Nebraska Boy

Sam had his first corn on the cob, now he is a true Nebraska boy!

Rub-a-Dub Dub, Two Boys in a Tub

I have always wanted to get a picture like this. A friend did this with her three boys as a birth announcement and I thought it was so great. We got this tub from Alan's Grandma's house when she passed away. That was a while ago, but I just got it out to use as a planter and thought I'd get some shots of the boys in it.

I thought I'd take a moment and write down some cute things the boys are saying and doing. Mostly so I don't forget them myself.

Sam;

• Said his first sentence on April 8, Easter. We were at my parent's house and my mom went out to the garage to get something. Sam was standing right there and said, "bye, bye Gama". It was really sweet.
• Another milestone that Sam reached was not so cute. He learned that he has the power to take off his own diaper. I've kept pants on him ever since.
• I just noticed that he says keka all the time for Bekah, but I've never heard him try to say Jonah. He also says Lilo for Milo our dog. I keep trying to get him to say Jonah, but he won't.

Jonah;

• "Mom, can I touch your hair?" I just thought that was sweet
• "Can I want more", "Can I help me?" , "Can I wipe a bottom?" We try to correct him, but I think it is cute.
• We were walking in the trees at Bekah's School and Jonah heard a bird. He said, "Mom, a bird sounds like this," then he flapped his arms up and down. He says sounds like for looks like all the time.
• Gets outside/inside, front/back mixed up.
• Jonah in the bathtub- "My fingers and toes are like raisins!"
• He got very excited the other day when I handed him his shirt to get dressed, "Oh, Mom, you clean my Bob the Builder shirt!"

Rainy Days

This is how we are feeling after a couple of rainy and cool days. The boys have been fighting like dogs this afternoon! Hopefully sunny weather is just around the corner!

Rebekah

Last week Rebekah and I went to a Girl Scout activity. It was a mother-daughter activity and it was a lot of fun. The theme was family heritage and we had to do some research of family ancestry and then put a scrapbook page together. There was a Creative Memories consultant there and she taught the girls a little about preserving their own history. It was so great to spend time together and be "boyless". Sometimes I feel like Rebekah doesn't get enough one on one time.
I also wanted to write about Bekah and say how proud I am of her accomplishments in school. She and a few other students are going out for pizza with the school counselor today because they have met their third quarter goals. Her school counselor is really the greatest and has helped Bekah a lot over the years. She is always concerned and Bekah feels that she can go to her with problems. It is so comforting to have someone like that at school.

Oh, How I Love to Go Up in a Swing....

We got a new swing for our swingset. The old one was cracked and about to break totally in half. We have a wooden structure type of set with a slide and a tent. I added windsocks to each end of it last summer after finding them at a garage sale for a dollar a piece. I love how it looks and the kids love it. We bought the set from our neighbor when their kids grew out of it. Jonah was only about 2 months old at the time. It was an adventure getting it over the fence, but totally worth it. We paid a whopping $25.00 for it! The kids had so much fun on the new swing.

Help!

Does anyone know of a good T.V. repair place? My T.V. is out and I need it fixed. Just thought I'd try to get some ideas of good places before I called around. I hate trying to find repair places, almost as bad as trying to find a good mechanic!

House Rules

We made up some "House Rules" tonight with the kids. Here they are:

1. No hitting or kicking or hurting in any way
2. No whining or complaining when told to do something
3. Speak kindly, show respect
4. Share
5. BE NICE!

We are starting a Super Nanny type of thing where we have a chart with sunshine faces on it. Each child starts with 5 sunshines. They lose one if they misbehave. They can earn them back by doing a chore. If they have all five at the end of the week they get a small treat, probably candy. If they go for 10 weeks they get a bigger treat, like going to a movie in the theatre or buying a movie (about the same price). We'll see how this goes. Any input or house rule ideas I missed?