Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day! I think we should all remember how lucky we are to live in this wonderful country. I am so thankful for all of the men, women, (and canine) soldiers that have served and still serve our country. I will for sure keep them and their loved ones close to my heart today.

This has been one long week! I have been very much under the weather this weekend. I am so thankful for this wonderful man I call my husband for stepping in and stepping up when needed, and doing it all when I couldn’t. I know how crazy these kids are, and he’s done an incredible job, and I am so thankful! I am so lucky to have a true partner in life.

This week, the boys have been changing their nap time (against my will) and omitting nap time altogether on some days (also against my will). We have had many afternoon “snack picnics” and spent lots of time outside since it has warmed up significantly. They love being outside, and love having Ranger with us! During one of their nap time regressions, the boys made a mess out of the playroom. I asked Joseph to pick up the toys he threw on the floor and he just stared through me like I wasn’t there. I asked him again (looking him directly in the eyes) and he smirked. He still didn’t pick up the toys, so I firmly told him to do it once more. He looked up at me and said “Sorry. I not Joseph. I’m Jacksie!” The little bugger was trying to pull the twin switch on me already! During another one of their non-napping moments, they climbed the bureau and looked into the monitor. It has two way voice, so I told Jackson to get down, as I distinctly saw his little face up close and personal. He looked into the monitor and said “You go to sleep, Mama!” If only, fresh boy. If only…

Taylor has been taking swimming lessons in school (once per week). Although she’s much more comfortable and happy in the pool, she’s far from an Olympic athlete. We were invited to observe the swim class this week, and it was hilarious. She did everything she was told, but she honestly cared more about the geese and “baby geese” that she could see outside the pool window. At one point, she swam the full length of the pool with her class, and then had everyone stopped at the other end and looking out the window to discuss the geese and what they were doing. Even the instructors were talking about them! Leave it to my kid to notice animals when she’s supposed to be paying attention to something else. On Friday morning, she ran up to me for a hug and put her head between my breasts. She said “Wow! These things sure are huge. And look! I can feel the baby kicking in one! It’s a sister!” She’s still obsessed with having a sister and promised she’d be happy with one baby this time instead of two. Not happening, kid.

On Saturday morning, Todd walked into the boys room to hear them yelling “Hot! Hot!” They had climbed on their bureau and reached around the bookshelf portion (by doing some incredible ninja moves that I wish I had seen) and turned on their heat – all the way. Fortunately, it wasn’t on for long. Unfortunately, we decided to remove the knob that night so they couldn’t do it again, and we didn’t realize that by doing so, the heat was left in a permanent on position and the knob couldn’t be replaced. Oops. We are very lucky that one of our neighbors is an electrician and came over at 8pm on a Saturday to fix it for us. We would have been in a bad situation otherwise! Also, one small boy may have gotten stuck in between the sofa and love seat. He literally couldn’t free himself, and of course, I stopped for pictures.