I've heard this saying more times than I can probably count. But last night at dinner, I really understood the meaning behind it.
Most of the time, Brian and I do a good job of sharing parenting duties. And since I am the sole woman living in my household, I expect that the boys are going to look up to their daddy. Brian is a great role model. He's kind, caring, sweet, thoughtful - an overall good guy.
But...boys will be boys...(and you all thought I was talking about my kids, didn't you?)
Well, they both played a part in this one.
It seems that Lincoln was a bit gassy last night - at the dinner table. Being the lady of the house, I try to teach the boys manners, so when Lincoln tooted at the table, I tried to explain to him that he should say "excuse me". It was working until Lincoln let out a pretty loud and long serious of toots - and Daddy couldn't control himself.
Here I was, being the stoic parent, urging Lincoln to say excuse me, and Brian is across the table busting up laughing. His face was even red. My facial expressions pleaded with him to stop and to help back me up....but he just couldn't help it.
Lord - grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change...cause I'm going to need it with these boys!
Our Family
Thursday, February 23, 2012
They pick up on EVERYTHING....
Other parents and our doctor have told us that we have to watch what we say and do around the boys, because they are at that age where they are soaking it all in. We are pretty mindful of our language and actions, but we are human. We've recently discovered how funny it is to see yourself played back through the mouth of a two year old.
Growing up, us kids always knew when we were REALLY in trouble - because mom would use our FULL names (Katheryn Marie Muehlfeld). When you heard that, you usually stopped dead in your tracks.
Evidently, my subconscious thought this was a good tactic to get the boys attention when they were in trouble, but I'm starting to think I may have overused this tactic - just a bit.
You see, last week we started hearing our little Lincoln call his brother Jackson Thomas. A LOT.
Jackson is definitely our strong willed child, and because of that, he seems to get into trouble a bit more than his brother. He definitely tries our patience, and obviously has brought us to using his full name quite a bit.
But I have to tell you, hearing Lincoln saying it back to us put it in perspective. Guess we need to reevaluate what is full name worthy behavior!
Growing up, us kids always knew when we were REALLY in trouble - because mom would use our FULL names (Katheryn Marie Muehlfeld). When you heard that, you usually stopped dead in your tracks.
Evidently, my subconscious thought this was a good tactic to get the boys attention when they were in trouble, but I'm starting to think I may have overused this tactic - just a bit.
You see, last week we started hearing our little Lincoln call his brother Jackson Thomas. A LOT.
Jackson is definitely our strong willed child, and because of that, he seems to get into trouble a bit more than his brother. He definitely tries our patience, and obviously has brought us to using his full name quite a bit.
But I have to tell you, hearing Lincoln saying it back to us put it in perspective. Guess we need to reevaluate what is full name worthy behavior!
Big One
On Sunday, I made a sugar cream pie, and decided it would be our celebration dessert for Aaron's birthday.
So, Tuesday night, Aaron came over for dinner and pie.
The boys were so cute. They were singing Happy Birthday to Uncle in the car on the way home from daycare, and they colored pictures for uncle when we got home. The boys were pretty good during dinner (other than trying to eat MY dinner), so they were allowed to have dessert.
I cute Aaron a piece of pie, then cut a small sliver and put it on Jackson's plate. He quickly picked it up, and threw it back in the pie plate, insisting "Big one". So, I picked up the small sliver, and put it on Lincoln's plate. I cut a piece of pie for Brian, then Jackson was trying to take the other "big" piece of pie out of the pan.
I cut a little bit bigger piece than Lincoln's and put it on Jackson's plate. He started to get upset by not getting a "big one", but I explained that if he ate that, he MIGHT get more. Then, he dug in.
It just cracked me up though that he knew that his piece wasn't as big as what Uncle and Daddy got...and he wanted a BIG one!
So, Tuesday night, Aaron came over for dinner and pie.
The boys were so cute. They were singing Happy Birthday to Uncle in the car on the way home from daycare, and they colored pictures for uncle when we got home. The boys were pretty good during dinner (other than trying to eat MY dinner), so they were allowed to have dessert.
I cute Aaron a piece of pie, then cut a small sliver and put it on Jackson's plate. He quickly picked it up, and threw it back in the pie plate, insisting "Big one". So, I picked up the small sliver, and put it on Lincoln's plate. I cut a piece of pie for Brian, then Jackson was trying to take the other "big" piece of pie out of the pan.
I cut a little bit bigger piece than Lincoln's and put it on Jackson's plate. He started to get upset by not getting a "big one", but I explained that if he ate that, he MIGHT get more. Then, he dug in.
It just cracked me up though that he knew that his piece wasn't as big as what Uncle and Daddy got...and he wanted a BIG one!
2.5 seconds
Its amazing how fast things can change in just a few seconds time.
Sunday afternoon, the boys were resisting taking a nap. I went in to try to settle Lincoln down, as often times, if I can get him to go to sleep, then Jackson will settle down and rest as well. So, as I was rocking Lincoln, I saw Jackson get both his legs up and over the top of his crib. I yelled at him to get back in his crib, and he did, but I knew it was just a matter of time.
