39 days and counting

By my calculations, we are entering 40 days of Superman and Spiderman pajamas! I am not sure what the obsession is, but that is all they want to wear at night! I think people think I am exaggerating, but seriously... 40 days! Now, M has caught on and it is so funny to watch him get into character. It has made me realize the influence that N has on him! M is very opinionated, will go and pick out which ones he wants to wear, and refuse to wear the ones he does not want to wear! I realize that we could put a stop to this by putting our foot down, but I am letting them enjoy this phase... although I do have more laundry now!

The boys run through the house and hold their little superman toys and make flying sounds. They "swish" through the house as N calls it when they are Spiderman and pretend to climb up walls and jump off buildings... (we have to monitor this rather closely!)

M just started this a few days ago and I caught this picture... After putting on his cape, he puts his little fists up in the air and makes flying noises... It is so funny!

Teeth and Hair

N is reaching the age where he asks a LOT of questions and takes things very seriously and literally. I have been reinforcing with him the need to have good dental hygeine. I finally have started telling him that if he doesn't take care of his teeth and brush them, they will fall out and he won't get to eat any of his favorite foods anymore. I know this is a little scary, but it seems to have done the trick and he doesn't fight it as much anymore.
This morning as we were getting ready to leave for school, I told N he needed to come with me so that we could brush his hair. He told me, "Dat's wight Mommy, if big boys don't brush dem hayuh, it will all fall out!" And then he stopped and looked straight into my eyes, pointed his finger in the air and said very seriously, " Have you seen dem Mommy, da big men wif no hayuh?"
I could barely keep my giggles to myself!

Big Boy Pants

I am continually amazed by the difference in N and M. N is more reserved, can be quite shy at times, and is very loving. M is a hambone! He likes to show off and wants to do everything like his big brother... including wear big boy pants! He just started wanting to wear big boy pants over his diaper. He also likes to stand at the potty and pretend to use it like N. I am of course thrilled by this and am already planning to potty train him this summer... hopfully! Last night, we had already had baths and put on pajamas. However, M was having a fit about something... I finally figured out what it was and decided to go ahead with his demands... After all, if nothing else, it was a Kodak moment!

Heart Day!

We had a fun Valentine's Day here. The boys both went to school and had parties. They had a great time picking out their Valentine's and receiving Valentine's. We had a lot of candy when we got home, but thankfully Mommy got a chance to hide a lot of it before it was all consumed. N hates chocolate, so M and Daddy and me ended up with a large portion of treats as well! J had to go out of town for a meeting, so I rode with him, went shopping while he was in the meeting, and then we had lunch together. Since he has class on Thursday nights, we knew that would be the only way to spend any time together. It ended out working perfectly as we were back home in perfect time to pick up the boys.

N and M looked so cute at school, but quickly changed as soon as we got home when I gave them their Valentine's gift from us... New Spiderman t-shirts! They were so excited! I normally don't like theme shirts, but I found these so cheap and I knew they'd be great play shirts...

Happy Heart Day!

Busy Week

I know... I'm a little behind on my blog. Gracie and Bob-O came in town last week and kept the boys this past weekend so J and I could attend a work meeting. We had a lot of fun and kept very busy. We took the boys to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time and they had a great time. We went early in the morning which was great because hardly anyone was there! Gracie and Bob-O took the boys to a birthday party at Pump It Up and they were ALL very exhausted afterwards! I think I forgot to mention to them that they would actually have to go on all the rides with M! When J and I got back on Sunday, we found some wonderful, but a little worn out grandparents! I know they all had a great time though!

Dress Up

Ever since he was a baby, N has loved to dress up. Well, M is following in his brother's footsteps and it has so funny to watch the two of them. N has gone through the football stage, the baseball stage, the superman stage (seen below... this was 2 weeks ago).

The latest seems to be fluxuating between Spiderman and Cowboys. They are so cute together as they get into character! The spider and super stages are hard because there really aren't many age approptiate toys for them to enjoy. The movies are too violent and even the cartoons are above their level, but they have a great time "swooshing" through the house and climbing the furniture in their play room. N pretends to "swoosh" of buildings and climb up building and M walks around holding out his wrists and making noises as he pretends to shoot webs! The other day, they both were in major Spiderman mode and I took a few pics that I just had to post. I bought these masks in the party section at N's favorite store (The Red Store) for $1.50/4 and it has been a great investment!

It has been great on these cold rainy days to have all these tacky pajamas... The only bad thing is that I have to wash them all the time and practically peel them off of them when we want to go out in public!

Questions

I was reading another blog and she had posted a list of questions that she had asked her three year olds. I decided to try it with N and got some humorous answers. Some of them are very serious and expected, but others are totally random!

What are you good at doing?
paying wif my toys
If you had ten dollars, what would you spend it on? (I had to explain to him that this was a lot of money.)
food, twains, and spiderman masks
What are you afraid of?
NOTTING! (very enthusiastically!)
Who are your friends?
Reese and Riley (friends from school)
What is important to you?
Dinosaurs
What is your favorite book?
da book wif da yions.
Oh, Daniel and the Lions Den?
no, mommy... da Yion King
What is your favorite food?
chicken and cookies. Oh, and milk... it makes me big and strong!(saying this with a deep voice while holding his arms in the air and flexing his muscles!)
What is your favorite thing about school?
Mrs. Mattox and Mrs. Robbins (his teachers)
What is your favorite thing to do?
Hmmm... I don't weally know!
How do you show your family that you love them?
Oh, I do yuv you. I yuv you lot a lot!
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A Red Spiderman
Why?
Cause I wanna save people and take care of you.
What are you thankful for?
God
Tell me something about God?
Mommy, you told me God makes tings. God makes paper and all da animals.

Stir Crazy

I must confess that I am going a little stir crazy. We stayed home Monday as it was a holiday and relaxed with Daddy. Yesterday, N's MMO program was closed for a teacher work day and I did not realize all of this until the last minute. We were supposed to have Bible study yesterday, but when I called, our church's nursery was already full so we did not get to go. (I usually only take M with me and N goes to school.) Today, (again) it is rainy and very cold and I am a little antsy... We have played outside all bundled up, (this only lasted a few minutes because it was just too cold.) We have played cowboys which was great fun, we have colored and painted, we have played with trains and watched a little bit of television. We did go to the post office and then stopped at a bakery and each had a sweet treat which was fun!... All of this, and it is only noon. Also, did I mention that M has a cold and now we are not supposed to give them any medication at all?

Snow Day!

We had our first (and probably only) snow day on Friday. Of course, it did not stick except for a little bit on the rooftops, but it was still neat for the boys to see. If you look very closely, you can see a snowflake in the picture above. It kind of looks like a white spot where my camera messed up! We bundled up and went outside to catch a few snowflakes. N really wanted to build a snowman, but I told him that unfortunately, that probably was just not going to happen!

Little prayers

N always has really cute prayers at night. It is always funny to hear what he thinks of. Consistently, however, he remembers to pray for his Uncle Jamie and asks God to "keep him safe." No matter what he prays for, he never forgets to pray for his Uncle... (this is without prompting from me.)
Well, Jamie came home safe and sound last Thursday and we were all very excited... except for the fact that we missed him by a few days while we were at my parent's house for the holidays! Oh well!
I told N that Uncle Jamie was home and that God had answered his prayers. That night, when we prayed (again, without my prompting), N prayed "De-ya God, tank you dat my Uncle Vamie is home and dat you keeped him safe. Now, he back home in Vorgia (Georgia) wif Gwacie and Bob-O and Mannie (their dog) and dem all so happy!"
Yes, we are all so happy!