FieldTrip Day

A and I took a field trip today. I have been trying to do things with him on Tuesdays that are out of the house. He has been asking to go fruit picking since we picked strawberries in June. So off we went. He loved it. Even though he doesn't normally eat raspberries he was snitching quite a few. Fresh raspberries are so yummy.



And he was also excited that I had packed him a box lunch like E gets every day.

Let's Give This A Try

One of the biggest frustrations of my day is getting the kids up, dressed and fed before leaving for school. They cannot get ready in time. They goof around and play and do everything but eat their food and/or get dressed. So this morning I thought instead of harping on them to sit still at the table I would try letting them eat at the coffee table so they could move around while they eat...hey...I'm desperate.
---The picture below was staged to give you an idea of what it WOULD have looked like if they had eaten.---

For the record.....not successful.

ByeBye Grmpy

All good things must come to an end. My boys have always enjoyed having a set of parents and a spare grown up. Anyone who knows them knows they like to chat and it helps when there's an extra pair of ears around. Plus it helps when asking to go to the park because there's always one person who can take you. But Grmpy needed to get back to his place and get ready to go south for the winter. Thanks for coming Grmpy.

Grmpy bought the boys these boxes to store their 'treasures'. The boys couldn't wait to decorate them.

Musical Interlude

Off To School

On the way there and on the way back.

Another Road Trip

We struck out again the day after the aquarium visit and went to see a little place called HavredeGrace in Maryland. Here are some pics of the trip.

After all that exploring they sure do sleep well.

Big Day

It seemed like a day for an adventure. We keep saying how we are going to explore our area but we just haven't had the time.....today we seized the moment and off to Baltimore we went.
When we got there we saw a submarine and you can take a tour of it. So we did of course.

Standing on the deck of the sub. After which we went for lunch at Hrd RockCfe.

At the aqurium we saw a lot of different marine life. They were feeding this turtle lettuce.

The boys were fascinated by the dolphin show.

M and I thought they were pretty fantastic too!

I think M took a great photo of me and the boys.

Hello? Hello? Can You Hear Me Joe?

According to the phone company our wires have been crossed.....seriously. My phone number leads only to voice mail and to reach our house you have to call some stranger's number. They assure me that they can fix the problem and the technician will be here next Tuesday ...... seriously. SO....our phone is currently being forwarded to our cell phone in case of emergency. However, I can't make any long distance calls so don't expect to hear from me in the next couple of days. Sorry everybody.

Indctrination

I'm trying to be open minded here............Since E started school he has come home with all kinds of new information. For example, how wonderful Amrica is, how special Amrica is, how he never wants to leave Amrica. He sings songs about this land of the free and already knows how to spell it! Oh my....what to do
This is Grmpy and A at the museum on Tuesday.

A tickle fight about to get underway.

Now it's on.

It's Raining Men

A joined Grmpy on the computer this afternoon.

All the boys hung out on the couch while I finished dinner.

Silly Boys

The boys called me into the bathroom the other night and wanted me to watch them do a news report about the crashing of an aircraft carrier and it's subsequent rescue by Batmn. It was so cute I had to tape it. Picture edited for decency.

Mon. Morn'

Guess Who's Here??


And we tried the BBBQ---YUMMY!!!!--M has requested that I plan 7 BBBQ meals for the next week, seriously

House Stuff

This is a house issue I haven't found a solution for yet. At the top of the stairs is a landing between the back play room and the front kitchen/livingroom. We come in the house at this level when we use the elevator from the garage and all our shoes tend to collect there. Can anyone think of an attractive way to store the shoes? Something in keeping with the house and the colour of the wood floors.

I decided that the guest bathroom needed something of a theme for our guests. So in keeping with our location I decided to transform it into the WhteHouse bathroom. Over the potty-pics of past presidents.

Some decorative photos of the sights to be seen. Whtehouse towels of course and also a pail of whtehouse toiletries.

Grow Up

We have always sat down for a family meal at the end of every day. My boys love sitting down to dinner and talking about their day and telling jokes and hanging out. Sounds great BUT they don't eat. They get so busy socializing that they don't eat. Then I spend the whole meal reminding them to take another bite....and another...and another.....etc!!! I would estimate that I remind them to eat twenty times during each dinner time.

Then the other night I was reading in Proverbs and came across this, "Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth" Proverbs 19:24

So we're now on a new meal plan here. They sit with us and we all eat and visit. If they forget to eat their food when they're at the table then they will shortly be hungry. As was the case last night after dinner and I suspect shortly after E arrived at school today. I am thinking that they are smart enough not to starve and will eventually add eating to the list of things they like to do at dinner time.

Landlubbers

Pre-lesson photo



The boys started swimming lessons this afternoon for the first time. They are in the same class and M and I both went to watch the first lesson. There were no cameras allowed in the pool area so you'll just have to take my word for it that the following is true.

4:05-class starts-teacher introduces herself
4:10-teacher says"Let's get in the water"-E starts to cry- A looks confused
4:15-boys get in water-E sobbing-A looks confused
4:25-after getting ears wet children are instructed to blow bubbles-E laughing-A sobbing
4:30-E laughing and smiling while splashing in water-A sobbing to the point of gagging
4:35-class is over-E skips off to changeroom-A drags his emotionally spent body and puffy eyes to the changeroom.

Post-Lesson Photo



Better luck next week.