Unfortunately, they didn't settle down, and eventually, we just left them crying in their cribs. The cries didn't last long, and then we heard the boys door close over the monitor. That noise could only mean one thing - yes, Jackson had officially figured out how to crawl out of his bed!
We found him standing in the hallway crying...
Later that afternoon, we put him in his bed and asked him to show us how he got out. In less than 3 seconds, he was on the floor! Wow.
Now, everytime I hear him make even a peep at night, I'm up checking on him, making sure he didn't get out of his bed. No issues so far, but I'm not sleeping very soundly these days!
Sunday afternoon, the boys were resisting taking a nap. I went in to try to settle Lincoln down, as often times, if I can get him to go to sleep, then Jackson will settle down and rest as well. So, as I was rocking Lincoln, I saw Jackson get both his legs up and over the top of his crib. I yelled at him to get back in his crib, and he did, but I knew it was just a matter of time.
Unfortunately, they didn't settle down, and eventually, we just left them crying in their cribs. The cries didn't last long, and then we heard the boys door close over the monitor. That noise could only mean one thing - yes, Jackson had officially figured out how to crawl out of his bed!
We found him standing in the hallway crying...
Later that afternoon, we put him in his bed and asked him to show us how he got out. In less than 3 seconds, he was on the floor! Wow.
Now, everytime I hear him make even a peep at night, I'm up checking on him, making sure he didn't get out of his bed. No issues so far, but I'm not sleeping very soundly these days!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Fishies and Lobsters
We originally planned to take the boys to the aquarium this past weekend, but when we found out that we couldn't take a stroller or wagon in with us, we decided we weren't going to carry 30+ pound boys through the aquarium. However, we had already told the boys we were going to go see fish...so what were we going to do now?
Well....we took them to Meijer, and killed 2 birds with one stone! We were able to get our grocery shopping done, and we held true to our promise - the boys got to see fish - AND lobsters!
That was on Saturday, and Lincoln is STILL talking about the fishies and lobsters.
We needed diapers, so tonight we went back to Meijer...and you guessed it, we had to see the fishies and lobsters. The boys just love them...so when we put dinner on the table, we were careful to call it "cod" and not fish....
Well....we took them to Meijer, and killed 2 birds with one stone! We were able to get our grocery shopping done, and we held true to our promise - the boys got to see fish - AND lobsters!
That was on Saturday, and Lincoln is STILL talking about the fishies and lobsters.
We needed diapers, so tonight we went back to Meijer...and you guessed it, we had to see the fishies and lobsters. The boys just love them...so when we put dinner on the table, we were careful to call it "cod" and not fish....
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Jackson's obsession with the vaccuum
Just before the boys birthday, we figured out that Jackson is obsessed with the vaccuum cleaner. And I mean OBSESSED.
We keep it in the hall closet, and he would fight his way through the baby gate, and go and get it out. A lot. We had to hide it in the basement so that he couldn't get to it (we tried our master closet first, but he found it there!).
Here are a few videos of our little man beaming with pride as he imitates his daddy tiddying the house.
We keep it in the hall closet, and he would fight his way through the baby gate, and go and get it out. A lot. We had to hide it in the basement so that he couldn't get to it (we tried our master closet first, but he found it there!).
Here are a few videos of our little man beaming with pride as he imitates his daddy tiddying the house.
Singing....
On the morning of their birthday, the boys crawled on the couch together, and were watching Mickey Mouse. I was in the kitchen working on some last minute preparations for all of our guests that were coming to celebrate the boys 2nd birthday. I heard the two of them singing, and couldn't resist grabbing the camera. Hope you enjoy....
Monday, February 6, 2012
February Special dates....
Birthdays
February 1st - Matt Wappes turns 27
February 5th - Mom (Judy Muehlfeld) turns 63
February 10th - Aunt Sue Lynn turns 63
February 15th - Aunt Marie Wolff turns 55
February 19th - Aunt Eileen Bruns turns 82, Uncle Larry Maier turns 65, Madison Ginter turns 15
February 21st - Aaron (Muehlfeld) turns 31
February 23rd - Brenda Willinger turns 56
February 24th - Seth Coles turns 28
February 25th - Nick Wappes
February 26th - Aunt Pam Hart turns 66
Happy Birthday everyone!
Anniversaries
February 17th - Eric and Daphne Wolff - 5 years
February 1st - Matt Wappes turns 27
February 5th - Mom (Judy Muehlfeld) turns 63
February 10th - Aunt Sue Lynn turns 63
February 15th - Aunt Marie Wolff turns 55
February 19th - Aunt Eileen Bruns turns 82, Uncle Larry Maier turns 65, Madison Ginter turns 15
February 21st - Aaron (Muehlfeld) turns 31
February 23rd - Brenda Willinger turns 56
February 24th - Seth Coles turns 28
February 25th - Nick Wappes
February 26th - Aunt Pam Hart turns 66
Happy Birthday everyone!
Anniversaries
February 17th - Eric and Daphne Wolff - 5 years
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