When your kids use your words against you.

I have to be honest. What I am about to write is so frustrating at times, but in the same breath, makes me break out into a giggle.

Conversation between Drew versus myself/Todd:

Todd: "Drew...I said no. No throwing your cars off the stairs to crash on Lilly. That is not a safe or a nice thing to do. If that hits Lilly, it will make her sad"

Drew: (starting to cry) "No Daddy, don't tell me NO. That makes me sad."(more crying after that very dramatic statement)

Me: "Drew..please stop tackling your sister on the tile floor. She is trying to play with you right now, not trying to take Chic away. Look, she is crying and upset. That hurt Lilly's feelings."

Drew: (really whooping it up) "Don't tell me to stop it mommy. That makes my feelings hurt when you say this at me." (insert lots of over the top crying here)



Where did we go wrong?

Practically a two week post birthday wrap up

So I was about to delete all the photos on my camera(I had already burned a disc)and as I was looking through the pictures, I realized that I had not posted about the kids birthday...so shame on me.

The pumpkin patch birthday is something I wish I would have done every birthday now that I have done it. Why not with October birthdays? The kids had a blast and have asked to go back everyday we drive past it on our way to Walmart.

My kids enjoyed the hay activities. Lilly preferred the hay maze. Her expression is one of pure joy, but the shadow makes it hard to see that.


Drew preferred climbing to the top of the hay stacks with cousin Matthew.


Uncle Matti flew into town for the big event and Drew spent lots of time with him.


Matthew is such an awesome big cousin. He hung out with Drew lots too.


Lilly could have done this single activity the entire two hours we were there. Feeding the sheep....


We all got to go on a tractor ride. That's not entirely the truth. Drew did not go on the tractor ride because he refused to use the port-a-potty(can you blame him really?) but he also did not want to pee in the bushes either, so Todd drove him home(less than 5 minutes)to use the potty.



This is what happened every time we sang happy birthday to the kids in a group setting. This was on there real birthday evening.


What makes me laugh the most is Drew's expression looking at Lilly, so puzzled as to why she is crying. That is what a confused Drew looks like.

They each had their choice for dessert. Drew went with the brownie and Lilly chose ice cream.