Christmas with the boys was a lot of fun this year! Although, Christmas Eve was rough because Nate's grandpa went into the hospital. We went and saw him but didn't get a chance to talk to him before he was life flighted to another hospital. He had a stroke and isn't doing too well. The boys thought the helicopter was pretty cool and we stopped at the Thanksgiving point lights on the way home so they thought it was a great night. The boys learned how to say "Ho, ho ho" like Santa for the first time at the lights that night.
We opened presents here at our new house with the boys Christmas morning. They loved their toys so much they didn't want to mess with opening any more gifts. First Christmas lesson: tell Santa to tuck the good stuff way underneath the tree. Then we headed off to see the parents. We made 3 stops and got so loaded up with gifts that we had to come back for some a few days later! The boys love playing with their new dump trucks in the back yard and their puzzles and fake headphones. It's so funny to see them try and put those on their heads! They look like they are trying to listen with the temples of their heads.
Moving has been quite the ordeal. We are still not settled and honestly it feels like there is no end in sight. There is just so little I seem to be able to do during the day! Granted, I have the two cutest and naughtiest distractions in the world running around.
The good thing is they are really starting to play together. Last night Caden made up a game of slowly sliding off the couch head first and rolling onto the floor. It took lots of watching and giggling before Blake was finally tempted to try it out. I found myself holding my breath every time they would slide off so finally I got a small foam mattress and some pillows and put them in front of the couch. The game went on for over an hour and they were falling on top of each other and giggling the whole time. It was fun to watch.
As for the naughtiness we have started to fully implement time-outs. It's either a minute in their cribs without binky or blanket or a minute of me holding them to face the corner. They have learned pretty fast that Mom means business and they are finally listening to me when I tell them to do or not do something.
The catch is I have to be watching them every second or they get away with their naughtiness. How do I know? Well, the boys know they are not supposed to touch the ornaments on the Christmas tree (yes it's still up, I decided that finishing up unpacking came first). However, while I was upstairs for just a minute I heard a huge crash and the whole tree had fallen over. When I came down Blake was crying and Caden had his wide-eyed innocent look that seemed to say, "what ornaments Mom?"
But the day ended well with a relatively clean dinner of macaroni and tomato sauce using spoons (Can I get a HALLELUJAH!!!) and a bath. Even though Blake pooped in the tub again I was able to catch it on it's way out (I recognized his crouched position) before it became little pieces all through the tub and on my clean boys. Sorry if that's TMI for you, this is my life. After the tubby my back was killing me so I lied down on my bed and the boys came to me instantly. They were jumping and tackling me and each other and it was just one of those moments you want to freeze forever in your brain.
I feel extremely lucky that I have those moments nearly on a daily basis. Thanks to all my family and friends who make life great!
