that point. She finally went and played, but every once in awhile would say, "We worked so hard on those snowmen. I can't believe they would do that." I know it doesn't seem like much but she had spent hours outside working on them to make them perfect and was so sad to see them destroyed in a matter of minutes. Plus she is female and we tend to overreact sometimes, just sometimes!! The hard lessons of life we have to learn!!
The first day the kids built snowmen. They were going to build one for each person in our family. They did not finish that day but wanted to finish the next. Well, all the ice came over night and it was not good snow to build anything. No big deal, they were satisfied with what they had. Well, on the third day I look out my window and see two little boys in our yard destroying the kids snowmen. I was a little surprised to see them in the yard and then more surprised to see them knocking over the snowmen. The biggest shock was when I realized their mom was standing in the street watching them. I do not know these little boys or their mom. When the kids came down and saw their snowmen destroyed, they were very upset. Landon was upset at first but when I told him they were probably around five years old he was fine with it. He said, "well that explains it!" Mia on the other hand will probably never forget it. She wanted a full description of what they looked like. She was upset with me because I didn't open the door and explain to them how hard they had worked. She wanted to go to their house and challenge them to a snowball fight... our family against their family. She said they wouldn't have a chance. Or better yet, Logan could just wrestle them. I understand kids do crazy things sometimes. Mine have done their fair share, but I guarantee you they wouldn't get away with it if I was watching. Mia plopped herself in a chair in front of the window just hoping they would come back because she wanted to give them a piece of her mind. I tried to explain to her that it was okay and was best to just try not to let it upset her so much. The damage was done and their was nothing we could do at that point. She finally went and played, but every once in awhile would say, "We worked so hard on those snowmen. I can't believe they would do that." I know it doesn't seem like much but she had spent hours outside working on them to make them perfect and was so sad to see them destroyed in a matter of minutes. Plus she is female and we tend to overreact sometimes, just sometimes!! The hard lessons of life we have to learn!!
Conversations
One of my favorite things to do is listen to my children have conversations with each other. I do not record them enough and know I will regret that one day. Tonight the boys got home late from wrestling practice and they were hungry. They fixed some bowls of oatmeal and went to the table. I was in the kitchen when I heard the following conversation.
(Logan was very tired and grumpy)
Logan: I hate wrestling practice. It is too much work.
Landon: Logan, that is how we get better.
Logan: But my legs hurt.
Landon: That is a good thing. That means you are going to get stronger.
Logan: What if my legs still hurt tomorrow? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Landon: It is a good thing. In a few days they will stop hurting and you will be stronger.
Logan: okay
(Logan was very tired and grumpy)
Logan: I hate wrestling practice. It is too much work.
Landon: Logan, that is how we get better.
Logan: But my legs hurt.
Landon: That is a good thing. That means you are going to get stronger.
Logan: What if my legs still hurt tomorrow? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Landon: It is a good thing. In a few days they will stop hurting and you will be stronger.
Logan: okay
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