Splish, Splash I was taken a bath

Bath time is an experience here at our house. I like to spend as little time at the tub as possible and the least amount of water. So imagine if you will a bath with a 5 year old, 3 year old and an almost 1 year old, full to say the least.

Bean has always loved water, it's taken until this past fall for her to realize how to get her hair wet under the faucet with out getting water into her eyes and that if you do it's not a big deal.

Buddy doesn't mind the water but don't splash it in is face or get it in his ears. He shrieks out in horror or sound like some ones got him by the ear and forcing his head into the water. We've come a long way, but there are days that are still worse than others.

Bubba, much like his sister loves water. And ever since I started letting him join the other two in the tub he has a blast. He assumes the sitting position even before his little bum hits the water and can't wait to splash his hand in. But he takes the gold medal home for water baby in our family. This evening while I was washing him up he proceeded to lay down and float on his back basically. No the water wasn't that deep, but he was laying flat with his head submerged past his ears, and loving every minute of it. And of course when the time came for him to be taken out he threw a huge tantrum. But quickly got over it when I let him stand at the side of the tub. He had fun trying to walk from the tub to me and back. Such a cutie!!

Careful what you Teach them!!

Yes it's been 2 months since the last update. No, I haven't forgotten about my readers, life as they say "has just gotten in the way" Mostly in a good way with the kids and work and all. But to sit at the computer and type up something the kids have been doing or not doing after a day at the computer isn't always appealing. But I am here now and ready to share a story.

On a return trip from Grandma Sylvia's house, buddy lets me know he has to go to the bathroom. Great.... we are about 10 miles from home and I am think can't you wait a little bit. He wines that no he can't wait. Thank goodness for less traveled back roads. So I pull over unbuckle the car seat get him to the side of the road and proceed to help he pee in the wilderness. Thankfully he produced and we were able to get home with out another incident.

Fast forward a few weeks and Buddy, Bubba and I were on our way home from a Doctors appointment. Not 4 miles out of town and Buddy says "I have to go potty" ugh!! I say "are you sure" because he had gone before we left the drs office. So we pull over to the nearest gravel road, and repeat actions done previously. But this time nope, it's a no go. Back in the car and a we are not stopping again threat and home we go.

A couple weeks ago my sister and her husband were visiting to pick up some baby related items. It was a gorgeous day out, I believe in the 60s. As they pack to leave the Bean and Buddy decided the swing set was lonely and off they go to play. I figure it's a beautiful day, why not, we'll spend a little time out it would be good for all of us. Bubba was content in the baby swing and then I hear "I got to go potty" Okay, Bean watch your brother. I call to buddy to go inside turn to get him and....

Yep you guessed it, he's bare tooshy to the road, watering the grass. After he's done I try and explain it isn't appropriate to do this in town and that we only do this sort of thing in an emergency and that next time he will have to go into the house to do his business. What can I say, 3 year olds!!!!

100 Things to do in Life

Found this on another blog and thought it would be fun to see how many I could highlight.
Just copy and paste this list on your blog, and highlight which ones you've done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9.Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (from a distance)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (helped)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

28 if I counted right. Lots of things to do, maybe something to work on.

Happy Birthday Little Buddy!!

We celebrated Buddy's 3rd Birthday on January 6th with spaghetti for supper and green "the Incredible Hulk" cup cakes. And a few presents for him to open. He got a Lightening McQueen remote control car and mop and a green light stick. On Sunday the 11th we celebrated with Grandma Pattie and Grandpa John, with a Car cake made by yours truly (I'll post pictures soon). For gifts he received clothes, a play dough table and a Spiderman bike. Which he can't quite get the petals moving. Hopefully by spring.... And then on Sunday the 18th we celebrated with Grandma Sylvia, for gifts he received books and a semi that holds match box cars. He's been spoiled for his birthday for sure.

On January 7th, we celebrated yours truly's 30th. Yep I've reached the old age according to Daddy Dear. I don't feel old although dinner out sounded good at the time we talked about it on the phone. But the actual act of going out with three children under the age of 5 was rough. I was showered with flowers and balloons at work. Which were very appreciated and a big surprise. And after the less than hectic dinner out a wonder full Chocolate truffle cake, umm it was delicious!!! For presents I asked for shelving in my scrapbook area, I need organization!!!

There you have it amongst the sicknesses we did manage some fun. I will be back tracking to Christmas, hope you don't mind and hopefully this will happen sometime this week and I won't abandon my duties here for a whole month again.

"when's his butt going to be gone"

So it's been yet another month since my last post. No we haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but trying to find the time and energy to post has been hard.

