Bathtime

Too stinkin' cute.







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Standing up

This is what has been going on at our house.






















He's not very good at crawling but all he wants to do is pull up on stuff. He is starting to walk along surfaces like the length of the couch. You do have to guard him constantly because he does topple pretty hard. We've already bonked our head once.

Speaking of bonking heads. I finally got the call from school that Chuck got hurt. I have actually prepared myself pretty well for the first broken arm. Thank goodness (?) today it was just his face. He was inning the climbing wall and his foot slipped and he busted his nose and lip. That's what they said when they called however they also said "we are checking his teeth now." I figured that was their way of easing into "your child's teeth fell out". I was totally e pecking a toothless redneck three year old when I got there! The teachers were a little jittery because there was so much blood. His arms and hands were covered. They thought he broke his nose and list a few teeth.

Smith and I rushed up there. He was fine and even eventually got in a playful mood. He wanted to stay at school so Smith and I walked him to class and sat with him while he ate lunch. He really enjoyed that!

So our days are full of head bonks around here.

Saw this article today:
Mamas get nothing done

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Sleeping

Someone slept a little better last night and just took an hour and a half nap (usually they last 15 minutes)! And Chuck slept in until 8 (yep, one went down right when the other got up). Now we have some grocery shopping to do!

Smith in his new 18 month jammies.




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Crying and Whining

Well, we made it to the museum, home for lunch and then shopping. We ran into Chuck's friend a the museum that we barbecued with so that was nice for both of us. We got to chat and play with people our own age.

Smith got a little rowdy at the end so we headed home with a little detour for a happy meal.

Since the boys only napped for about 5 minutes in the car, I decided to get my errands done.

It was Chuck's first time at a mall and he was mesmerized. We rode some rides while we were there.













We had to go get Smith some jammies and clothes. Smith is at a totally different stage than Chuck was in the size vs season so is hurting a little bit with clothes. Smith is starting to wear what Chuck wore near his 1st birthday but that would have been March. It's just not working.

I think we are going to have to look into shoes soon for Smith. He isn't very good at crawling but works on standing up all the time. Even wanted to walk around the museum while holding both my hands. Chuck didn't walk until we got him a solid pair of shoes.

I always have high hopes of a good night of sleep after no naps but it usually turns out the opposite and means they are both going to wake up all night long. Nothing unusual for our house this week.

So today even though it seems like we did a lot, I had one crying the majority of the time and one whining. This totally describes our day.




Hope your day turned out better than ours.




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No sleep. What gives?

I don't know what I did to piss off this baby but he hasn't slept in three nights and hasn't napped in three days and wiped poop all over his crib for the second time. I really do have a grumpy baby.

At 4 am I finally moved Chuck to the guest room and let the baby cry so I could get a few hours of sleep.

I may be an idiot but we are going to *try to go to the museum because it is free and if I stay in this house it might be an invitation for complete disaster. (The key word is TRY as I haven't showered or brushed my teeth in a few days.)

Wish us luck.





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Fall "Fetibal"

I don't know if I have mentioned it, but I am in charge of Fall Festival this year. And I mean in charge of everything from raising the money to finding the food, getting the games and activities together, and collecting things for the silent auction. I was a little worried about raising money but we have almost $3,000 in hand and have a few more checks on the way. We advertise for businesses by making banners as well as accept gifts from individual families.

Last year after selling tickets and doing the auction and raising money through sponsorships, we made about $5,500. Here's hoping we hit that or get close, I don't want my year to look dinky!

Today the shipment of 229 cans of silly string arrived! Chuck was a little excited and said that he can't wait until Fall "Fetibal"!








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New teacher

One of Chuck's new teachers has two little boys. Her husband coaches football. They are going through the adoption process for 2 adoptive children. Here is their story:
https://purecharity.com/reedfamily



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