Clever little muffins...

I decided to let Drew get up early from his "rest-time". If he helped me do a little work around the house, I would reward him with getting to watch a movie with Mommy while Ty slept. So I walked into his room and it took all my will power not to turn around and walk back out. With one little blue crayon, Drew had turned two walls into his most recent display of artwork. We had a long talk about appropriate coloring surfaces and consequences of coloring on the wall. I then told him I would help him scrub it off the wall. I thought things were going well until I started to work on a long skinny line...
"NOOOOO! DON'T SCRUB OFF MY SNAKE!!!"
Clearly, our long discussion of coloring on the appropriate surfaces was not long enough!



This morning just as we were getting up, Drew turned to me:
"Mommy, someone 'bless you'd' and woke me up."
"I'm sorry Drew, that was mommy. I'm still sick."
"That bless you was a really loud noise!"
"I'm sorry. Did you need to sleep longer?"
(nods head with a bit of whine) "yeah..."
"Ok, lets go back to bed then."
"Nope. I ok!"



Ty, the morning after waking up during the night with a bad dream:
"Monkey! Room! Scary!"
"You were scared of the monkey in your room?"
"Yeah." (points to ceiling and circles around the fan)
"Ty, what does the monkey say?"
"Oo! Oo! Ah! Ah!"
"I think that is funny, not scary. Don't you?"
Drew: "Monkey IS funny Ty"
Ty: "Oo! Ah! hahahahaha Funny scary monkey!"
I think this one needs a little more reassurance!

This evening at dinner, I was encouraging Ty to eat.
"Ty, please eat your dinner."
"I can't!"
"Ty, you need to eat your dinner."
I turned to feed Jude another bite and I hear him mumble.
"Open please."
I looked back at him and he was holding his fist in front of his face, staring at it. Then, his fingers popped open, he said "Thank you!" and picked up a bite of pizza and put it in his mouth. How many kids do you know who use their manners with their own fingers??

Muffin sayings

Drew: Mommy, my tummy hurts.

Why does your tummy hurt?

There is a baby growing in my tummy!

(five minute conversation about how he cannot nor ever will have a baby growing in his tummy)

Ok then. There is a knife in my tummy. It's cutting up my food.

Ty: Drewby! Come here!

Ok!

You Drewby. Me "dowit"

What?

Me "dowit"!

Mommy, what Ty say?

Ty is Stewart!

Oh!

Jude: Dadadadadada!

All three boys like Lightning McQueen and Mater.Where is Jude?There he is! Peek-a-boo!The new pout: while making fun of his pout, his imitation of it came out in the kissy face. It makes the pout even more irresistible.Tubby time times 3!!Drew: Mommy, are you sick?

Yes.

Why?

I have a cold.

Oh. (I blow my nose)

Mommy, you are REALLY sick! You should lie down. (pulls me to the couch)

Ok, thank you Drew.

Here's your night-night. (hands me a blanket and runs to get his cars)

Oh, so you didn't want me to lie down because I am sick, you wanted me to lie down so I can be a road for your cars!

Yep!

January 2011

So the new year is upon us - in fact January is almost half over. The end of December til now has been crazy for our family. Pete's dad has had a lot of health issues, as we are still waiting for answers with a lot of them. He had surgery on the 26th of Dec to remove a ruptured and gangrenous gall bladder. He is slowly recovering with some (s0 far) minor and mysterious side effects. Please pray for answers regarding his health - and strength and recovery for him.
Then our little Ty was discovered to have an enlarged liver and spleen. The ultrasound showed a build-up of fluids around his liver. We have had him in for two blood draws and are headed to Marshfield on the 20th of this month to see a Pediatric GI specialist. Please pray that we will find good answers there! Ty is a happy little guy, who is now speaking better than average for his age - yes, he was the one originally diagnosed with a speech delay - and just a pure delight. He doesn't seem to have any physical symptoms and is a very happy boy with a great sense of humor! He found a little friend at Sunday School, Sarah, and has been seen holding hands with her!
Jude has just been growing and growing. He is laughing a lot, and is constantly on the move. Crawling earlier than his two older brothers, he is quick to find the dog's water and food bowls and any little toys left behind by Drew and Ty. He loves all his veggies and has tried peaches and bananas as well. A very happy baby with deep dimples makes him irresistible to all he deems worthy of a smile.
Drew is really learning a lot. He understands so much more and it is easier all the time to talk about his feelings and trying to teach him about his frustrations and anger and how to talk it out so he doesn't need to act out. He loves going to Cubbies and Sunday School and is starting to make some friends. A little confusion for us, one of his buddies is named Ty - so which one are we talking about, Drew? He is learning to be a big help at home, has his own jobs and is always eager to be a "good big brother".
Personally, I couldn't think of a better trio of boys - but I may be biased. We had a great Christmas visiting with family and trust that you all had the same. Thanks for reading!!

What happened to November??

So I completely missed the month of November. It was full of fun, family and friends. Pete took two weeks to go hunting Elk in Colorado. The boys and I took off and visited with friends back in western WI. We stayed with two different families and visited other families. The boys loved the time with all the kids and seeing their friends too. Pete had jeep trouble so his meat, four wheeler and all his gear are still back in Wisconsin...so this weekend we are headed back to collect his things and get to see friends again! :) Thanksgiving was at my mom's house - Pete's family joined us there and we had a large group all together over a delicious ginormous meal. Jude had his first taste of vegetables for Thanksgiving...peas! Peas in all their deliciousness. He's eating his food like a trooper now, and is up to 18 pounds!! Drew weighs in at 34 and Ty at 31. So they are all growing like weeds. Ty's vocabulary has really expanded and tries to say almost everything now. Drew is learning that he'll have to pick up the pace to out-wit and manipulate his younger brother to have everything his way. Ty is catching up faster than he would like! Jude is rolling across the floor now...completely across the living room! He has pushed up onto his knees...but not on his hands and knees yet. Good thing too; cuz then I would have to push him back down!! :) Drew is practicing for his Christmas program. It's held on the 12th and he is trying so hard. The chorus is spelled out J E S U S; but Drew's rendition is more "J K L U S". I love the sincerity and sweet voice.