Super Matthew to the rescue....and The dreaded POTTY!

Well, my super hero Matthew found my KEYS today!!! YEAH!!! I was so happy and Matthew was thrilled that he made Mama so excited. So I know you are wondering where they were, well they were in my oriental bar in the kitchen behind the door that is supposed to hold wine glasses. The absolute ONLY place I did not look! So all is well that ends well, and I am definitely going to get something to hang my keys on this week:)



On to the potty. Well, I just decided last night that I was going to start today with potty training again. I am not really sure why I decided this other than I don't have much going on right now, and they have been showing interest in keeping their Pull-ups dry. So we had no success today, only accidents but I am holding on to the idea that it will just click with them in a few days. At least this time I have the real training pants and they are not leaking quite as bad on my floors. I really hope this is going to work this time. I know the boys are capable of understanding this and it is just a matter of getting used to the idea and taking a break from playing to use the potty. I will post more this next week on our progress. Wish me luck!

The Interagator

What a day!! So I lost my keys today, which is not an uncommon occurrence, but this time I REALLY lost my keys. They are in the house some where but where I don't know. So I look in all the places that I would normally leave them and guess what they are not there! So I take my husbands extra key and drag the boys to Kroger and the dollar store because I am board and because I said I would bring a spinach pie to my MOPs group tomorrow. So I go and what do I do??? I loose my husbands key!! I am about to reach the uncontrollable crying point when I decide to go back to Kroger and the dollar store and retrace my steps. Guess what they are not there! So finally I find them buried in bottom of my stroller. Go home, and start looking for my set of Keys, look for two hours and still can not find them! The boys get up and then the real fun begins. I ask them did you take my keys? First I get the usual no but then I say Mama won't be mad if you tell me where they are. So I get about 25 different locations and none of them hold my precious keys:( I really feel for the Interrogators in Guantanamo Bay because I know what they feel like now. "Sure Mama I know where your keys are" "Where are they?" "I don't know." "But you just said you did." "oh" "Maybe they are in my bicycle, or the window." This went on for about an hour until I gave up. So the moral to the story is my husband is right and I need a place to put my stuff so I don't loose it. I still haven't found the keys yet. Oh and I realized that the lady at Kroger forgot to give me the spinach I bought...I am ready for bed now!

The Easter Aftermath, Allergies, and a Tired Mom

Well, the Easter Bunny was a hit with the boys this year. They loved their baskets and all the goodies inside! We had a great time at Matt's Aunt's house visiting all of our relatives. I have to say the egg hunt was quite cold, it even started snowing on the drive home! I loved the Easter baskets so much I am putting a picture of them on my blog:)

So the boys have had a lingering cough for about two weeks now, and so I decided to take them to the Dr. today and check on it. Turns out that they both have allergies and need claritin every night for a while. I really hate that for them, allergies are so bad to have. I guess living in Nashville you really can't escape allergies though.

Well, this mama is tired, and I need to go think about dinner and put ANOTHER load of clothes in the wash. It seems laundry is all I do these days!

Easter Bunny :)

So I finally got the boys Easter Bunny picture scanned in to the computer tonight! It came out better than I ever thought, especially since we didn't even sit on Santa's lap for fear of two screaming boys!! As you can see, they really like the Easter Bunny. I have got their baskets all finished, and ready for them in the morning. Matt has been laughing at me all day because I had to buy special cellophane wrapping bags for their Easter baskets. You know when you have certain memories of holidays as a child you want to recreate them for your own kids. Well, obviously mine was a cellophane wrapped basket:) I was so proud though, because I found one with a green bow (Jack's favorite color) and one with a blue bow (Matthew's favorite color). We have got Easter all day tomorrow at Matt's aunts house, and of course every one is bringing eggs to hunt and some goody bags. By the way, I am really getting into to this goody bag thing, I worked on the Easter goody bags all afternoon. They looked so good though, I can't wait for the kids to see them tomorrow. Well, this bunny better get to bed before all of our stuff tomorrow. Happy Easter!

Go Patriots!!!

I am so excited that my Alma Mater, George Mason University has made it to the NCAA playoffs! They are playing tonight against #5 Notre Dame. Go Patriots!!!!!

Hunting Eggs and a New Hair style

Here are some pictures from our playgroups Easter egg hunt this week. The boys were all into getting eggs! At first Jack wanted to eat the candy as he went along, but he soon got the hang of it. The day was so beautiful too, 75 degrees, and it is early March too!! We have pictures with the Easter bunny next week, and then of course Easter next Sunday. I will be sure to post pictures from all of that too.

This morning I went to get my hair cut, and cut off about 6 inches or so give or take a little! I am so excited to have that hair off my back:) I haven't had this short of hair since I was in high school, and my husband has never seen it this short! I think he might have been a little caught off guard by it at first. My next thing will be to go back blonde. I will definitely be doing that in May before my cousins wedding. Come to think of it I need to loose a few pounds before then too:)

Well we are off to the boys cousins 1st birthday tomorrow, busy week ahead. I will post more pictures when I can.

MAD MONDAY

This has to be one of the worst Mondays I have had in a long time. Matthew woke up this morning and fell to the ground unable to walk. Yes, he could not walk. So he was crying and limping around, and I tried to feel on his leg to see if it was hurt. I call the Dr. and had to bring him in late in the morning, but by the time we got there he was walking again with just a slight limp, and I still have no idea what caused him to limp!

