I Thought This Only Happened with Newborns?

Alex has been sick and has his days/nights reversed. He slept today from 3:30-10:00. And now, he wants to stay up and play! Let's see how well nighttime cough/cold medicine works :) If not, I may succumb to nagging desire to institute the electronic babysitters (i.e. DS, Tivo) while I doze on and off?

Alex being sick is sad...but more so the fact that Tanner missed him all afternoon...and Alex now wants Tanner to wake up for a bath and pizza and mean ole mom said no way :(

The Girls I Always Wanted

Beauty shop time!! They boys decide to get into moms rollers/clips! Oh, if Uncle Brian were here this would NOT be acceptable play :) Jim is however in the kitchen baking bread, and with all masculinity stripped while he bakes...he doesn't dare scold me or the fellas :) (By the way...his bread rocks so I'm not knocking his passion for the kitchen!)



When it's all said and done, Alex announces completely unprompted "It's too hard being a girl. You have to do your own ponytails!" Smart little man...and he doesn't even know the half of it :)



Ok...so cute little girls would not be bashing my ponytails and laughingly calling me an ostrich...



No doubt about it...they are all boy...but I love them dearly!

Geeked Out on Science & Star Wars

Happy boys! Sunday evening fun with Daddy included lessons on static electricity via a balloon rubbing on the head...followed by target practice at the balloons stuck on the ceiling using Star Wars nerf guns. And to top it all off, the kids are in sound asleep in bed but where's Jim? Watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars (yes, the cartoon!) on TV.

Man, the testosterone & geek levels are high in this house tonight. Help! (Actually, it's incredibly cute...all 3 of them.)

In an effort to wash away all things boy and introduce some estrogen balance into this household, it's now time for chick TV (Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters) and painting my toenails. :)

Now THIS is the way to build a snowman!

45 degrees today...snow is melting and PERFECT for packing. The boys tried to build a snowman with Ashley (babysitter) earlier this week during the snow days, but it just wasn't good packing snow and it was FREEZING! Happy Alex...success at last :)

Just like Santa and Cookies...

So, you leave cookies for Santa and he comes and leaves presents. You put a tooth under your pillow and the Tooth Fairy comes and leaves money.

Anyone know what it takes to get a snow day? Alex and Tanner have it down to a science. We've had snow days 3 of the last 5 schools days. We're shooting for 4 for 6 tomorrow, and here's the boys secret formula to ensure no school:

1. Sleep with a spoon under your pillow.
2. Put ice cubes in the toilet.
3. Throw a few ice cubes out a window.

Where do they come up with this stuff? Probably school. They are serious as a heart attack in their preparations. It's hysterical. :)

Oh no they didn't...

Oh yes they did! Pine Ridge Elementary School gym teacher is doing a dance section and my kids came home loving The Macarena!!!! Seriously, I thought I left that dance on spring break in South Padre Island in 1996! Something about my 6 year olds slapping their butts and shaking down in unison is highly disturbing :)

THEN...Tanner says, 'Mom, watch this one now!'. Now I'm embarrassed because I don't know what this dance is called...but I recognize it. Something about 'right foot right stomp, left foot left stomp....now cha-cha now y'all'. The "cha-cha now y'all"...again freaks me out when 6 year old yahoos are doing it!

THEN...Tanner says to Alex, "I know, we can make up a dance together and I'll sing!". Alex says excitedly, "OK Tan-uh!". Tanner doesn't skip a beat and starts singing plain as day, "I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. Made of plastic. It's fantastic. You can brush my hair...". (to which the boys are doing karate move dancing).

Any slight bit of entertainment value the preceding portions of this impromptu dance show had are now completely gone. Who the heck teaches the Barbie song to a 6 year old boy to sing/repeat? So I ask Tanner, expecting the same gym teacher that resurrected The Macarena to be the culprit. Tanner says, "Elvis taught it to us on the playground". Big sigh. Crap they're getting old, and I'm feeling older.

Perhaps I'll request a repeat performance and post video so you can appreciate it all first hand. Second time around should be more enjoyable for me too (shock value gone).

Sleepy

Ahhh...at 6 years old the boys are still so snugly and warm, especially Alex. He asks to snuggle every night and I love it (I'm also acutely aware this likely won't last many more years)!

Jim (AKA Mr. Muscles) just extracted a sleeping Alex from our nighttime snuggle on the over sized chair/ottoman in the living room and carried him to bed. For the last several weeks, he's often fallen asleep upright on me to help with his nighttime coughing. Tonight, we had all the lights out, both of us in PJs, looking at the newly decorated house and Christmas tree! Just magical. I love Christmas lights!

Now, it's only 8pm and I need to try to wake up! Warm, snugly Alex can put me right to sleep...perhaps Bailey's and coffee to the rescue?