Monday, February 18, 2013

Happy 60th birthday!

My mom turned 60 this past weekend!  We had a little family gathering at my sister's house to celebrate.  We had tacos, played games, and enjoyed some fun time together. 

Here we are playing some "Minute to Win it" games.  There was a tie for the win:
Team Andy and Casey
Team Nick and Hannah

 Happy birthday mom!
 All the kids and grand kids came up with a list of 60 things we love about her.  

Planetarium

Recently I discovered a Waukesha gem while on a field trip with Caleb at the Retzer Nature Center...a Planetarium!  They have Saturday shows for the public at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.  The show at 11:00 is intended for small children.  We decided to take all 3 little men to check it out a last weekend.  

The show was great for the boys.  Joshua was even interested for most of the show.  The kids thought it was really neat to see all of the constellations in the night sky.  We took a trip all the way to Pluto and home again stopping to learn about each planet.  


After the show there was an area where we could do a little exploring.  
It was a fun family morning out.







Snow fun!

The boys have really enjoyed the snow this year.  They help shovel, love to go sledding, and enjoy the huge snowmen daddy makes.





Monday, February 11, 2013

They give me the giggles!

My children make me laugh on a daily basis with the things they do and say.  Warning, most of these stories have something to do with poop or the bathroom.  I do live with 3 little boys and one big one!

While we were at the store this morning I had to use the restroom.  While I was sitting on the toilet Joshua busts out with, "mommy has stinky pants!"  Maybe that is too much information for you, but I thought it was too funny.

Before Joshua's nap time today he insisted on sitting on the frog potty.  I personally have no interest in potty training him, but I let him anyway.  While he was sitting on the frog potty I read him a potty book and then explained to him that once he begins using the toilet on a regular basis he will get to wear underwear.  I asked him what kind of underwear he would like to wear.  His response, "green star wars underwear".  Really?  Only the 3rd child would say that!  I then left him alone to get him a water cup and when I returned their was a puddle on the floor. 

While Caleb was doing his "homework" I noticed that he smelled so I asked him if he pooped in his pants.  He replied, "no, it's just hanging out of my bottom."  He then decided to try to go on the toilet.  He then shared with me that it was too hard so he was just going to sit there until it got softer.  Hmmm...he is still sitting there!

And then there is my Casey.  He is too smart for his own good and his comments reflect things that adults say to him.  After I had asked Casey and Caleb to clean the living room and Caleb didn't budge Casey says to him, "Caleb, you know what is expected of you."

The joys of boys!