New Calling

I got a new calling today in church. I am now the Relief Society secretary. I am looking forward to a new calling. They left in the President but changed the rest of the presidency, and the two counselors are friends of mine - so we should have fun together.

Today was also nice at church because Drew went into nursery with no problem. When I dropped him off, I thought my baby is to little to be going to nursery. He was still happy when I picked him up. I guess that was a good first day for him.....hopefully that will continue.

Christmas is Over :(

It is always sad to have Christmas day end. I think that it is the day that we look forward to every year. Our boys were so excited about Christmas - they are fascinated by the magic of the feeling of Christmas - and that made Christmas even better this year.

We had a great Christmas Eve with my parents who stayed the night. We watched Polar Express, and set the cookies and coke (because Santa's picture was on it, so it must be his favorite drink) and my computer (so Santa could check his email). Look up on the computer to see that Santa was in Florida, (we had been watching all day). And then Miles announced to us that he needed to hurry up to bed. I think that Christmas Eve is the ONLY night of the year that my kids are asking if it is time to go to bed.

I was the first one up Christmas morning. So I got the rest of the family up and we all walked down stairs together, and the boys went crazy when they saw the present that were left by Santa. It was so much fun to watch them open a present and then play with it. It took us a while to open the presents because they open every toy completely and put it together and try it out. They didn't like the clothes - those are boring presents. They also had a silver bell from Santa's reindeer left in there stocking. Miles caught on to that from the movie that watched. He rang his bell and asked everyone in the room if they could hear it.

We all had a great day and I think that everyone liked their presents. Now I can't wait for Christmas again.

I Need to be in Bed

OK it is almost 2:00 in the morning and yes I am still a wake, and blogging. I really need to go to bed! Troy took Miles and Tyson to Katie's house tonight for Alex's birthday, I stayed home with my sick baby. The boys had a blast. Troy called me on the way home and told me all about the magician and Tyson interrupting the show acting silly, and getting motorcycle balloons, and eating popcorn. I was sitting on couch when they get home holding Darth Vader. Miles comes in and sits on the couch looks at me throw up all over me and Drew. When he is done he looks at me and says "I think I ate to much popcorn." Popcorn has not been our friend this week!

I don't know if Miles is actually sick, or really did just eat to much popcorn. Troy already declared that we are not going to church tomorrow. Good thing, because I would have to be getting up in like 4 hours. So, I have been up washing my couch (thank goodness it has slip covers), making Power Rangers capes and watching old Criminal Minds. While waiting to see if Miles is going to throw up again, and if Drew is actually going to stay asleep more than 10 minutes. Poor thing, it is so sad when your babies are sick, I know that he is going to feel better in a day or two, but I know he doesn't know that. I feel so helpless when my baby's are sick - I guess that is part of being a Mom. Good night, I hope that tomorrow is a better day. It better be, Christmas is in 2 days.

Darth Vader Came Last Night

When I got home from yoga this morning I could hear Drew walking across the room he sounded like Darth Vader. I scooped him up and his really clear running nose was now disgusting. My only thought - "It is a holiday weekend!! I am never going to get him into the doctor today!!"

I called the pediatrician and they didn't have any appointments, but told me to come in and they would work us in. I am so glad that we were able to get in. He is just starting with an infection, one lung was clear, one was starting to get fluid in it, and his ear are red. I think that we caught it just in time - and probably saved Drew from a miserable Christmas. We are starting him on antibiotics today and hopefully he will be ready and healthy for Christmas morning.

Of Course We're Sick

Christmas is in 4 days so of course we are sick. The holidays come and someone has to be sick....it is like Murphy's law. I was sick over Thanksgiving, so I guess it is time for everyone else to get sick now. Drew was starting to get wheezy yesterday, and has not felt good all day. This morning Tysie started with the same junk. I have been giving them medicine today, and they have both taken good naps. Hopefully the next couple of days everyone can get some good rest and the colds will be gone by Monday. (We will keep our fingers cross)

Friday Funnies

I thought I would share some of our family funniest that I haven't wrote yet.

