The boys are apparently trying to out-do themselves with each passing day. Joseph woke up happy and ready for the day, while Jackson saw the sunlight and had a vampire moment. We had a fun, uneventful morning, but they were tired. I put them in their room for nap time, and that’s when the fun started. They suddenly gained energy and tried to break their door down. They figured out how to work together to remove the child proof door handle lock that is on the inside of their door, and started to open it and come out. I’m so paranoid about them leaving the house while we are asleep, or showering, etc. They know how to open the gate and the front door, so I’m definitely on heightened alert. I immediately reset the lock and went into the garage to see what I could find. While I was down there, I heard two sets of heavy footsteps running down the hall and I heard the boys screaming “I did it! I did it!” As soon as they heard me on the stairs, they scampered into their room and slammed the door. For the time being, I have the door lock, a baby gate, the gate at the top of the stairs, the locked front door, and an eye-hook lock on the screen door, which they can’t reach. I figure those are enough methods of security for now until I can find another solution. They continue to outsmart us.

While the boys were in their room again planning their next heist, Taylor and I did some practice work for school. She loves doing her letters, numbers, and math. We’ve worked on some reading and basic sentences too, and she continues to impress me. She even asked to do some more work tonight once her brothers were asleep. I love to watch her learn and love that she’s so passionate about it.

I heard some evil laughter coming from the boys’ room and saw a large lump when I looked in the monitor. I went in and found that the boys had burrowed themselves underneath their sheets. The laid still and kept telling each other “Shhhhhh!” with the hopes that I wouldn’t actually hear them. I wonder what they will come up with next.

We played outside for about half an hour before the sky opened up and we had a major storm. The kids actually loved it, once we were inside the safety of the car. They thought the lightning was fun, and they were calling it “fireworks.”

Tonight, I was adventurous, and I decided to cut Taylor’s hair. Her hair is so incredibly long, but she had some split ends and pieces that were really uneven. I figured I couldn’t do too much harm since her hair is really curly and wouldn’t be as noticeable if I screwed up. I think I did a pretty good job. She was excited about it, and she’s completely trusting of me. She loves the final result, even though as I was cutting her hair she said “I can’t even watch this, Mom.” I will probably entrust professionals to do her hair as she gets older, but for now, this was fun.