Playdates Playdates Playdates

The month's only half way through and we've had so many fun playdates, the kids will soon be spoiled with all the fun.

Here we are with our friends Olivia and Benjamin:



Here we are with our friends Sam and Emma:




And of course with our beautiful cousins Emily and Erin:





Thank you all so much for keeping us company! We had sooooo much fun, as you can see. Hope to do it all again. We did have another playdate with our handsome cousins Aryel and Elon, but silly Mommy forgot the batteries for the camera, so hopefully Zeyde will send some pictures her way and she will post them soon.

Potty Success!

Jacob went Poopoo on the potty! It was small (sorry tmi), but it's a start.

There I was, lying on the couch trying to get some rest, when all of a sudden I smell this peepee smell. Then I hear Jacob say, "Mommy, I took off my diaper." Yep, he had taken off his diaper and then put it right in my face. What a way to treat your mother! LOL So I decided if he's going to take off his diaper, I was going to make him go to the potty. He resisted, and I literally dragged him there (which I know you're not supposed to do), and told him he could flush the toilet if he went. Once he got ON the potty, he was fine. Then he started pushing (yes, he knows what the potty is for). "It not working, Mommy. Poopoo stuck." Then I encouraged him to keep trying. I heard some toots, then he said, "It not working" again. Joshua came in and decided he wanted in on it too. So there they were, both on the potty. Jacob decided "it not working" and stood up. Low and behold, there was poopoo in the potty! I cheered, "You went poopoo in the potty!" He looked down so surprised, then had the biggest smile on his face. So he got to flush the toilet and wash his hands, a big reward for him. Hopefully, we'll soon be out of diapers for good!

Here they are at previous "unsuccessful" attempts.

Too Cool 4 Pre-school

The kids have been going to school since last September. It is a parent participated school, so I have always been there with them. Jacob moved to the "sibling room" in October. After some adjustment (crying hysterically) he loves it. Well, today was the day that all three started drop off pre-school. Boy was I worried... for the teachers! As I dropped them off, they played with the sand and water table that was set up. They were already having so much fun, they didn't even notice when I said goodbye and left! I instantly felt bored and anxcious, like there was something I forgot. I also found that you can spend a lot of money in 3 hours if you're bored. It seems they had an "amazing" first day and there were no tears shed. They even hugged all their teachers and friends when it was time to go. Wow, 3 free hours every Friday. I think I'm in heaven!

I've also taken advice from everyone and separated the boys for their naps. It's worked out very well, and are now sleeping again! Woohooo! Life is good.

Fourth of July was lots of fun. There was swimming at Grandma and Papa's, a bbq, then off to Titi Julie's house for fireworks and smores! Yum. Everyone had fun and didn't want to wake up for school the next day.

Happy Birthday Gamma. I love you. I miss you.

What a day! Yesterday began with me waking up and opening the door to two little naked boys who pooped all over their beds and themselves and were having a good ol' poopy party. Yuck! Then I tried to potty train, and when Joshua had an accident, all three wanted to "help" clean up and got wipies and got down on their hands and knees in it "cleaning up". Yuck, again! And Jacob refuses to get on the potty, though he did pee on the potty, but, unfortunately, his aim was off and missed it completely. Needless to say, I'm putting off potty training for another month or two. Hopefully, by then, the sleeping situation will have calmed down.

Did I mention the boys broke my blinds in their room? Now their room is filled with light. So I put on some tinting film, which they proceeded to peel right off. Other than boarding up the window, I'm not really sure what I to put up.

They're really giving me a run for my money this week!