Miles: Miles is trying to teach himself how to read. So we are in the stage of Mommy how do you spell...? The other day Miles was trying to write Power Rangers SPD (which our kids SCP - that is our pool supply company) So we start P - P, O - O, W - is that like a M but upside down - Yes, E - E, R - R, New word R - I all ready did a R, no this is another R, but I already have an R, Power has an R, and Rangers an R, I ALREADY HAVE AN R, OK....A - A, N - N, G - I don't know how to do a G, yes you do it is like a C with a line in the middle, oh yeah G, E - E, S - S, then for SPD you just write the letters SPD, no how do you spell SCP, just SPD, no I need the letters that spell SCP, honey they are just letters SPD, they are not a word. You're not listening to me I want to know how to spell SCP, SPD. (This went on for awhile, then he gave up, and decided that I wasn't listening and left the room)

Tyson: Tyson was singing "Santa Claus is coming to Town". After listen to him, I realized that he singing the tune of the song, but made his own words....something all the lines of "You better watch out, you better not fight, Power Rangers are coming to town." Can you tell what is on the mind our boys, I think that it is reach obsession levels.

Drew: Drew gets so tickled with himself every time he does something new. So we were eating dinner and I have a little basket that has the napkins in it that I set on the table. Drew opened up the basket grabbed a napkin wiped his face, and then put it back in the basket. Then he looked around the table with a huge smile to make sure that everyone saw what he did. Then he started laughing and kept doing it, because everyone would laugh at him...I think that we may have another family clown.

The Wisemen came from the East

Miles had his school program for the parents yesterday. It was really cute. They acted out the Nativity for us and then sang a couple of songs. Miles was a wiseman, so we made him a cape and added a fur collar that Grandma Whatcott let us borrow. We also made him a crown - he was disappointed that I made him use one from Burger King that I decorated, but I couldn't find a dress up crown that was not a princess crown for him. I thought that he looked really cute.

Yeah Tyson!!

Tyson has made it one week with the potty training. It has been a good week, we have a couple of accidents - mostly not being able to get his pant down, or buttons undone fast enough. He has done really well, I am VERY proud of him. Because he has been going potty this week we went to the store and picked out a toy. He got a new Power Ranger something, I am not sure what it is, I don't think knows either.....but it is Power Rangers and that is all that matters.

Oh Miles

We got home late last night and had early church this morning. So after church we decided everyone in the family needed to have a nap. That was a great idea and embraced by everyone in the family except Miles. He decided that he didn't want or need a nap. So we made a deal that he could have quite time in the playroom. Rules: No TV, no snacks, no computers, and he had to stay in the playroom. We both agreed, I laid down, Miles went to the playroom.

I little while later I heard the microwave door close. I flew out of bed and could immediately smell the burnt popcorn. As I ran past the playroom the TV was on, both mine and Troys computers are sitting on the floor with various things plugged into them. I got down stairs and Miles is cooking popcorn and getting himself a drink. The microwave is smoking!!! I am not sure how long he cooked it for, but ithere is a pocorn bag on fire in my microwave. Now my house stinks!!!

I woke my Troy to help me with the smell issue in our house. We opened up the windows and put fans in the windows, I scrubbed the microwave but it still stinks, I think that it is going to take many cleaning. I am now trying to boil vinegar water and let it set to take out the smell. Every time I open the microwave to change the water, I have to re-clean it because there is brown gross stuff running down the walls. So I guess it is working, but this is gross.

We also went and bought a air purifier....no make that two air purifiers the first one was broken. I put our dinner back in the refrigerator and we left our house for about 4 hours while we let it air out. It was to cool today so we couldn't let the kids stay in the house with all the window open.

I think that it is smelling better tonight, I least I can sit here without my eyes burning like before. I have all my candles going, and I just made cookies. I hope that the smell in gone soon. I do think that it will be awhile before I make anymore popcorn. I think that Miles will wait until Mom can help him next time.

Night Out with my Miley Smiley

We had a fun day as a family today. We took the boys down to the Galleria Mall in Dallas today. I don't think that I have been to this mall since Miles was a baby. The mall was beautifully decorated, and there was a small horn band playing Christmas music that could be heard through the mall. The boys really liked to watch the ice skaters skating around the big Christmas tree. If I would have been thinking before I left I would have grabbed my camera and let Troy take the boys ice skating - but I wouldn't let Troy take the boys for their first skate without pictures. I guess that we will have to do that another day.

