Roasted Marsh Mellows

We are still doing swim school, however; next week is the end of the session and I think I will give Nathan's teachers a break and not enroll him in the next session.  This session he got an older lady and she isn't very patient when he pretends to eat the stick with the floats on each end. Of course when I asked what he was doing he look at me like I was an idiot because those aren't floats they are roasted marsh mellows (of course).  Driving  home he often asks me what the teacher means when she says, "No candy for that boy!"  I can't help but shake my head and wonder what the school years will be like.  Eric is a little worried that there are voices in his head!

Are you listening?

So lately Nathan has had a really hard time listening.  It isn't him being naughty, his imagination has just gotten the better of him.  He is never here in reality.  Two days ago at lunch his feet began talking to each other.  One was Yoda and the other was Ariel (little mermaid).  They were having quite the conversation at one point Ariel told Yoda to, "Get down from there!"  Anyway, this extreme imagination has been causing problems at preschool and swim school.  Once again the teachers tell me he is having trouble listening.   I am harnessing all my teacher knowledge and we are working on this at home.  I can't really ask him to stop using his imagination, but I will only ask him to do something once before a time-out.  I thought 3 year olds were suppose to be concrete thinkers... I blame Little Bear.  

Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch to waste some time.  It really is a lot of fun to watch Nathan play.  This year he was the perfect size for all the activities.  

Big boy tub

Zachary had his first bath in the bathtub.  He really seems to like the water.  He is only 6 weeks and has so much head control that he just sits in there with very little support from me.  I think Nathan was almost 12 weeks old before I could bathe him in the same bathtub.  I am constantly learning all the differences between a premature baby and a "take home" baby.  Zachary weighed 12 lbs yesterday when I held him on the scale.  I will have to check and see when Nathan hit 12 lbs.  I added a picture of Nathan's first bath in the bathtub at 3 months.  

So little time

So I'm a project junky and for the last 5 months I've been way too uncomfortable to do most of the ones on my list.  Now since Zach was born my need to finish and start projects is back in full force.  The problem is a rarely finish all the final details and my brain is constantly coming up with new ones to start.  I'm not complaining because the projects are all so much fun.  Here's a few on my list... switch playroom and tv room (just came up with this one today), stain/paint the sofa table, finish butterfly paintings for Paige, finish the tv cabinet, make a valance for Nathan's window, frame giant art prints, make a fabric headboard, put mulch in flower beds, put weed mat in other flower beds, start hot air balloon painting for Jolyn.  I will just stop there!

a morning with Holly

We went to the zoo this morning with the Pates.   Nathan and Holly haven't seen each other for weeks.  They spent the first 20 minutes walking hand in hand talking.  They didn't even look at the animals.  They were just happy to see each other.  It was a very pleasant morning.

BIG FAT FUN

Last Friday night Eric and I got to go out and be adults.  We went to a birthday party in Mulvane.  Apparently Mulvane only has 1 bar and it is the hot spot.  We had a great time.  The band was soo fun.  It was nice to go out and play.