Tuesday: voting

I voted today.  I brought the boys with me; they always love to get the stickers.  It was busy when I went at 8:20, but by the time I was ready to get into a voting spot one had just opened up.  So there was no wait.  I was number 172.

I'm also happy to report that God is in control.  No matter who is president.  

58 months

Isaac turned 58 months old several days back.

He has been extra wild and crazy this past month.

We've had several interesting what-if scenarios..."What if Clifford was as big as the universe?"  "What if rain was actually rocks on fire?"  The questions and commentary doesn't stop.

He now likes school...did I mention that last month?...because there are new toys.  He still loves to play.  He doesn't enjoy going to the gym but loves gymnastics.  He also likes bath time and can easily spend two hours in the bath now that we're doing it in the afternoon.

He and Joshua are still playing quite well together and really, it has made my life much easier.  I don't get asked to play as much, although that could also be a result of the other activities throughout the week.  He is also extremely caring of Joshua (although more often when we're out of the house and Joshua might need a little extra caring.)  The other day at the library story time was packed and he wound he way to the middle.  Then scarves were distributed, so he got one for Joshua too and wound his way back.  Joshua wanted to follow Isaac, so Isaac took him by the hand to make sure he got to the right place.  <3 p="">

He does not enjoy cleaning his room.  Some weeks it goes really quickly and some weeks he drags his heels.  The other chores he doesn't love, but tolerates much better.  We've also started doing PJs and teeth during chore time because Ben and I were getting frustrated trying to prod him to go faster.  Now he can take an unreasonable amount of time to put his pajamas on and it doesn't matter quite as much.

He does space out sometimes.  Tonight during putting on your pajama time he was undressed and then came out with his day pants back on.

Isaac seems to show love through food.  He's regularly giving/making treats to show us that he loves us or to help a hurt (such as a headache) go away.  The main problem is that he can't make his treats on his own...his current one is pretzels with nutella and mini m&ms.  (I liked the ones with raisins better.)

Sunday: family 2

Isaac and Evelyn both woke up before 7am (not surprising, due to the time change.)  Joshua and JJ were already up, but since Isaac's clock wasn't green the older two stayed in bed, laughing, talking, and shrieking.  Lots of shrieking.

Dad and Pat came over a bit later.

We went for a walk right before lunch.  The kids all held hands for a short bit of the walk, but when they did that they were rather slow.

We also blew out the sprinklers today...the last winterization thing to do.  So winter can come now!

Saturday: family

Nathan and his family came up to visit this weekend. We started with a trip to the critter barn.





We came home and hung out for the rest of the day. Dad and Pat were around quite a bit too, which was fun.

Isaac and Evelyn are having a sleep over in Isaac's room. It took them forever to go to sleep because they were talking and reading books. It was super cute.

Thursday: when Ben is running late...

Give your kids some frozen tasty water in bowls and tell them they can't use their hands and the bowls need to stay on the ground.

I got a good 20 minutes from it with minimal mess.  Although Joshua's face was stained rather red.

27 months

Joshua has turned 27 months a few days ago.

Attitude: most of the time he is much more happier than previous months.  Except when he's not happy, and then he's very not happy.  I think some of the happiness is being able to play with Isaac more.  Some of the unhappiness might be due to hunger.

Activities: he has been enjoying playing with Duplos, coloring, and running.  Er...dancing.  Which is running with music.  Periodically he likes putting people or baby night-night.

Potty training: Has been going really well, but doesn't go to the bathroom on his own.  This often results in about one messy accident a day.

Routine: he is starting to understand that we have a routine.  He often asks if it is a school day and sometimes if it is a gym day.

Talking: He has lots of words, but it isn't uncommon for him to whisper.  Apparently he does this a lot at school.  He does it sometimes at home, but usually he is normal or loud.  He doesn't like to count around Ben, but can sort of do 1-13.  I've never heard it all at once though.

People: He doesn't seem to favor one person more than another as much right now.  Ben and I tend to be pretty equal - sometimes he wants one, sometimes another.  He loves playing with Isaac.  He gets excited to see grandparents or CC.

Tuesday: reasons Joshua cries at night

1. He wants his blanket back on.  Understandable.
2. His wipe is 2" away from his hand.
3. He threw all his books out of his bed (for the second time) and wants more.
4. His pillowcase is messed up.