Miles and I had our first Miles and Mommy date tonight. I thought that it was fun and enjoyed the time with Miles. We went and watched the Frisco Chorale that Aunt Ruth and Emmi are in perform. I loved it, Miles like the songs that were jazzy so that he could dance around on my lap. He also really got into the clapping. I guess that we don't get to go many things where he gets to clap. To help keep his attention I kept telling him, you are going to really like the last song. It was the Hallelujah Chorus. He was spellbound by the song - and after it was over he looked at me and said, "your right Mom, I did really like that song."

I hope this was the first of many dates night that I get to have with my boys, including their Dad. :)

Our Little Elves

Troy had fun turning our children into elves. We have had fun watching our family members turn into elves also.....but I will not embarrass them.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1424448668

We are Potty Training - Again

Yesterday was a gloomy, icky, cool, rainy day. I thought what better way to spend the day than to potty train Tyson. Tyson has been telling us that he will go potty when he turns 3. He turned 3 and went potty for about a day and a half. Then decided that he needed to grow to be "this big" putting his hand over his head to motion that he needed to grow about 4 more inches. I was going to wait until after Christmas, but after I changed one diaper yesterday - I decided that I didn't want to change diapers anymore, regardless of what Tyson thought. So we went through about a 2 hour power struggle of him wanting a diaper, and me saying no put on underwear. I think after a couple of hours, he decide he was cold and the only way he was going to get pants on was to put on the underwear.

Tyson has done very good. He did really good yesterday in the house, then we were gone all day today Christmas shopping, going to the grocery store and picking up Miles from school, and he went all day. Which I was really glad about, because when we made our first stop and I unloaded the boys I realized that I left his change of clothes at the house. I think this time he is more motivated by the goal of a toy if he has dry pants for a week than the stickers and candy that I tried last time. But Tyson in very strong willed - so we will see who wins this battle.

Santa's Elves Found Us

When I was growing up we had a family tradition that we got knocked on by Santa's Elves. Santa sent out his elves to look in on the boys and girls, and if you were bad, or up to late you would get knocked on as a way of letting you know that the elves saw what you were doing and they were going to tell Santa.

We have been warning the boys, that Santa elves are watching. So tonight we had two little boys that wouldn't go to bed, fight with each other, crying, not putting on their PJ's.....basically driving their Mom crazy. Santa's elf showed up and knocked on the boys. I have never seen two more scared boys. Those tears dried up, PJ's got put on and they dove in their bed and covered their heads faster than you could say Saint Nick. I bet that I don't issues with bedtime tomorrow.

Now I wonder....does the Easter Bunny have helpers? :)

One Last Splash

Today was in the 80's so I heated up the spa for the boys. They loved it, and were so happy to have one last splash of the year.

Go Away Remi

We got the boys the movie Ratatouille to watch on our drive to Nauvoo. It is now the favorite movie and watched everyday. In the meantime, we have discovered that we had mice in our garage. Troy saw their dropping a couple of days before we left for our trip, and then I saw one sitting on top of the dog kennel. So, I got some traps to put out during our trip. We caught one, but knew there were more. Troy has been out rearranging the garage to try to find their hiding places. Anyway, I called our pest control to come out and help us. I have been dreaming about mice, scared to go into the garage, and ready for these uninvited guest to leave. So last night, Troy had a couple of his friend caught in a trap when he got home. I feel bad for the mice - but at the same time they gross me out.

Ok, so now the Ratatouille tie in. Miles knows everything that goes on in our house. So, he knows that we are trying to get rid of some mice. He came up with a great idea, and can't understand why I won't let him do this. He wants to get a applesauce jar to catch the mouse in, and bring it in our house and turn it in a "Fancy Rat". He wants to name it Remi and teach it to cook. He thinks that I am a mean Mom for not let him go out and try to catch one our uninvited friends and then let it live in our house. I hope that the mice disappear some so that I stop have this conversation about why I will not let a mouse live in our house.

