I had had a particularly long day and wanted to get the kids into bed a few minutes earlier than normal so I had a little break from them. I fed them dinner and had Mason and Chloe bathed and in their clean pajamas by 6:30 so we could read stories, say prayers, etc. without rushing. Gavin won't bath with the other two anymore because he doesn't want them looking at him so I put him in the tub after I got the kids out and dressed.
My neighbor (the crazy one) called while Gavin was in the tub so I was a little distracted trying to figure out how to get off the phone with her this time. (I can't keep pinching my kids to make them cry and you can never get a word in otherwise to say you need to go and if you "get disconnected accidentally" she will just call back or come over). When I finally got off the phone this is what I found.
Gavin and Mason (in his pajamas and nighttime pull-up) in an almost overflowing bathtub of dirty water because Gavin was wearing his "water shoes". It was so funny but at the same time so overwhelmingly exhausting. So much for my get to them to bed early plan.
They usually go to bed at 8pm, my plan was 7:45.
Actual bedtime after cleaning the bathtub and re-bathing both boys and listening to blah blah blah?
9:10pm
Chloe's new hat
Her ponytail after her nap
It's finally nice enough to ride bikes outside
Brigham playing balloons at Auntie Teri's
One of the many distractions I use to keep Mason entertained on the potty. I take pictures of him while he wears funny things or pulls funny faces and then I show them to him
Gavin on his birthday
Gavin buried himself in stuffed animals on his bed...
...and then Chloe stuffed herself in the basket for the stuffed animals
Chloe taking a "nap in kib" (nap in her crib)
Mason loaded his truck with all the necessities: a truck, one of his "rags" and his pen-gin" (penguin which is actually a duck)
Gavin has been quizzing me about "real pineapples" so we bought one to dissect and eat
Mason waiting
We cut up a bunch of fruit for breakfast and then tried to convince Gavin and the kids that the strawberries were really our tongues, they didn't buy it.
Chloe helping Mason put on his shoes.
Chloe can do her own shoes, socks and pants, but Mason can't/won't. I have tried to show him how, help him, teach him, but he's not interested.
Chloe still sometimes puts her shoes on the wrong feet and it makes me giggle
Gavin hooked his glasses straw to his silly straw. That's a lot of sucking for a drink.
I guess ripping up paper was just too exhausting for Chloe so she had to take a break for a nap
Mason's feet less than an hour after I put his socks on the right way
Time to go shopping
Her hair after naptime
Trying out her big girl bed
Gavin putting together his Lego man from Ella
He had so much fun doing it
