Self Esteem Plummeting

Wow. My self esteem is spiralling downward drastically today.....:) First of all.....while on our walk this morning, Sean and Jake are urging me to jog uphill. I absolutely positively could not even attempt to do it because I was already exhausted so I just had to tell them, through my panting, that mom can NOT run up hill today!! Then, I was singing, "Hey, Soul Sister" to Jake today and you know the part where it goes....."hey eh hey eh eh eh eh......" I was doing that and actually not feeling like it was the worst singing job I've ever done when Sean yells out, "You sound like George of the Jungle!" AND just now, I pulled my hair up to straighten it. Sean says, "you look like a monster!" Wow. Last week while shopping and trying on clothes, Jake called me fat and told me all the clothes were too "wittle." Oh well........I guess I can use this to my advantage. When they're older, I will just have them read this poor pitiful post and let out the tears .....right before my birthday:)

Haha.

I say Spring, you say Time....Spring.....

I love when Jakey says, "memomade" for Lemonade! I also love when he says, "doih mysef" in his stubborn little voice!

Sean also cracked me up tonight. I made him try shrimp. He actually ate it. When I asked how he liked it he said, "It's not my favorite." Pretty polite boy. Then, he immediately asked for water (a sure sign he didn't like it!)

They are obsessed with the Ipad, slept for over 13 hours last night, and is excited to see their friends Rylee and Carter this week!





Things we often hear:


"I want a picture to color." (Sean)
"I WANT A PICTURE TOO" (Jake.)

"Mom, it's my turn"(Sean)
NO, MY TURN (Jake while throwing himself on the floor crying)
(Sean crying)


"Jake's not sharing!!!" (Sean)
"MOOOOOMMMMM, JAKE HIT ME" (Sean)

(crying, both of them!)

"MOOOOOMMMMMM, JAKE HIT ME AGAIN" (Sean)

(both kids growling and crying)

.................................Fun wintery times! BUT....good news....spring is here:)

I'm Old!

Each night I spend a few minutes doing, you know, girly things in the bathroom before bed. Last night, I asked Mike, "Do you wonder what I do in here?" He replies, "No." .....of course...typical guy:)

If roles were reversed, I would totally wonder what the heck was taking him so long.

By the way, you know its time to dye your hair if you pluck more than 10 gray hair a night:)

GG

Last night we went to a birthday party for GG (Great Grandma Thomas). She lives in an assisted living center. We walked through the parking lot and Sean said, "GG has a lot of cars!" It was pretty funny!

We were also late to the party, Sean threw up while everyone was just starting to eat (because of course they waited til we got their to eat!) and then we were the first to leave. Wow. We're awesome.

Once Upon a Time....

Yep. We celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Jake's bday............maybe someday I will play catch up. For now, this is it, folks! Although, Jake hasn't had his 2 year checkup yet so perhaps I will still post about his fun bday!

Today was so fun. Sean had a preschool pajama day. He was thrilled. More than thrilled...I don't think he slept much last night! Anyway, Mike went out and bought the kids new slippers for the big event. (He called me like thirty times trying to find the slippers, size, colors, etc...yes, I should have just gone.) Sean came home after school and told me all about how animals hibernate. His teacher, Miss Alisha, is absolutely the best. Sean adores her and so do I. They made caves for their animals to hibernate in. Too cute.

Jake has been so funny lately. Holy cow. He loves to hide when it's time for bed and when we just "try to ignore it" he does this sound..."whoo whoo...." (which is also the sound we make when you can't find someone while playing hide-and-seek). Jake has a mind of his own. He throws his food when he's done, holds up his first finger and thumb while dramatically saying "shhhhhh," and he likes to have his blankets tucked in tight and frequently.

The kids with their pjs and pillow pets that Grandpa and Grandma Thomas gave them for Christmas.

I seriously adore these kids. They're growing up too fast and I'm not sure how I feel about that. They make me happy and I thank God for them every single night!

Oh man!

Oh my. My kids are hilarious. Sean just woke up from nap and with a distraught look while scratching his head, he says, "My head's pokey." I think he has a headache.....