Frosty Came to Town

Last night was the Savannah tree lighting celebration. I though that it started at 7:00, it started at 6:00, so we missed Santa and Frosty coming in, the lights turning on, and the little program. I don't think that bothered the boys, they just wanted to see Santa. We had the boys picture taken with Santa, Miles is really in to Christmas this year, so he hopped right up. Tyson was as sure as Miles, and hung back a little. Drew screamed his head off. We will get our picture next week - I bet it is going to be funny. Frosty was also walking around, but Miles was only one that was brave enough to go up and say hi. The night was finished off with a carriage ride. The boys were so excited about it. I don't know if they were more excited about Santa or the carriage ride.

Christmas 2007 Video

This is our year of 2007 in review.

Miles New Glasses

Miles finally got his glasses today. He has been so excited to get his glasses, and it has taken awhile to get them. We took him to an Optometrist who refered us to an Ophthamologist. We took in his prescription and was told it would take awhile to get the "kid lens." I called on Tuesday to see if the glasses were done, told yes. So got Miles excited that we were going to get the glasses to get there and find out that they had the wrong lens. So, today is finally the day that he got to leave with his glasses. I think that he looks cute - a little like George from Stuart Little.

Tyson are You Tired?

We are all exhausted after the last week of driving to Nauvoo and back, and going on little sleep. I think that it caught up with Tyson. This is him at dinner last night.

Liberty Jail

We took an extra day going home so that we could go to Liberty Jail. I was amazed at how small the jail was. I have seen pictures of it, and watched movies were they show Joseph Smith in the jail, but it was something else to see it.

I am glad that we were able to stop and see the church history sights. I want my boys to know the history of our church. I do think that it will help them understand, and gain there own testimonies of this gospel. And gain a greater appreciation of what some of their early ancestors did for them.

Nauvoo

We met my two older brothers and their families and my parents in Nauvoo. The boys were so excited to see their cousins. Tyson has been asking me for the last couple of days, "Is Alex my cousin, or Miles cousin?" "Is Jaxon my cousin, or Miles cousins?" He goes down through the list of all the cousins. He hears me talk about my family and Troy talk about his family, and is now trying to figure out which family is his - but gets really confused that Daddy and Mommy's family are both his family.

We had fun in Nauvoo - Miles remembered some of the things that we did last year. So this time we tried to go in the shops that we didn't see last time. I think that it is fascinating to see how that community lived and worked together to make such a beautiful city. I would love to have seen how it really was in the 1830's.

This time I seemed to be more reflective on how much the early saints were committed to their religion. On Sunday we drove down Parley Street to the waters edge and looked out over the water. This is the road that the saints would have walked down and crossed the river as they were being driving from their homes. As I was standing there in the bitter cold with the snow falling, I can't image how they felled leaving their homes in the middle to of the winter and walking to Utah. I wonder if I have the same conviction as they did toward what I believe.

Our Day in Independence

We left Troy's parents and started our drive to Nauvoo. I am adding to my thanks and saying that I am thankful that Troy let us stop and sleep in a hotel Thursday, instead of driving all the way to Nauvoo in one night.

We stopped and spent about half a day in Independence, Missouri. The boys liked the visitor center, it was very kids friendly (at the least the part we saw). They got to climb on a wagon, and horse and run through a cabin. I enjoyed a refresher course of the church history from that area.

After the visitor center we walked through the Community of Christ temple. It was interesting to hear their version of Joseph Smith, and the doctrine that they decided to keep from our church and what they changed. Miles stayed with me through the tour, while Troy wrestled Drew and Tyson since he had seen the tour before. Miles didn't have to much to say about it. I think that he was bored and didn't really understand what the guy was talking about.

A day of Thanks

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent the day at Troy's parents with his sisters and their families. We had a great time with the family, and had a wonderful dinner. To bad we left town and didn't get any leftovers.

I like Thanksgiving and the time to reflect and give thanks. I am thankful that I live in the United States of America and for the freedoms that I enjoy. I am thankful that we live close to my parents and Troy's parents and that our kids get to see their Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins often. Mostly I am thankful for my loving husband, and sweet boys.

Disney on Ice

We took the kids to see Finding Nemo on Ice the last Wednesday. We didn't tell the kids what we were doing, just that we had a really fun night planning for the family. So we picked up Troy from work and then took the boys to Cici's Pizza, at the request of the boys.Then went down to Reunion Arena for the show. We had great seats, and all the boys, even Drew enjoyed the show. We had a lot of fun, and it was a great start to our holiday season.

