A jumble of on goings...

The kids are growing like weeds and I wonder often how quickly time is passing me by. I have 25 more weeks of school with kids and then another week after that to pack up my room. Then I'll be home with the kids!

Last Sunday as I was with E getting him to bed, he asked me why I had to go to work. I gave him my usual answer of "so we can have money to buy ___." He responded by saying that when he's 5 I'd be home. I said yes and then he says, "I can't wait until I'm 5."  Me too, little one. Me too.

I guess G told my mom the next day that he wanted me to stay home and that only Paul should go to work. 

I'm really looking forward to being the mom, wife, and woman I want to be...and nothing else.

E continues to ride his bike. He zooms and rides so quickly that I can't keep up! We practice writing his name, and are working on letter sounds and writing other words. He started soccer last wek and loved every minute of it. I had fun because it was just the two of us. I find that I don't get enough time with just him and me, so it's special when we have the time together. He really loves school and talks about what he does and learns. He's becoming such a better brother and teaches G too.

G is continually surprising us with his vocabulary and actions. He really is just a little copycat of his brother. He still nurses and we will be potty training soon. He loves to draw and color. These are definitely the "terrible twos". Sharing isn't his forte, but biting and hitting are. G can be very thoughtful and will say thank you a lot.

These guys are pretty awesome.

The reason it rains

As we left the mall today, E kept asking about why it rains. I gave him a scientific answer about how water evaporates and builds up in clouds. Then when the clouds get heavy, rain will fall.

Apparently, my answer wasn't good enough. 

E told me that is was because Jesus was crying. Or that he was peeing on us.

Thankful

On the way to my Mom's today with just G and me:

G: "Thank you, Mommy."

Me: "Oh, what are you thankful for?"

G: "For Daddy."

Halloween 2013

We did our second annual chili dinner outside on the driveway. Grandma, Papa and Papa Jack joined us for dinner and trick or treating.

E was the Incredible Hulk and G wa san orange monster.

The Incredible Hulks!

I also made myself a Bayside Tigers sweatshirt for the occasion!

Bikes

E and G are into riding their bikes lately. I'm hoping to start jogging while E rides since he goes pretty quickly!

Learning about dinosaurs

E has been into watching shows about dinosaurs lately. Not cartoon shows, but real Nat Geo type shows.

Yesterday he wanted to watch one so I turned on the most recent episode. The first scene we saw was of one dino ripping off the head of another for dinner. 

Here's the conversation that took place:

Me: "Umm...I think we should watch a different dinosaur show. This one didn't look too good."

E: "Nooooo! I want to learn about dinosaurs! Don't you want me to learn about dinosaurs?!"

Fall Break {the rest}

On Thursday, Paul took the day off of work and we went to the children's museum again.  He was going to a friend's cabin with some of the guys later that evening, so it was nice to get some family time in before he left.

The next day, my parents came to hang out with the boys (and me).  They were nice enough to take us out to the state fair on it's opening day.  E and G really enjoyed seeing the livestock that were there, but did not care for the level of noise that came with the fairgrounds.  Each ride was blasting music from speakers and it was just too loud for E.  G didn't seem to mind, but he did like riding the carousel. We ate pizza at Sam's Club and then headed back to get the boys down for bed.

On Saturday, E had soccer practice and wanted my dad to play with him.  I'm impressed at how much better E is getting.  He seems to really enjoy it so we signed him up for another session of soccer starting in December.  We played at the park for a bit afterwords and then went home for naps.  Paul came home that evening and the boys made him a sign.  Even E helped write some of the words that were on it.