Then Jack has been awful all day. He didn't get much sleep last night, and I think they might be ready to give up their naps. Matt got home late, when I thought for some crazy reason that he would be home early. So my head hurts, and I feel like just crying. I think I am going to go to sleep and see if tomorrow will bring a better day!

Blizzard of 2008!!!

So we had a first real snow of this year, a whole 3 inches!! Which by the way in Nashville is a HUGE snow. The boys had so much fun playing in it today. They had their first sledding experience, snowball fight, and they made snow angels! We tried to make a snowman, but the snow was so dry it wouldn't stick together :( I guess this will probably be our last snow of the season too. I am now officially ready for spring!

Happy Birthday Boys!!!

Well, this is a little late (the boys birthday was last Friday) but I wanted to post a picture of them on their birthday. Matthew and Jack are three years old now, I can hardly belive it. They had a great time at their party. All their little friends came, and I think they all enjoyed it as well. My mom came down for it and that was really nice, I always get a good break when she comes down. Well, I am really tired tonight so this is going to be a short post. !

Little law breakers!

The boys and I met some friends today at a mall that is going to be closing soon, but has a great play area. I took this picture of the boys playing on the stage and the sign that says "Do not stand on stage". It was too funny! This picture pretty much descibes their attitude the past two weeks, "Whatever you tell me to do, I will do the exact opposite!" I shouldn't complain to much because at the moment I am typing and they are playing very well with each other, and this is not the norm around here.

Good Start, Bad Ending.

Well, today started off really well. I took to boys to see some of our friends at the mall and they got to play and have fun. Apperently this was not enough to get them to nap well, because they woke up very early. Well, now this is where the fun begins. Both the boys threw their spagetti in the floor. Then I told them to go up stairs and play while I cleaned it up. This is where they proceded to take every book off the shelf and throw it in the floor. Then I brought them back down stairs for a bath, and wouldn't you know while I was getting things setup, the boys took soap and squirted it all over each other. At this point I am really ready for them to go to bed and it is only 6:30!! I am really hoping this weekend is going to be better, I am not sure how much more of this I can take. I think I am in some serious need of a break. Hawaii anyone?

So it has been two years......

Well, It has been two years since I have last blogged. Needless to say I have been busy! The boys have changed so much, they are getting ready to be 3 years old next month, I can hardly believe it. I have pretty much planned their birthday party, which is going to be a Thomas the train theme. The only thing left to do is buy a cake. Last year I had to fight for about 30 minutes with the publix bakery woman and I really hope to avoid that this year. I am also hoping to potty train the boys next month while my mom is here. I know this is going to be a big thing for them, and I really think I will need help so I don't go off the deep end. Here is a updated picture of the boys. I hope that I don't wait another two years before I blog again!!

Saving us a little money :)

My husband could not wait for me to put this picture on here. The boys Great Uncle Will works at H & R Block and he gave the boys these bibs that say I am a new tax deduction:) I guess having two babies at once can pay off!

THANK YOU EASTER BUNNY!

The boys loved the Easter bunny! I really was scared that they would not like a big furry bunny holding them in his lap, but I guess I was wrong. I have to say that I was not that fond the Easter bunny as a child so that might have made me a little nervous about them. Anyway, I can't believe it is already their second Easter! I don't even remember their first Easter, because I wasn't getting but two hours of sleep a night:( I am not sure if the boys will understand how to hunt for Easter eggs this year, but we will try, and I will put those pictures up also.

Mr. Jack is wearing his glasses!

Well, I told everyone that Jack has to wear glasses now, so here are the pictures of him with them on. He does actually keep them on for a while now, instead of throwing them across the room! Isn't he just cute!!

The Dudes get a new Do!!

Jack's new do! Matthew's new do!

The boys got there first haircut! Aunt Sara cut there hair, she just happens to be a barber. The boys did so well, they didn't cry at all. They are my little men now!

One small step for Matthew one giant leap for our boys!!

Yesterday, my little Matthew took his first wobbly step! I am so excited :) Jack has already taken a few steps of his own, but it was before I was blogging. I am so proud of my two handsome little men! I know once they start walking my life is going to change dramatically, but I still can't wait.

Cups!!!

You know I remember people telling me about the loss of sleep, and that potty training would be bad, but NO ONE mentioned anything about switching from the bottle to the "CUP". I have bought every kind of cup out there, ones with handles, ones with fun colors, ones with straws! So now the boys have decided that they will drink from a cup but only water not the beloved milk. What is a mother to do? I don't want my boys to be drinking from a bottle at there college interview, but I am not sure I can deal with the pain and stress of the whole "CUP" thing. Sorry I have been rambling on, but I just needed to vent.

I just had to show this picture of the boys relaxing at story time, they are so funny:)

The Boys' First Birthday

I realize that the Matthew and Jack's birthday was almost a month ago, but I was not blogging then, and I am sure you all wanted to see these pictures.
The boys sure have come a long way!

CHUCKE E. CHEESE!!

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Well, it is official, the boys have had their first Chucke E. Cheese experience! They loved it! Matthew and Jack ate 3 pieces of pizza between the two of them! They really liked to ride the little toddler rides too.

As for Jack and his glasses, I have been able to keep his glasses on for 10 minutes today. 10 minutes is, however, a step up from the 1 second I got yesterday.