Father's day

Today was father's day. We just puttered around the house today and grilled tonight. Wade was really tired today so we were pretty low key. When I went to call my dad, I told Calvin that we were going to call grandpa and tell him happy father's day and Cal says "it's Grandpa's father day too?" And I explained that yes, it's father's day for all of the dad's and grandpas. I'm not sure that he really understood but it was pretty cute. Then when he talked to Grandpa Floyd and Grandma Gloria tonight, they told him they were sitting around a bon fire. He was very concerned and told Grandma to call the fire department to put out the fire. Too funny.

We are still doing no tv for the boys. It's going well, Cal hardly asks to watch anything anymore and doesn't really say much when I tell him no. Funny that it's a lot easier to never turn it on than it ever was to turn it off, if that makes sense.

update

We have decided to attempt to go without TV for the boys, we are on day 2. A big part of this decision is based on where I started to work this year: a Waldorf school. The philosophy there is that media for young children is not healthy. I've read many articles about tv contributing to ADHD and I have sitnessed for myself that my 3 year old is much better behaved when he doesn't watch tv. Wade and I also watched a show on Thursday night that talked about the development of human babies and it all tied in to how the Waldorf school views it. The timing of it was perfect for us. Cal may be able to go to the school I'm working at in the fall and in order for that to happen, we have to agree to be media free for the kids. I think we can do it!

We are all trying to get over being sick. Me and the boys have had a head cold for a couple weeks. Cal is about cured. Cody and I are still snotty and coughing but it's getting better. Wade is unscathed at still.

Wade starts a new job tomorrow! We're very grateful that something came along that seems like it's going to work out well. We'll see if we still think so after he starts :) He'll be working as a mechanic again and about a 4 minute drive from the house, right on the way to where our day care is. Which is SO nice, especially considering my commute is 45 minutes each way. Not very handy if there were to be an emergency.

Cal and I went to the nursery yesterday and bought some flowers to plant. We're going out now and we're going to make mud, I mean we're going to plant the flowers. Gotta go!

and then there were 3

Cody took his first steps on March 29. Now he's getting around pretty well and walking more than crawling. Tonight, he stopped and loosely locked his hands behind his back. hmmm... that reminds me of a couple other guys I know - Calvin and Grandpa - My jaw dropped.

Calvin types: 8iuyt

Time

During this month, Cody turned 1 and Calvin turned 3. I feel like time is moving too fast. Calvin started potty training and has been wearing underwear now for 12 days. He's having an accident a day for the most part but some days he's gone the whole day with no accidents. Then Cody started staying "mommy" and "doggie" and "puppy" and "daddy" this month AND he took his first real steps on Tuesday, March 29. These boys are truly a blessing, I wish I could stay home with them more. Some days I feel like if I blink, another year will pass us by. Reaching the milestones, like potty training and walking, are wonderful and exciting but they also make my heart ache just a little bit. We were looking at the recreation center activities for the summer and Calvin is now old enough to join t-ball so we're tossing around the idea of doing that. I'm looking forward to having the boys help me plant some flowers this summer (aka rub mud on mommy) and going to the swimming pool with them.

Missing my big guy

Last night was the first time Calvin was away from me overnight other than when Cody was born. It feels like a milestone. And I miss him and can't wait to see him later today. He and dad went to visit friends for the night. So it was just me and Cody yesterday and last night. We went to bed early and are just getting ready to have breakfast now.

The End

Today was my last day working for Enscicon. Now it's time for a week off. I have lots of plans for the week. Most of them involve cleaning and organizing.

Happy New Year

This past year has been some of the worst and best for our family. We welcomed Cody to our family and said final farewells to Al.

Here's to health and happiness in 2011!