Tyson was so excited about the lights that they were selling, and really wanted one. I told him no, that we could get something else. Anyway - as we sitting there waiting for the show to start, every time one of the guys selling the lights would walk by Tyson would jump out of his seat and yell "pick me, pick me" while waving his arms over his head. Needless to say, after about the 4th guy walked by, and everyone behind us was laughing, I bought a light.

Miles little funny thing about the night. Thursday we went over to Troy's parents house for dinner. When Kelly, Troy's sister, came in Miles went up to her and said "guess what we did last night? We went to Walt Disney World!" If Miles got this excited about Disney on Ice - I can't wait to take him to Disneyland.

Bob Ross Wanna Be

I forgot that I took these pictures. Troy and I painted our bathroom on Saturday. I really like how it looks. I was nervous, and kept telling Troy the whole that we were painting it, I don't think that I am going to like this color. Anyway, I was painting the walls, and Troy was making a painting of "happy trees." Even Miles got in on the action.

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

Not really. It has been in the 80's and we are still wearing shorts, but it is suppose to be getting colder tomorrow. I started decorating this week, since we are going to be out of town next week. Miles has been so excited about Christmas - so he has been very eager to help me. I was outside hanging the garland, when I came in Miles wanted me to come see what he did. When I walked in he decorated his room. He is proud of it. I think that he did a good job. It can't see it to well in the picture, but the lights go around their beds with the garland in the front.

Drews Story

Tyson's story has become very popular in our house. Even Drew knows the story. Here is Drew version of the "Scary, Scary. Story."

Fun Memory

Last year we spent Thanksgiving Day with my family, and the Friday after we went to Austin to spend the weekend with Casey and Kelly.

As you can see from the picture we drove downtown, the boys in Uncle Casey's jeep, and the girls and Drew in my car following. This jeep ride started a several month obsession with Miles and Jeeps.

The day before Uncle Rod had giving Miles and Tyson their drive around Jeep that their kids had out grown. So we started going on almost daily walks with Miles and his jeep. When we did go for for walks with the jeep, Miles created his own. One of his favorites was his Nokia Jeep, that looked just like Uncle Casey's. But he also had a yellow jeep, a white jeep, a work jeep, a boat jeep.....you name it he had it. When we went somewhere Miles would get his pretend jeep that fit what we were doing and away we would go.

When Troy started the building the pool, the jeeps got replaced by work trucks. Then Miles had a plumbing truck, a digger truck and tractor, etc. One day at church when I picked Miles up from his class his teacher asked me what my husband did. I said he builds pools. She asked, do you have a lot of trucks? No, just one, Troy's work truck. Oh, she said, Miles talks nonstop about all the truck that he has, I couldn't figure out what your husband did that you would need so many trucks. I giggled, and replied, Miles truck are his pretend trucks.

Sometime during the summer the jeeps and trucks all disappeared. It is sad to say, but I am not even sure when they stopped. Miles imagination has not slowed down, just changed to Power Rangers, Spider man and He-Man. I wish I had his great imagination.

That is not my name

Lately Tyson has become very adamant about what he is to be called. I call Miles, Mr. Miles, or Miley Smiley and his brother call him My My. It doesn't bother him, he doesn't have a preference. A couple of days ago I called Tyson "Mr. Tyson." He informed me that was Miles name, his is "Tysie Wysie" (although he says it "Tyson Wysie".) The other day I called him "Buddy Boy" and again I was told "that is not my name! My name is Tyson Wysie". There you have it, the boy who called himself "Tow Truck," then "Mater," now prefers "Tysie Wysie."

The picture is of Tysie Wysie and Daddy at the mall last night. He fell asleep in the car, and couldn't wake him up. But, I think he made himself very comfortable on Daddy shoulder, and enjoyed his nap.

Miles Rough Day

This morning Miles and Troy had eye appointments. They got there and the doctor called in sick, so then we were frantically trying to find another doctor since Troy didn't have any appointments this morning, and took Miles, so I could stay home with the other two. Trying to find a doctor that would; see a 4 year old, see Troy also, and either take a walk in, or have two appointments together that would be done by noon so Troy could get back to work, was more challenging than I thought it would be. Anyway - Troy found someone, and they had their appointments, but now Miles has got to go see a specialist so that they can dilate his eyes. We are going in next Monday for that.

