Day Out with Thomas

This was our second year to have a Day Out with Thomas. It was so much fun--for Christian. Nana and Papa came to share in the experience and to celebrate Papa's birthday.

There were so many fun things to do there--Christian got to meet Sir Topham Hatt, listen to stories about Thomas, got a tattoo, took a ride on Thomas and we were able to buy anything we could have ever wanted that carried the Thomas and Friends label (we of course DID NOT buy everything we could have).

We almost didn't make our train ride because we were running late--our Explorer had a very low tire and we had to quickly switch cars and we were the LAST people to board. The important thing is we made it:) Nana and Papa enjoyed watching Christian enjoy his 'special day'.

Christian Funnies

I said I had some funny conversations from Christian so here they are: In the car ride home from Atlanta, Christian says "Baylor's squishy" We laughed and said "what?" "Baylor's squishy, mommy". We asked him what he meant and he said "her arm-her arms are squishy, mommy". Poor Baylor all that baby fat has earned her a title of being squishy:)

The really funny one happened after church that Sunday as I changed Christian's diaper in the bathroom before lunch. Background: I'm a very "picky" mom-literally...if I see something in my kids eyes, nose or ears that I think I can get I try to pick at it. Christian is of course getting to the point he can fight me on it and let me know he doesn't want it done. Well I was about to change his diaper and decided to use a wipe to try and clean his nose.

Christian: "No, mommy. Don't wipe my nose"

Me: "I need to wipe your nose." I want to make sure it's clean" "We don't want any bugers in it, do we?"

Christian: "I pick it"

Me: "Mommy has told you I don't want you to pick your nose" "Please don't pick your nose"

From here on out Christian begins to have a conversation out loud with himself. I'm changing his diaper and just laughing the whole time.

Christian: "I like to pick my nose, Mommy tells me not to do it, but I pick my nose. I pick my nose in the morning. I pick my nose every morning. I like to pick it. I pick my nose in my room. I pick my nose and then I hide it"

I take a break in my laughing long enough to ask "Where?"

Christian: "In my room."

Me: "Where in your room?"

Christian: "I pick my nose and I hide it in my room."

I never did get a straight answer as to where he "hides" what comes out of his nose. By the time we came out of the bathroom I was crying from laughing so much. I had Christian retell the story to Jeff and he asked the same question: "Where?" and got the same answer: "in my room." Who knows where this 3 year old has decided is a good hiding place. That night when we got home I looked and found one buger"hiding" on the wall, but I don't know where else he "hides" them. We thought maybe on the bottom side of the top bunk, but did not find anything there--yet.....The things little boys do?!?!?

Ten year Reunion

So it has taken me a week to get back on here...my reunion was kind of a joke. I am glad I went because now I know what it was like and don't have to wonder, but nothing much changed. Jeff didn't know the people, but could go @ the room and "label" the jocks, cool people, etc. The smae groups that hung out ten years ago hung out there. I talked to a few people and most everyone I saw smiled and asked how I was doing, but for the most part Jeff and I just hung out. Most of the people I did hang out with just didn't show up and I did some self analyzing while I was there. In high school I did not fit into one crown inparticular--I did a lot of stuff with a lot of different groups over my 4 years and didn't stay in one group. With over 500 in my class it wasn't hard to find new people to hang out with. I didn't play a sport, I wasn't a cheerleader or in the band. I did A LOT with my youth group--so I didn't have many people to catch up with at the reunion. Plus I was the strange one being married for almost 7 years and having two kids. Most were still single, just engaged or only married a year or two. The quote of the night was "D--n girl, you look good for having two kids!" That made me feel good and of course I loved showing off my cute hubbie!! All in all I feel like my life is really established and I like it that way. I like my hubbie, children, church and home. I'm proud of where I am 10 years later.

Exhausted

This is a day when no one gets out of their pajama's!! The McInuturff family is satying home and doing as little as possible all day--Poor Jeff is an exception b/c someone has to make $$ around here. The weekend was fun and I have some funny Christian conversations, but I'm just too tired to care about doing this today. I will feed and change my children's diapers, I will read to them and put them both to bed (together hopefully) and feed and nap myself--if all goes to plan. Jeff has begun going to a men's group on Monday nights and we'll be on our own for dinner. I just want to veg and do as little as possible. The kids and I are hanging out in the basement to be away from Christian's greatest temptation--the TV. He's currently "reading" to his sister and was playing with his Thomas table earlier. I'll try to update stuff this week, but it's busy--we have the first day of school and the first ever Otter Creek consignment sale that I am trying to help with.

Snoopy Day

It was our second Snoopy day at Otter Creek Pre-School yesterday. The first one Christian and I both cried and continued to do so for the first week. This year I could hardly keep up. There is a hill leading up to the doors and I paused to take a pic of him running up. (we'll post the pic when Jeff is here--maybe I'll finally master the skill on our new computer) After that I couln't catch up--He yelled down the hill "I want to see my friends Mommy!" He only paused a moment at his classroom door and then he entered the blessed world of Miss Dele. I can't tell you how excited we are that he will be in her classs this year. Those that don't know her are missing out b/c she loves children and is a great woman of GOD. All of his best friends are in his class and there are only 9 total. It will be nice for them to have such a small group. We look forward to all his new adventures and things he'll learn this year.
With Christian back in school, Baylor and mommy will have some time together. Not that we don't love hanging out with big brother--we just need some girl time:) I can't wait to see what her personality will become over the next couple of months--crawling/walking are just around the corner. Then she'll keep me extra busy.

Frustrated

What do you do with a three year old that refuses to potty and is now trying to not take naps?!?!? I tell him he has to stay in his room and he'll stay for about an hour. This only happens every few days and the other times he still takes his LOOONNNGGG nap. I can't complain too much, but I need that time to myself to get other stuff done or just veg. The potty thing is where I'm really at a lose. We have tried candy, incentive charts, rocks in a jar to get a toy we thought he wanted...you name it. He just could care less and refuses to do it. The frustrating thing is I know he CAN b/c for the two weeks before his birthday he did it--poop and pee--now he just won't. I'm hoping school will add some peer preasure and maybe Miss Dele can do it for me--wouldn't that be nice.

I hear Baylor calling my name so I better go. Jeff, kids and I are all loading up in the car to go to Atlanta this weekend. We'll see old church friends and attend my 10 year HS reunion--otta be fun:)

A Big Thanks

I wanted to publicly thank my friends Elizabeth and Lisa for letting me to our laundry at their houses over the past two days. Monday is typically laundry day and I was in the middle of the 1st load and our washer started making weird noises and stopped working. So here I am with soapy wet sheets and nothing to do with them. In steps my wonderful friend Elizabeth who was going to be gone all day, but graciously let us invade her home to do our laundry:) It all got done that day except for Jeff's smelly golf clothes fom his trip that he returned from last night...in steps Lisa who let me do that load while we were at her house for Brock's b-day party today. Thank God for good friends and quick repair people. MaryAnn gave me the name of some repair people they have used and they were so quick we now have a working washer again.

All a day in the life of a stay at home mom, huh? While I was at Elizabeth's house I became inspired to get more organized. (She is our resident Queeen of organization) I am an organizer/planner by nature, but it gets so overwhelming trying to organize 4 people and all their stuff--it is just easier not to sometimes, but then I just get frustrated. I'm going to try and get better--we'll see how long it takes:)