Summer fun

Summer is almost here. The weather has been warm for the most part with a little rain but pretty nice. Griffin is out of school for the summer and Ryan only has four more school days. Like usual I am excited for vacation but I am also preparing for having all the kids home. It is always a challenge to keep the boys busy enough to keep boredom at bay. When they start to get bored they tend to fight, argue and annoy each other.

Some of our plans for the summer include tenting. Which we tried in our yard and it did not go so well. My boys and I ended up in the house in our own beds. I think tenting in our yard is just too convenient to have our beds right there. Our next camping adventure will have to be at a campground.

We have been having pit fires to roast marshmallows and make smores. We all love to have fires. The rain doesn't even stop us!

Hopefully the weather will be nice enough this summer so we can fish, swim, go for wagon rides, bike rides and walks. Maybe we will do some hiking and kayaking. Which will help me in my quest for weight loss. Speaking of weight loss, after two weeks on Weight Watchers I have lost four and a half pounds! Yay me! Although, I seriously think I have lost it all in my chest. My boobs are the only part of me that is shrinking. Oh well that is better than gaining.

Back to School

The boys went back to school today after having 2 weeks off. I always look forward to school vacations, I get excited to have the boys home to do "fun" stuff. But by the end of every vacation I can't wait for them to go back to school. I get sick of the bickering and constant need for me to entertain them. Since they started school it seems they need my one on one attention more than ever. Griffin (the middle child) has always been great about playing on his own. This past vacation it was at me to play trucks, cards, games, or color. Ryan has always been that way but now it was "You played with Griffin its my turn". My God, they even fight over my attention. That is so new, I have never dealt with that so much as I had in these two weeks. Anyway, they are back in school, which means I am back to running around, but my mornings are quiet. As long as Zachy is happy.

Staying positive

We have started our Christmas break. The boys will be home from school for 2 weeks. Two whole weeks with all the boys home, I just might lose my mind. I am really trying to stay positive that it will be fun and we can do lots of thing. But it is the first Monday of break and they are at each others throats and the fighting is giving me a head ache. We were going to make cookies but they can't take turns with toys or TV so I doubt baking cookies will work. We have so much snow that it should be fun to play in but it is so cold. Maybe all the new Christmas toys will help.

Driving me CRAZY

This in one of the days when being "MOM" is hard. Griffin has been sick, but doing much better. Although, he is driving me crazy. It has been endless...he is always climbing on me, following me around, and nonstop whining. Sometimes I just can't handle it. And today is one of those days. I have tried to be patient with him but around 6:00pm I just lost it.
So far on this blog it has been me just gushing about being a mom. But today is one of those days I would change my "name" in a second. He whines "mooommmmmyyyy" and all the hair on the back on my neck stands up and every muscle tenses. He has sat with me all day, followed me room to room (yes even the bathroom) and has watched me bath his baby brother. All the while asking for juice, hugs, tissues, blankie, new socks, chicken nuggets (which he didn't eat), all the things he can get himself. I understand he needs more attention, more cuddles and hugs because he is sick but I have had enough. He has cried because is older brother breathes on him, touched him, laughs, and even because Ryan sat on the couch.

This is one of the examples of loving your kids while you don't really like them. But tomorrow may be different. He just might be my favorite tomorrow. We will see.