Waiting a week for an eye appointment probably wouldn't have been a big deal if Miles wasn't devastated that he didn't get to leave today with glasses. He has been so excited to go get his glasses. I met Troy at the doctor to pick up Miles so that he could go to work. The kids and I when went to Target to get a couple of things for our trip. Going to Target with three kids is already an adventure but Miles lost it while we were in the store. He was upset about his glasses or lack of getting glasses and started crying, no he was screaming and weeping, about 5 minutes into our trek through the store. He was upset with me because I wouldn't just go in the glasses store and buy him some. Then he saw a pair of Cars Crocs that he decided he needed. Because I am a mean Mom, and it is suppose to be getting close to winter, (although he didn't understand that as he is standing there in shorts) I told him no. That was his breaking point. I don't think that I could get out of Target fast enough. The other people in Target probably thought so to. Oh life is so hard when you are 4, and things don't work out how you think they should.

Hopefully, next weeks appointment will go better. I will keep my fingers crossed.

Cheers for Mommy

Have you seen the commercial where the mom walks into the room and her family starts clapping, cheering and telling her how wonderful she is. Oh to be appreciated like her. *sign*

Tonight after dinner the boys went upstairs and played x-box (daddy is scoring big points this weekend), and I washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. While I cleaned up I put a couple of the cookies that I bought from Miles school in as a special treat. After everything was done I called upstairs and asked if anyone wanted a surprise. Miles cheered and ran downstairs and announced it's cookies!!! Which then sped up the other coming down.....except for Tysie - he fell asleep already. So we are sitting at the table enjoying our cookies and I asked Drew if he liked his cookies. He smiled really big and started clapping, which started Miles and Daddy clapping and cheering also for the cookies. Maybe I am the Mom in the commercial - I didn't know it. *sign* :)

Boys Night

We are having a quiet night at home tonight, or maybe I should put.... a friday night at home with Miles cheering on the x-box baseball team like it is a real baseball game. What could be more fun than eating pizza and playing x-box with your Dad? Nothing according to Miles. Daddy scored big tonight by coming home from work with pizza, his favorite dinner, and rounding out the night with x-box. (Which he can only do with Daddy, because he has scratched to many discs) Thanks for the fun night Daddy!!!

My Thankful Friday

Thanks for "tagging" me Carly. I think that I get so caught up in everything that I forget to be grateful and thankful for what I have. So...here is what I am thankful for today.

- I am thankful for my husband who got up and stayed up with Drew last night so that I could sleep. Who I know is tired, but still got up and went to work early, and will probably work late tonight.

- I am thankful for afternoon nap time, when Drew and Tyson both nap, and Miles has quiet time. Today Miles wrote me a great book about Monsters.

- I am grateful that I live in this day and age of disposable diapers and Lysol wipes.

- I am grateful for my DVR, so that I can watch "Mommy shows" when the kids are napping and I am folding laundry, it make the time go faster.

- I am grateful for my kids smiles and laughter that fills our house. I love to watch their imagination at work - like turning Drew's walker into a boat that they skied behind.

- I am grateful for Miles questions, and Tyson too (he seems to ask just about as many these days) they give me a chance to think about things and life in a different way. And stretch my unimaginative mind to come up with some good answers.

- I am grateful for the family that I have that lives close by. I love that kids are able to see and spend time with each of their grandparents each week.

- I am thankful for my friends near and far.

- I am thankful for Craigslist and ebay. (heehee)

- I am thankful for digital camera's and instant pictures.

- I am thankful for blogs....I know that I am new to this, but I have enjoyed keeping up with everyone.

Thanks Carly!! :)

Fun Day at School

I think that Miles and Tyson had a fun day at school. Miles was excited to see me walk into his class today with his backpack. His class was making popcorn - it sure smelled good in there.

Tyson got to have a special day with Grandma Whatcott today. He got to go a program this morning and then go to Grandma morning and afternoon class. When I walked in, he looked like he was having fun.

Thanks for letting them letting the spend night grandma - there clothes are cute, and they had a great time. You are probably exhausted and need a nap now. hahaha

Daddy Yook!