Then, at the grocery store (yes, I'm crazy and go grocery shopping with both kids!) Sean had no room for his legs b/c of all the food. He tells me, "I need to live here." I think he meant, make room for me?

Jake'a a crackup too....the other night I went to tuck him in and while stroking his cute crazy hair...I said, "You're so cute. I just love you....etc...etc...." he whispers...."I poopy..."

Jake and Sean also love to play "Blues Clues" and all this means is they each take a turn saying the same thing. This is how the convo goes...

J: My turn.....Furs cue.....he's peewpy.....he...diaper...whoisit?
S: Laughing quite hysterically replies....Jakey....hahahahhahah My turn!"
S: First Clue is.....he's poopy....Second clue is he wears a diaper? Whoisit?! (laughing hysterically while saying it)
J: My turn....
OVER AND OVER AND OVER.....holy cow. It's so funny. I just love that Jake doesn't even know he's making fun of himself!!

Sean had a preschool Christmas program. His amazing teacher, Alisha, had a Thanksgiving and Christmas one. He had to stand up and say his favorite part of Christmas....Sean said, "Sharing with my brother, Jakey."
Now, if only this was true:)

Sean was so happy to have Daddy at the Christmas Program. Afterward, Mike had to go to work. Sean asked me, "Where's Dad?" I said, "Work." He said, "Again?!"

Awww!!! Sean singing his little heart out:)

Singing a song about a tree:)

Jake- asleep.....and probably poopy.....

Sean looks so grown up here!

Lessons Learned

Today I have learned important lessons....

1. Never attempt to change a grumpy almost 2 year old while he is holding a golf club. he will hit you in the eye and it will hurt.

2. Letting your child play with bubbles is fun. Letting him play with bubbles on the carpet- probably not so fun.

3. Allowing your child to help with dinner is a good idea. Letting him create his own soup with broth, gold fish crackers, fruit snacks, salt and pepper is probably not the best idea as you will have to taste it at dinner with eager eyes watching you.

4. Going out in public with a crazy looking eye, in your pajamas, with two cranky kids will cause people to stare at you. Punching them in the face is probably not a good idea (do not know this firsthand as I did not have the guts to do it....but next time....watch out:)

5. Letting your child eat a sugar cookie in your bed is probably not a great idea. In fact, letting a child eat ANYTHING in your bed will make you grumpy when you go to lay in it after a long day.(nothing a diet pepsi and a Friends episode won't fix)

All in all, I'd say I learned a lot today. All in a days work.

"They Love Me"

Tonight, Sean helped me change Jake's diaper. He actually did a good job. He then hugged him and said, " I love my baby!" I think he would love to have a little addition to his family. Perhaps, we should get a fish! Although, you can't change a fish's diaper:( Oh well. Hopefully, he will still be excited in a few years:)



I can not tell you how many times I catch myself saying, "I need to write that down" when my kids say or do something funny. I'm really bad at blogging and journaling. Today, however, is very noteworthy! Grandma Thomas gave Sean and Jake an early Christmas present. It was Little People's Nativity Set. They LOVE it to say the least. Sean, of course, is obsessed with the animals and even kicked the poor baby Jesus out of the stable to put the animals in there! Anyway, today, there was a baby blessing at church; Sean looked at me all wonderously and said, "Is that baby Jesus?" Nope, kid, just another little baby. Then, when one of the men were passing the sacrament, Sean said, "Is that Jesus?" Nope, kid, just a man!

Walking home from a dinner with our peeps, he saw a group of older boys. He said, "Hey... Hey Guys......What's your name?" No reply. He said, "what chu doin'?" No reply. We just kept walking. He then said, "They love me!" Oh, to have his confidence!

I love this child! I can't believe he's three years old. He's still my baby!! I don't know what I'm doing 99.99 percent of the time but we seem to get through it. Sean is one tender-hearted, fun, loving child. I love that he says, "I wov you" a bazillion times a day. He is sweet like his dad! I love his periodic lisp, his obsession with hide and seek, and how everytime he prays he stops in the middle and says, "where are we going tomorrow?"