Since Christmas our house has been less then healthy, mostly the run of the mill stuff. Runny noses and coughs. All members being affected eventually. Until last weekend, on Thursday Buddy and Bubba came down with slight fevers. Things didn't get much better on Friday (16th) and I stayed home from work to tend to them. The weekend was worse with Bubba and Buddy faired okay. They both had fevers, runny noses and awful coughs. Monday was a holiday for me and Bean had school. The boys and I vegged out on the couch together all feeling a bit miserable. Late in the afternoon, Buddy complained that his ear hurt and Dad and I figured that they should all be checked out the next day. So 8:00 am Tuesday morning I called the clinic and off we all went. Bean faired the best with only a slightly pink ear, Buddy had one ear infection and poor Bubba with a double ear infection. Prescriptions were written and filled. Then home, but only after a short, okay hour and half stop at mommy's office to push out the payroll for the city. You'd have thought they liked to be paid on time, well at least they got it on the right day.

Wednesday showed improvement with the fevers breaking, but I felt one more day at home would do Bubba some good. And he was almost back to normalcy by bed time that night. Or lack there of going to bed right away. Now we are fighting horrible diaper rash, because the medication they are on causes diarrhea. Poor baby crys so hard when I change him, I had been plastering him tush with diaper cream to ward off the rash, but it is here and in full force. I get to him as quickly as I can when I hear him fill his diaper, but his little behind is so red and sore. Last night and tonight we decided to try to air him out hoping as suggested on websites it would help and it did, until the next sints of diaper fillings.

Bean comes to me while I was holding a bare bottomed Bubba and asked "When's his butt going to be gone" You couldn't help but not laugh. We hope soon he will no longer have the red tush!! Tomorrow I go off to the clinic for Buddy's 3 year check up and Bubba will be check for healthiness. Maybe she will have mercy on his tush and let us stop the meds.

Family Picture

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

A family picture worth being proud of. It's nice to have a decent family picture for once, this is at our church all decked out for the Holidays.

Christmas was a success in our household until Bean came up to me and said "Santa didn't bring me everything I asked for" Uh oh, Santa brought what he thought she would like the most and I know she loves what she got from Santa, a cradle and high chair for her babies. She loves playing with her brothers toys too! The biggest hit of all the presents this year was Buddy's Vacuum cleaner. That all he has been talking about since we asked him what he wanted from Santa for Christmas.

Happy Holidays

So by the calender it's been about a month since I have logged in and actually posted something. Don't get me wrong life still goes on and there were probably a dozen things I could have blogged about. But with 3 little ones and the feeling of no time to do anything, much less catch up and find the time to type something out....

Here we are into the Holiday Season. Christmas is just 2 day from now, am I ready, not quite. I have a bit more shopping to do and hope to do that tomorrow. Normally this doesn't happen to me, I am down to the wire this year and things just haven't gone smoothly to get all the shopping done. Oh well it will all happen and if it doesn't the kids won't even know. It's great to have little kids. I know it won't last for ever though. Usually by this time my Christmas letter is sent and being received by the recipients already. Not this year, as with other things I just have not had the time, I've thought about it on several occasions and just not been able to sit down and do the typing. Pictures are finally taken of Buddy and Bubba for their yearly photos, only 5 months later than planned but life with an infant is hectic, especially since I went back to work a week after he was born and all summer we have meetings and events to attend. And summer to enjoy.

Some major accomplishments have occurred in our household this past month. We traveled to Papa and Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. You know you plan and write a list and hope you don't forget anything. Well this year we left Buddy's dear beloved binkie at home. Not on purpose, it just happened. I dreaded the night we arrived, but to my surprise Buddy did very well actually and we are now binkie free!!! Also Buddy is now for the most part day potty trained, we are having poop issues, but I remember the same with Bean. I never thought I would see the day when diapers would finally be a thing of the past for Buddy. I see the end in site!!! Not getting to overly excited . . . yet, we still have our days.

Bean is still enjoying preschool, she had her last class of the year on Monday. They had a Christmas party and she brought home a cute puzzle from her classmate. She had her first Holiday Concert on Dec 4th, were they sang with the K thru 3rd graders. Mom dropped the ball that night and sent her to the concert with a t-shirt on (yes I should know better, as I had concert after concert when in school). I felt awful, but not much I could do at the point I realized. Believe you me, it won't happen again!!! She did excellent at the concert. Last Sunday the 21st was her first Christmas program with the church Sunday School and also did great.

Bubba had his 6 month appointment on Nov 17th and is doing well. He weighed in at 18.1 pounds, he is starting to wear 12 month clothes. He is also able to sit on his own for short periods of time and loves to stand with help and loves to screech and babble.

We've had plenty of snow and forecast show more to come, Welcome to winter in the Midwest!! Even though it isn't quite the New Year, I have a resolution and that is to be a better blogger and at least keep it up to date every week. Wish me luck!!