Plays Well With Others

I was right, I got the camera out and that lasted all of 2 min before someone was bleeding (Ava fell). After that things went well, it took a little time for Ava to let new kids into her personal space, but a little bit of crazy running did the trick.
At one point Ethan walked into the room eating an apple
"Is it ok that he's eating that" Jen asked (Jen being my friend not me)
I was a little shocked to see that he had helped himself to their fruit bowl. He disappeared around the corner again and came back with a half eaten nectarine. Apparently Ethan loves the idea of an help your self fruit bowl.
I am so glad I got to spend some time with an old friend and another Mom.
Thanks Jen for the great day!

I would like to know how kids know when your planning on getting up and out of the house early. Every time I have morning plans someone is up all night. I need my beauty sleep these days, I get bags under my eyes and my skin looks tired (well that's what I see in the mirror anyway, it looks a little better once the smeared mascara is removed).

Ava woke up at 5 this morning and after being poked at for about an hour she fell back asleep beside me in bed. She woke up with the biggest grin on her face when she realized she was laying beside me.
I think I may be the luckiest Mom on the planet........
Today anyway :P

A Play Date

We are going on a play date today. It's the first one since we arrived back here. I chalk it up to being busy in the big people world and none of those big people having kids the same age. That is about to change as I have some how found some extra time, not sure where I found it, but I'm loving it.

Ant was home for a day so we made the most of it. We went out for a nice relaxing breakfast, the appetizer was a single serving packet of peanut butter. Ethan just couldn't hold off till the main course. We ordered the supplies for landscaping the back yard, which should solve the flooding issues I have been having. And played which I think the Bambinos loved the most. All was grand till it was time for Daddy to leave. Ethan was not impressed, he was devastated the poor boy. He was a little forgiving once there was talk of Daddy flying planes, every boy knows that's as good a reason to go as you can get. Ava on the other hand gave him a wide grin and a wave then was back to what ever she was doing when she had been interrupted for her hug and kiss good bye.

I'm going to bring my camera tomorrow, maybe there will be some time to take a few pictures..... hmmmm three 2 year old and a 9 mth old who am I kidding.

Candy Coated Chocolate and Kittens

I found out that although these things don't really seem to go together when you throw in some toddlers it changes the way you look at it.

The internet was down because of the thunder storms over the weekend. Seeing as we don't have TV, we took a trip to the store to rent a movie so I had more to stare at then the wall once the bambinos were in bed. After chasing each other around the video section of the store Ava and Ethan got to pick out a treat. Smarties are a favorite so each with a box in hand and me with a movie we headed home. You know how you learn some thing new each day well if you ever need to get a kitten to come out of hiding or say follow you home all you have to do is shake candy coated chocolates in a box. So what should have taken a minute or two turned into a 20 min parade of kittens and toddlers intertwined in a playful but slow walk home.

I Think Maybe I Should Stop Pointing

This is what you get if you are doing something offensive
Say like singing off key
Or trying to feed her dinner.

Water

I'm done with water, well at least on my basement floor. I don't want to shot vac it up or bail it out or do anymore unnecessary laundering of all the towels in the house. I was greatful when I woke up to blue skies I was all "ha ha day what are you going to flood with today there is not a cloud in the sky", but apparently mocking a day is not for the weak of heart. To my dismay as I entered the basement there it was water! All over the floor, but how could this be sun rays were bouncing around the room reflecting of the glistening floor. An over flowing sink from the washing machine so what have I learned :P
Never mock a day it will ALWAYS win!
P.S. Now I'm done with water.

What a great day! I haven't had a day like this since we left Thunder Bay. It flowed, was relaxing and the bambinos were in a fantastic mood ( well except for the usual dinner disaster of offering something other then the accepted menu). It was more then just that though, I felt relaxed as a parent. I've been really up tight since we've been back. Every little thing felt stressful. I couldn't just hang out with my bambinos there was always some underlying feeling that I wasn't keeping up. So may I stay on top of whatever it is, and I am thankful for today.

I also took some pics today, didn't get time to process them or even get them downloaded to my computer yet, maybe tomorrow

What has my life come too?

When Ava eating her lunch is a highlight of my day. I know it was only meatballs and some mac and cheese, but folks really this kid doesn't eat much. Most of her time spent at the table she's hidden behind a sippy cup of juice or has slouched down so that only her big blue eyes can be seen. It must have been our busy morning. It started as I glanced at the clock and blurredly saw a number that looked a lot like a 5. Blaming the blurred vision thing I stumbled across the hall to find Ava awake and a little chilly. I bundled her up and brought her in with me for a snuggle (and a little more sleep). She had no interest in sleeping any longer and began poking me in the face pointing out that I did indeed have a nose and a forehead. I have to admit in my state I had forgotten so I'm glad I was brought up to date. Getting up that early does wonders for getting out of the house early, as I drove out of the drive way I thought the clock was broken. We ran some errands then stopped at the park. There is a day camp of older kids that play there in the mornings and the Bambinos are fought over for their attention. So they love it and gives them a little freedom from me to hang out with people who are a little cooler then their Mom. Although I was dancing around the kitchen after lunch....... Really cool :P