A trip to Lowes

We went to Lowes last night to look for a new oven. It wasn't very busy so I didn't make the boys ride in a cart. Korbin let go of my hand & ran off ahead. I caught up to him by the display toilets. He was unbuttoning his pants. I'm glad the real bathrooms weren't too far away & that I was able to catch him.

A Great "Mom" moment....

I'm also thankful that when asked during dinner the other night what they were thankful for my boys said ...
Korbin "friends"
Thaddeus "animals"
... not toys or television. : ) It's the small moments that are the most satisfying.

Thankful

I figured why not write down things I'm thankful for this year.....

I'm thankful for....my husband who is crazy involved in our children & over protective of me. He goes with me to the baby doctor, survives my crazy family, & deals with my walmartitis.
I'm thankful for...my boys who are so amazingly different & insane. They are endless sources of love & entertainment.
I'm thankful for...my family. Love them or hate them (on any given day) they are part of who I am.
I'm thankful for...people of my walmart. I've been there forever. The people there are my extended family (and just as dysfunctional). I'd be lost without most of them.
I'm thankful for...Disney movies. They provide a distraction long enough to get things done around the house.
I'm thankful for...the convenience of living in the United States. Everything is so easy here.
I'm thankful for...pink icing cookies from Sheetz. They can really help you cope.
I'm thankful for...being able to have baby #3. It was not easy for us to be paitent waiting/trying to get things to work & here we are having #3 in just under 4 years.
I'm thankful for....a lot of things but this sums it up for today.

Kids say the funniest things....

Quick story of the week....

My mother in law came over to watch the boys last night. Morgan was here but Chris & I were going to drop him off home on our way to dinner. In the mere 10 minutes that Morgan & the MIL were here together, he said to her....."Grandma, Why do you have a big butt?" Thank god I was in the other room so I was able to hide my snickering! Completely inappropriate but hilarious. The best part of the whole thing was today she stopped over & cornered Christopher & wanted to know who told him to say that because she thinks that kids don't ask the obvious when it might be rude...lol. Anyone who has children knows that kids always say the most inappropriate things all the time. Apparently she missed Korbin asking if Daddy had a baby in his belly cause it looks like Mommy's. : )

Random thoughts for today

1. It's been a few months now & no one will take ownership of putting the peanut butter on the ceiling in the kitchen.
2. Korbin had stitches a while ago & having a 3yr old with stitches sucks.
3. I love Disney movies. My boys love them & it gives me some peace throughout the day, even if it means watching the same movie over & over.
4. I hate unloading the dishwasher. Almost as much as I hate folding clothes.
5. My children have a weird obsession with salami, esp Tad, which is funny because that is the one food I could NOT eat while I was pregnant with him.
6. I fear that I could be on Hoarders one day but not because I have to keep things because I just have no motivation to go through things & get rid of them.
7. I know that yes I am kinda hoping for a girl this time. I'm good with either but I can't help but want a girl. I'm sure that if I have a boy everyone will make sure that he knows I've said I'm hoping for a girl but whatever...the thought of 3 boys is a little scary.
8. Thank goodness Korbin is pretty cute because every morning he wakes me up, is so excited, & says "Get up! What a beautiful sunny day". I'm so not a morning person, but it's hard not to love that.
9. I need to make more of an effort with dinner. We eat the same things all the time. Food is amazing & we should enjoy it way more than we do. Perhaps we wouldn't eat so much junk if we were enjoying our meals more.
10. I do not enjoy sleeping with Buzz Lightyear.

Fall weekends

We must really love fall. It seems that we jam pack every weekend in September & October with activities. Last week we took all three boys rail fanning...train chasing. It's always so much fun going from stop to stop watching the trains but makes it very hard to get naps in. The day usually ends up in temper tantrums (daddy) & meltdowns (the boys) but is so worth the smiling faces throughout the day. We only made it to the Horseshoe Curve for about 15 mins, very disappointing. Morgan had a total meltdown & Korbin ran away. Next time one adult per child.


Today we took an long scenic drive & ended up visiting the elk. Pennsylvania is so beautiful this time of year. The views are so great that you don't really notice you've been in the car for hours until you've started the dvd for the third or fourth time. Shockinigly enough the boys didn't really do anything crazy or overly funny. Taddy was a little confused when people were calling the elk cows & bulls, that was entertaining trying to explain to him. Korbin insisted upon wearing his sweatshirt backwards.

We still need to accomplish a visit to the pumpkin patch & whatever Taddy chooses for his birthday excursion, oh yeah & some fall cleaning....

Quaterly Update...

So wow, finding the motivation to keep up with my blog is proving much more difficult than one would think. I can sit on facebook doing nothing forever but actually typing eludes me.

So update on happenings of the last 3 months...

Korbin is potty trained at home & daycare...just not when we go in public. He discovered that if he poops in the potty, he can then look at it when he's done. Boys are gross.

Thaddeus insists upon being called "Taddy" & pretty much ignores you when you call him anything else.

Taddy had decided that the "guest" room is now his room & only sleeps in the full size bed. I guess he's gonna be pretty ticked when we take it down soon.

We're taking down the guest room & turning it into a nursery.

Baby #3 is due in March. Whoa Crazy Stuff! Baby #3 Baby #3...sometimes i have to say it a few times to let it sink in.

No one has yet to admit to putting/shooting/spreading peanut butter on the ceiling in the kitchen.

The boys have learned how to use facuets.

Korbin knows how to use the washing machine. This kinda frightens me.

I'm sure there is way more that has happened but that's all I can think of for now.