I taught Drew how to turn the lights on and off tonight. When we called Daddy up to see what he can do - he kept saying "Daddy Yook!" (Daddy Look) We don't have Miles and Tyson tonight, they are spending the night at Grandma Whatcott's. They were so excited to go to school with Grandma tomorrow, they couldn't get in the car fast enough. But, since the boys aren't here to entertain Drew, Mommy is. I guess I am pretty boring if the funnest thing I can come up with is teaching him how to turn the lights on and off. No wonder the boys were so excited to leave me. :(

Thank goodness for Grandparents

I am happy to have my parents live close. I was so relieved to see you at my doorstep today. I have been drowning in vomit and poop. Thank you for coming and playing doctor to my family and shoveling me out.

I usually ask the boys when I am tucking them if we got to do anything fun today. Tonight Miles said "playing on the swings with Grandpa" and Tyson said "bouncing on ball for Grandpa".

Thank goodness for Grandparents to save the day!!!

My Favorite Song

Miles has been bored out of mind this week with a sick family. So he has decided to entertain himself by giving himself piano lessons. He has worked all week on his favorite song. It is call "You better know what that is." This is a Miles original score.

Tary, Tary, Tory

Tyson has a very "tary, tary, tory" (scary, scary, story). To share with everyone. This comes courtesy of Playhouse Disney if anyone saw this.

Daylight Savings *ugh*

I do not like daylight savings time - or daylight standard time. I don't even know which one we are on. Here are my reasons why:

- I told the kids to go to bed last night, and realized that it was 7:30, instead of 8:30 the clock over the fireplace hasn't been changed yet.

- I got up last night to give Drew back his pacifier that he drop, looked at the clock in the hall that said 4:37, and I am asking myself is it really 3:37 or 5:37 - no it is really 4:37 that clock has been changed.

-Drew is up at 5:30 this morning and ready to eat and play, because he doesn't know the time changed and it is still 6:30 to him.

- I can't decide if I dislike getting up when it is dark or eating dinner when it is dark.

- And lastly, by the time I feel like I have everyone sleeping schedules changed, clock resets, and I am use to the time change - it will be time to change again...*ugh*

Drew and Tipper have a brawl

We have had a rough morning in the Whatcott house. Tipper (the dog) and Drew (the baby) had a little tiff this morning. But since neither party can talk....I have to use all the skilled I have learned from watching CSI and being a Mom to piece together what happened.

Here is the scene, Mom (me) comes running down the stairs after hearing a bark and then immediate crying (the cry that says I am hurt and you needed to be 10 minutes ago). What I find is the victim (Drew) laying in a heap next to Tippers bed, and the accused (Tipper) shaking in the corner.

Flashback 5 minutes before the said incident.

As I stated early - We have had a rough morning. The kids have all been sick with a stomach bug. Which as you may know means that I have been trying to control the messes that have been spewing out of the top half of children - which has now migrated to the bottom half of my children (if you get my drift). So, I just bathe Tyson and redressed him, and was putting in my bed, when I hear Miles run up the stairs yelling "Mommy". I run to meet him and discover that he to is now needing to have a bath to get clean up. I scoop him up, to minimize the drips as we run to bathroom. As I run down the hall I notice Drew is sitting at the bottom of the stairs in a daze with a car in each hand, and his bow (pacifier) going full speed. Tipper is a sleep in her bed in the dining room about 10 feet away.

I start the bath, call Troy to tell him to bring home pull-ups. Run back to the bathroom to turn off the water, Tyson is now screaming because I forgot his drink, Drew is still sitting on the stairs in a daze, Tipper is asleep, Miles is complaining that the bath is to cold.

I start to wash Miles, when the bark and drop everything scream happens. Tell Miles don't move, yell down the hall to Tyson I will get his drink when I can get to it, and race to the stairs to find the already described scene. I grab the victim (Drew) off the floor and notice his bloody eye. I yelled at Tipper which sent her fleeing - good thing she can run fast than me. Run for the phone to call Troy again. This time I am half crying - tell him to come home right now the dog bit the baby and the boys have lost it.

