Friday: school and bike

This morning I went to Isaac's school for a family day activity.  We made a picture frame, Isaac read a book to me, and I saw this journal entry for the day: why I love my family.  It was a nice time.  Isaac was so excited for me to come, and it was nice to see him in his classroom.

Afterwards I got home, and Joshua told me to leave because he wasn't finished playing with CC. I didn't leave the house, but was happy to let them play a bit more.  Then Joshua and I went on a bike ride.  It was the first real time Joshua was on a pedal bike, so I took a pushing stick along too.  It was a good idea...I didn't feel as though I always had to say, "keep pedaling" and he could work on steering by itself.

Isaac played with a tape measure for quite a while after school.

Wednesday: healthy...almost

After having set up an appointment with the doctor for Joshua's ongoing fever, he woke up today without one.  I expect it was the phone call that did it. :)

We went for a bike ride.  This was the slowest bike ride I've ever walked with.  By the end he was a bit faster, so there is a chance he can do the balance bike again...we'll have to see.

We wore the same shirt today...Puppy and me.

Grey Bear's new tracker is still being figured out.  I think I might have figured out that last part that really needed to happen in order for it to work for us.  Anyway, it also has a feature that you can use to take pictures...I forget what the name is...but you push the button and it takes a picture.  The boys were excited about this.

I made Puppy a peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich.  He proceeded to put his applesauce on the top of the bun and then wouldn't eat it because it was too messy.  I made him eat a few bites anyway.  After getting his pjs on he ate the bottom part.

Isaac had ice skating lessons again.  (Joshua was home, since he had a fever in the last 24 hours.)  I think Isaac doubled his speed, although I'm not sure that's saying much.  He made it across the short dimension of the rink in about four minutes.  He's also rather good at going backwards with the hip twist.  I was much happier with the instruction this time.

I got home to find Ben with a fever.  :(  Hopefully it's not the same thing.

Tuesday: 14 years!

Today marks our 14th anniversary!  Woo-hoo!

We didn't do anything special.  We didn't even take a picture (yet).  What we did do is take care of a sick child who stubbornly won't get better but is rather normal with medicine and get a tracker for Grey Bear.  Grey Bear got lost for the umpteenth time this weekend and I was surprisingly worried about him.  (I finally found him.  I also found the laundry detergent container and the squirt bottles that I had been looking for.)

Monday: a sick stick

Joshua was still running a fever today.  However, once the medicine kicked in he was always back to his normal self.  I really have no idea what is wrong with him, because even when the fever has been up he's still been hungry.

I was singing a nonsense song today about sticks climbing up a clock and Joshua was suddenly like, "Mom!  Do you want to see me be a stick?"  Of course I did.  He explained the different elements to being a stick...eyes closed, hands at your sides, and feet together.

I am also rather sick, but with something different.  Allergies perhaps?  A spring cold?  Either way, my nose is plugged or running (annoying either way) and the medicine I've been trying doesn't seem to be touching it.

Sunday: Happy Mother's Day

It was a very nice day today.  There was some extra love and some good mothering dealing with sickness and bathroom accidents.

I got to sleep in, which was lovely.  Then the boys brought me breakfast in bed and some presents.  Isaac did a lot of blue things through out the day because he knows that's my favorite color...he picked out blue fabric as a gift, wore blue clothes, choose a blue background for the church gift, and colored a thing from school blue.  I got lots of hugs and kisses from him throughout the day.

Joshua only told me once that he doesn't love me, tried to give his Mother's day gift from church to Ben, and wouldn't give me any extra hugs.  However, he did fall asleep on my lap in church and came to sit on my lap when he wasn't feeling well, so we all know he loves me.  (Dumb fever.  Where did he get it from anyway?

Joshua filled this out in school.  Only a few are correct and a few I really scratched my head at.  For example, "my mom cooks the best hamburgers."  We hadn't had hamburgers for dinner for several months when I got this.  Ironically, we were having them that night.  Joshua ate the top part of the bun.  This is about what I expected him to do, since he has never liked hamburgers and I have no idea why those got listed.

Friday: oh well

Today could have gone a bit better, but it didn't go all that poorly either.

We got new sandals for the boys.  Joshua decided that meant he should wear them right away, even though it was raining and about 45 degrees.  He stayed out for about ten minutes...longer than I expected.

I got Isaac a new green ink pad.  He immediately made his hands all green for hand prints.

Thursday: raspberries

Isaac and I planted the raspberry sticks today.

The boys are enjoying building "the spaceship" (i.e. Millennium Falcon) with Ben.