Happy Birthday to My Babies

Well it was this day, two years ago, that I was in labor with my two boys. After 15 weeks of strict bed rest, with 8 of those weeks in the hospital, they made their entry about 6 weeks early. Monkey arrived at 10:15pm and Bubs arrived 10 minutes later at 10:25!

Our lives were changed forever, but I wouldn’t change it back for all the world. They have been such a joy and a blessing in my life!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Monkey AND Bubs!

I GOTCHU!

The boys are growing leaps and bounds in their development, and more noticeably in their vocabulary. It was like all of a sudden they woke up talking! Their favorite thing to play now it I gotchu! It is so cute to watch because they come up to me and try and tickle me and say I GOTCHU mommy! I usually go after them and they just laugh and spit all over themselves. They get to laughing so much that eventually the only thing they can get out is I GOT before they take off running and laughing in between hiccups! LOL

Today Bubs has a new word…it is Octopus! But he pronounces it Pot-o-puts hehe…so cute!

Gone to the zoo!

Today was the boy’s first visit to the zoo and we had alot of fun.   It was a little on the warm side today, but other than that we really enjoyed it!  They were most excited to see the snakes and the tiger so we spent a lot of time there.   We plan to go back in the Fall when the temperatures are a little more reasonable and the animals aren’t hiding because of the heat.   On our way out we hit the gift shop and the boys picked out a tube of different kinds of toy frogs  Ribbit!   LOL

Fun outdoor activity

Yesterday it was an unusually cool day for Summer! We have a black driveway so I decided to bust out the sidewalk chalk with the boys and do a little artistic creation. As the creative juices starting flowing I decided to draw a road on the driveway and got out the boys little bobby cars. Monkey caught on right away and was driving his car on the road LOL. He had a blast and it is a great idea! They loved the idea of drawing on the ground and then took turns running in circles stepping on all the new artwork on the ground. We weren’t sure what that was about but they were laughing and having fun, so it was a big hit. If boredom has taken over, then this might be an idea to help get out of the funk. It helps lil ones explore their creativity and gives them something new to try. Be creative, draw a town with a road, Spell their name, do the alphabet, draw things for them to identify, or just make spots for them to jump on. The possibilities are endless.! It gets the family fresh air and most important time together!

Keeping Them Busy!

I ran across a list of things to have on hand for busy toddlers taken from the family education site and thought I would share. I am always looking for things to do with my boys. It always nice to have a variety of supplies on hand ad at the ready, especially on rainy days when you are stuck indoors! Also varying their activities helps with all aspects of their development!

Top 10 Materials to Have on Hand for Toddler Activities

1. Crayons: Remove the labels from crayons when possible. For the younger child, fatter crayons work best. (Crayola makes a great triangular crayon!)
2. Construction paper: Construction paper is very versatile. Be sure to keep a wide variety of colors on hand.
3. Poster board: Use poster board when you need a stronger, more durable paper.
4. White craft glue: You can also use rubber cement or school paste for most projects. Choose what works best for you and your child.
5. Old magazines: Old magazines are a wonderful source for collage and activity pictures. Nature and home-living magazines are the best for this.
6. Scissors: In addition to adult scissors for you, purchase a pair of safety scissors for your child. If you wish, you can also find beginners’ guiding scissors and fancy-edged scissors at school supply stores.
7. Felt-tip markers: Markers are useful for adding small details to projects. Washable markers are available.
8. Food coloring: This is handy for coloring homemade dough and various other craft materials. Please note: It does stain.
9. Recycled household materials: You can reuse materials such as egg cartons, yarn scraps, toilet paper tubes, and boxes for many activities.
10. Tempera paint: Tempera paint is an easy paint for your child to work with. It has a nice smooth texture and comes in many colors.

Mommy It’s Schtuuuck! It’s Stuck

My youngest son Bubs by 10 whole minutes, has a new word in his vocabulary! He is always saying “it’s stuck”! It is so funny to hear him and I get a chuckle out of it almost every day. Anyway, I caught him on video so I thought I would share. Watch them zoom around the house on their cars and ignore the “fork” in the road…literally! HA HA! My work is never done! ENJOY!

Wearing them out!

I am at home most of the day with the boys and it isn’t always was to get outdoors with them because they are so incredibly active and I am just one person. Usually I am pretty good and herding LOL but if one of the boys runs towards the street and they are fast!!! and the other runs for the woods…I have a problem on my hands! So tonight was another perfect evening so we took a stroll with the boys and the dog on the path behind the house. It is so nice because we can let them walk along and they can expel their energy. I managed to get a few pictures on our walk tonight, so I thought I would share 🙂

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today my husband and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary. It’s amazing how time flies! The weather today was beautiful! I got my husband a pair of well needed sneakers and he took me to get some pretty hanging plants for the backyard. We had Japanese Steakhouse for dinner Yummy! and then we took the boys for a stroll along the dam. All in all it was a great day 🙂

Bouncing off the walls

The weather was bad outside most of the day so I didn’t get to take the boys out to play. It seems they had incredible pent up energy because they couldn’t go out and run it off. They were bouncing off the walls and I wanted to run and hide. Don’t ya wish you could bottle that energy sometimes?

Where is it?

Well here is a another case of search and destroy…I was trying to put together the baby gate this morning and one of my parts went missing. 😐 So here I was knowing darn well that I had all four pieces when I started! So I searched for a full 45 minutes…talking to my toddlers the whole time showing them the part I needed LOL Im like “show mommy where you put it.” They kept bringing me everything but what I needed. So I went to the toy room and searched like a maniac and eventually found it in with the cars…I should have known.

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