Miles is now crying that I forgot him in the cold tub (which isn't cold he has a fever), Tyson is crying because I forgot his drink, Drew is crying because I am now trying to clean up the blood to see how bad the damage is, and Tipper is clawing and whimpering at the garage door to get in to her kennel (she knows she is in big trouble).

Now fast forward 30 minutes everything is quiet and peaceful. Tipper has been banded to her kennel until I am not mad at her. Tyson got his drink and is now napping. Miles got out of the tub warmed up and is now napping. And in my best detective work I have concluded that Drew crawled over to Tipper while she was in a deep sleep and ponced her. Which in turned scared her (the bark) and made her jump and buck off Drew who went flying (scream) to the ground and hit his eye on the floor (the blood). Drew also got cleaned up, given a bottle and is now napping. I am now exhausted, I too am going to try to take a nap.

Miles School Party

I am one of Miles room moms for his preschool. Tuesday was his first party, and it was really fun to go and meet all the kids in his class.

Here is Miles description of the party (with some help from mommy). Mrs. Wise told us a really silly story about a witch who build a house out of paper and when the witch went in it turned into a jack o'lantern. We got a decorative bags, do the limbo and the chicken dance. Then we ate donuts off of a string, but I didn't like my donut so I didn't eat it. After that we did a candy hunt. It was a fun day.

I have to add that their was a little boy in the class that forgot his costume and was crying in the corner. Miles was so sweet, and told the little boy that he could wear his mask from his costume. What a proud moment for me. I knew that he Miles was a little sad to take his mask off and share it, but later he told me that he was happy that Owen stopped crying when gave him his mask.

Not so Happy Halloween

We did not have a happy halloween today. Tyson got sick last night, and Drew this morning. This is the first time that I have had two kids sick at the same time. We have had the weeks, were one is sick right after the other and so I have dealt with sicks for weeks on ends....but all at the same time was a challange and exhausting. Everyone held down their dinner so we did go trick or treating. But it didn't last long. Troy and I took turns carrying Drew who sucked on his pacifer and layed his head on our shoulder. Tyson and Miles half heartly walked up to a couple of theirs house to trick or treat. After about 5 house they were ready to go home. Miles then sad on the porch with Troy to pass out candy, while Tyson layed in on the couch watching the Backyardigans. I feel bad that they were sick, we have been counting down the days to halloween and they have been so excited. Maybe next year will be better.

Tyson Birthday Party

Monday was Tyson birthday party with his friends. We heating up the pool and had a swim party. It was cool last week, warmed up this week, but has been windy, so I was trying to come up with a back up plan. Monday was beautiful, no wind and warm. The kids had a great time, and so did the Mommy's.

The boys have enjoyed the pool this week. I think that this may be the last time we use the pool for a while.

Miles primary program

On Sunday Miles had his first primary program. He got to say a scripture, so we have been working on memorizing it for weeks. He knew it really well, and has been teaching Tyson it also. When they started the program Miles was the first child to speak. I was suddenly so nervous from him. I think he got nervous also, as soon as he stood up to the podium and saw all the people, he looked scared. But he did great, and we were very proud of him. Plus he looked so dang cute standing up there in his little suit. Thank you Grandma's and Grandpa's for coming a sitting through the program to watch Miles. He was very proud to have you there and come to "his church".

Happy Birthday Tyson

Tyson turned three on the 25th. He has been really looking forward to his big day. Daddy took us out to eat at Gatti Town for pizza that night. The boys thought it was great. They loved all the rides and the games, and liked that got to leave with prizes. We eat at very many restaurants that give prizes...hahaha :) I can't believe that my baby is three. *sigh*

Tyson's freakout

Wednesday evening we took a walk to the park. On our way home the street lights were starting to turn on. As we walked past one the lights it flickered then turned off. Tyson start crying and running to me. I asked him what was wrong. He pointed to the now dark street light, and said "that light just lost satellite, call Daddy and tell him to come fix it."

Miles questions prayer

My first "funny" from Miles.

The other day we are blessing our food at lunch when Miles asked me, "How does Heavenly Father hear me all the way down here when he is all the way up there?" I responded that "we start our prayers with Dear Heavenly Father so that he know we are talking to him." I thought this answered his question.....then he looked at me and asked, "Mom do you think that Heavenly Father listens to me on his speaker phone or on his regular phone?"