the abilities of boys....

Well, we all know that boys have the ability to pee standing up, which ultimately gives them more "freedom" on where they can go... My boys exemplify this!!

We've told the boys that if they are outside and they really just can't make it inside, they can go outside. Apparently, we need to be far more specific about, how, when, and where! Normally, I would figure they would go behind the shed or hide somewhere if they really had to do it, but no, not my children :)

I have recently (a few weeks ago) "hiding" behind the tree in my front yard to pee. Hiding is in quotes because, yes they were hiding from me (as I'm in the house) which meant that they were on the road side of the tree!! They were appropriately scolded for peeing in the front yard!!!

Well, apparently, we were not specific about where it was OK to pee. My mother in law watched the boys this afternoon and while they were helping bring stuff out to my father in law's truck, my mother in law found a puddle in the driveway. After a few questions, she found out that Sam had peed in the driveway!

I really do chalk this up to being little boys :) But they need to try and hide it a little!!

Our first trip to the principal's office...

I am so angry right now!!! So, I bet a lot of you think that I'm talking about Tim... but I'm not. Sam has made his first (and last) trip to the principal's office. These boys have been told that they should never ever come home to tell us that they have been sent to the principal. So Sam is in a load of trouble. Apparently, he and the other boys were climbing the sinks and attempting to go over a half-wall in the bathroom. When the teacher found them, he was standing on the sink attempting to go up and over. He went straight to bed tonight and lost some other priveldges.

On another note:

Tonight Max would not eat his dinner, but we left him at the table briefly to look at the progress on the basement. Well, he then came to the top of the stairs to say that Lucy ate his grilled cheese. I asked him if he gave his sandwich to the dog and his reply???? "Yup!"

Sometimes, this parenting thing is really hard... ok, its always hard, I guess I just need a break!

Max strikes again...

This child is such a trouble maker... but he's so darn cute!!

This morning as I was getting ready for work, I hear Sammy yelling from the playroom. I ask what is going on and Sammy replies, "Tim is teasing me." Well, before I can even call Tim in, I hear from Max in the same sing-songy voice that Sammy used, "I teasing you too!"

So, I laughed and called both Tim and Max to the bathroom! Tim is so gonna use Max as one of his weapons!

renovations

Rich has started a second blog to capture all of our never ending house projects. I've linked it in the nav bar.

The basement is the next project on the list. My Father in law is finishing our basement. He has built our garage and breezeway and our playroom. The boys can't wait until its done!!

I called Sammy a fat, dufus...

Is what Max tells us as he walks out into the kitchen today... Its lovely how the older two brothers use the smallest one to get at the other one. Max is the poor go-between!!

Also, here is a picture of the boys getting ready to watch a scary movie with Grandma last night.

4 day catch up

Ok, I haven't posted any real content since Wed morning so here's a true recap.

Halloween night I took the boys trick or treating, which in and of itself was all good. Rich was in class that night though so we had just left a bowl of candy out, which surprisingly was not empty. So the boys were told that they could sit on the steps and hand out candy. So I took Max in, got him out of his costume, into his jammies, and let him watch shrek for a few minutes.

So I went back to the front door to check on the boys and they were gone! I called their names and there was no answer, called again, no answer. So now I'm getting worried as its halloween so easier for scary people to disguise themselves, its nighttime and dark. So I go outside to call them again, no answer. Ok, totally panicing now. I heard people across the street, but couldn't see anyone, so called again and nothing. Finally I heard Timmy's voice and then saw them come running back across the street. Well, I lost it, burst into tears and told them they could no longer sit out front to hand out candy. Well, Tim burst into tears as I was telling them what I thought and Sammy just wouldn't look at me. I don't think that they will ever leave the yard without telling me again!!

Thursday wasn't anything exciting except me rolling my ankle in soccer.

Friday we had Sammy's soccer pizza party and then Saturday we had the parents soccer game for the last week of soccer. Then we left to head to my parents so that my dad, brother, Rich and I could go see the australian pink floyd group. Now normally, this isn't a group I would listen to, but grew up listening to them with my dad. When we were growing up we had a family room or play room and every saturday we spent the morning cleaning it listening to my Dad's pink floyd or pat benetar records. (yes records). The concert was a lot of fun and even funny to watch the 50-60 year old women dancing and screaming like 20 year olds.

I am tire today though and am just trying to figure out what to do with the boys before the football game!! Go PATS!!!

More halloween

I promised more pictures and here they are:

My Cookie Monster, Ninja Lord, and Evil Jester


Max had to have a silly hat for silly hat day at the boy's school


Max with his silly hat and silly glasses


Max is waiting for trick or treaters