I WOV HIM

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I heart fall. I told Mike that our house looks like fall all throughout the year and during Fall, it looks like Autumn just threw up in it!

I love it! I don't like to decorate with scary Halloween decorations (hello, my child is afraid of Scooby doo, so of course, scary it out at our house:), but I love the leaves and pumpkins and such!

I had the kids gather leaves and I took pictures. I'm taking a photoshop class and am learning how to use it (it's tough!) Lucky for me, my instructor is in the "top 20" for knowledge of photoshop.....so he says! And, who the heck am I to disagree? At any rate, it's fun to not have to put the kids to bed every Thurs. night:)

Happy Fall to you and yours:)

My baby turns 3!

Sean turned three the other day. We've been celebrating all week. I absolutely adore this child. He's tidy, polite, funny, and just a pretty darn good kid!
We had fun opening presents, eating lots of treats, lunch with friends, eating more treats, having a little bday party, and we went to a little farm by our house (between Lehi and Saratoga) to ride a pony and visit the animals. Sean was in heaven. (but if you ask him what he got for his birthday, he will just say "candy")!

Top FIVE reasons I love Caitlin Barbara Thomas the First


A.K.A. My sister in law

1. She uses awesome words like, "perk," "whaher," and even better she yells them out the car window.....STAY ON YO SIDE
2. I have to love her, she will be my kid's mother someday......well......if Mike and I die......
3. She lets me borrow her clothes..es. All the time. When we all dressed up for the reception in Utah, she let me borrow her cute new pants!
4. She gives really really good gifts. The thoughful kind.
5. She'll tell ya anything about a movie, book, ending, etc. She'll make sure you really really want to know, though.

Basically. She's awesome!

Fruit Snacks

The other day we opened a box of fruit snacks. One was completely stuffed to capacity and another had only a few. I showed Mike and his first thought was, "I'd be ticked if I got jipped like that." And my thought, "They're probably poisoned." I ended up tasting both bags....just in case:)

p.s. we're ok. no food poison!

What the....?

We've been busy.....as everyone is in the summer time. Here's a little bit of what we've been busy with...

We went to Missouri to visit my family. This is my sister, Samantha and my adorable nephew A.j

We periodically dog sit our neighbor pups, Max and Pnut

The zoo!

Growing up too fast. All four of us! We have a lot of birthdays in the summer months!

We went to American Fork Canyon

If you are still there.......we have also had a busy past few weeks. We took a trip to Maryland to see Mike's brothers wedding. We took that opportunity to do a little sight seeing as well. We went to the Naval Acadamy, Gettysburg, D.C., saw friends in Virginia, and had a grand ol' time.

P.s.

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas '09 were all fantastic,

Jake turned one in Jan.....so adorable. he does lots of things.....you know, walking, talking, eating and all that jazz....but he does NOT do well with strangers, vacations, or being tired or sick. Just so ya know!

Valentines 2010 was incredible. We ate lots of food at Mike's parents house.

St. Patricks 2010- was a lot of fun. I think we wore green.

Easter was a lot of fun too. We got to spend time with Mike's parents and some of the siblings!

Mike's birfday was fun. He's old.

My birthday was fun! I was spoiled (what's new)

Sean's birthday is coming up. Wahooo! He's so excited. We "window shop" everyday for it!

ok, so now that I have updated you on our incredibly exciting lives. Can we still be friends? Can we start over?

I......love........youuuuuuu (my kids do this all day only they say, "I......love.....dadeeeeeeeee")

Peace out.

I'm a lucky one!

Oh my Jakey!

He gets this face a lot. With relatives, strangers, actually anyone not Mom, Dad, or Sean. But, if you can ever get past this part......

And this part......

And, even this "I'm thinking you might be okay"part.......

You could see his sweet, kissy face, lay on your lap, talk your ear off side

If you're lucky........

He might even laugh and give you the big juicy kind of kiss......

If you're lucky!