March 1 & 2

Yesterday (Sunday) we said goodbye to Eric again as he's off to Sunny Mexico. The kids missed him by dinnertime. :) But otherwise we had a pretty good day. Cole was running around with his gold metal (from Chuck E Cheese's) telling me he was in a race. I asked what race, was it the race around the world. He told me it was and that "Austin and Tyrone were there, but not Pablo, he was there, then he left, then he was there, then he left." For all you without little kids, the Race around the world is a Backyardigans episode. But Cole was the winner and he showed me the gold metal to prove it.
After Alexis's nap, they found the left over movie popcorn on the counter and decided to have a snack. It then turned into a snack, with spoons and each having to read a magazine (Newsweek). Like either of them can read...and quite frankly Newsweek isn't all that exciting. But they were all into it as you can see from the picture.

Today was a rougher day. They miss dad after he was home for a week and they get crabby. PLUS they still are getting up 3-4 times during the night. So we are all super tired. But they are each "sleeping" in their own rooms at least. Now just to work on the sleeping part. We tried something new tonight...instead of them checking on me sitting on the stairs I told them they had to stay in their rooms and I would check on them every 3 minutes. There was a lot of crying and hysterics...mostly because they are so tired. But 30 mins later they were both asleep. Now we'll see how it goes tonight in the middle of the night.
So Crab 1 and Crab 2 were up at 6 am and ready to play. I was not. They let me doze in and out this morning until 7 on the couch. Then it was cereal for breakfast...and by 7:30 I was spent. Lots of crying, spilled cereal and drinks...it was enough to drive me a bit crazy. Luckily they did chill out a bit. Got out Cat in the Hat movie (they love the book) and let them watch that for the 1st time. Cole thought it was great!

We went to the mall for Cheesy Dogs for lunch, bummed around a bit and came home due to a big poopie diaper. Alexis napped and Cole made some bead bracelets. After nap they were very rowdy again and I have no idea why Alexis needed ice for her head but she came out of the kitchen with a towel on her head holding something telling me "ice". I asked her what ice she had and she showed me a bacon package. Whatever works I guess. Still have NO idea what she did to her head, but knowing her and her desire fore 'ice' it was probably nothing. I've been trying to get a picture of her fat lip, and the nice black scab that is right in the middle of her upper lip, but it didn't photograph well.
At dinner tonight Cole was literally falling asleep at the counter. I was worried he would fall off. So we got down and in the tub. That helped him wake up a bit and after bath he finished his fish sticks and smile's and had 2 granola bars. Must be growing.
Then of course it was lots of crying about there being too many toys out and he couldn't pick them all up. We did but when he was in his bed he told me tonight that "mom, tomorrow I'm not going to get out any toys. If Baby Doll does, she will have to pick them up." I doubt very much he'll be able to play all day without any toys. :) We'll see.
That's all for today.
-j