Not My Sweet Baby!!!

Yesterday I spent the entire afternoon sorting through toys in Tyler & Claire's room - deciding what should be moved into Matthew's room and what should be packed away for a while. I had my Clorox wipes out to clean off a few of the toys that looked a bit dirty. I left the room for a while & Matthew snuck in there. Of course he found the Clorox wipes. I don't know what it is about those things - kids just love pulling them out of the container. When I returned to the room, he had pulled about 20 of them out of the container. No big deal, I just stuck them into a ziploc bag to save them for later use. He was not happy that I took them away from him though.

After I finished cleaning the room, I sat down on the floor in there with my kids. Matthew once again found the Clorox wipes so I took them away from him. He realized that I wasn't going to just hand over the object of his desire, so that sweet little baby took a major step into the sneaky world of a toddler. He actually came up with a scheme to get the wipes from me! Tyler was looking through a box of little stuffed animals. Matthew went over to the box and picked out 2 stuffed animals. He carried them over to me. As soon as he handed them to me & I began to pretend to play with them, he quickly reached in my lap & took the Clorox wipes from me! I couldn't believe that my sweet little baby was actually trying to occupy my attention with the toys so he could sneak the wipes from me! Holy Moly! I'm in for a wild ride with this little guy! If he's already coming up with such sneaky ways to get what he wants when he's 18 months old, I don't think I want to know what his teen years will be like!

*Oh, and just an added note... Matthew has now perfected the art of throwing a fit! When he doesn't get what he wants, he carefully lies down on the floor and then proceeds with the kicking and screaming. He's come to realize that there's no point in banging his head on the floor in the process of beginning his tantrum. He's smart enough to know that he doesn't want to get hurt! It's actually quite funny to watch!

Claire's Joke

This morning Jeff woke me up saying, "Come on Colleen, I need you to get up & help me. Claire peed in her bed & I need to change Matthew." So I dragged myself out of bed & over to Claire's room.

When I got there, I found that there was no pee in her bed whatsoever. Then I asked Claire about it, her response was, "I didn't go pee in my's bed. I was just kidding. It's a joke! Ha-ha-ha!"

Oh that little booger! I think she was just trying to come up with an excuse for the fact that she had changed into her panda pj's that she loves instead of the nightgown she wore all night. (She knows that I don't like to do extra laundry.) What am I going to do with that creative little jokester?

Please Don't Let This Happen Again

In February I wanted to post these pictures, but never got around to it. Tyler had to take steroids for his asthma and that medicine does not do pleasant things for his behavior. It's almost like he loses all impulse control when he's taking them and for at least a week after he's done taking them. In February, 4 days into the steroids, he got his hands on my Gingher Sewing Scissors and hacked off the front of his hair. I had to get out my clippers to try to repair the damage. To get the front to the length of the part he cut, I had to cut his hair with a 2. Even then I could still see where he cut it. His cute faux-hawk was gone & his hair looked rediculous! He barely had any hair on the top for my brother, Ryan's wedding 6 weeks later. Now his hair has finally grown out enough that he was able to get a decent haircut last week... Just in time to have more trouble with his asthma & start a new round of steroids. Please, oh please, don't let him cut his hair like that again this time!

So Sad

So, when I was cleaning up, I went to throw out the sign that welcomed me to Tyler's room, only to find that this was on the back side of the paper. I guess I'm not always wanted in his room.... so sad.

Earth Day Toy Exchange

In honor of Earth Day, Tyler's school will be having a toy recycling event. The kids are supposed to bring in one of their old toys and trade toys with kids in their class. It's kind of like a Christmas Gift Exchange, but with used toys. I had the following conversation with Tyler about this event...

Me: So Tyler, did your teacher tell you about the toy exchange for Earth Day?
Tyler: No, what is it?
Me: You take one of your toys to school & trade it for someone else's toy.
Tyler: (making a sour face) Oh.
Me: You don't have to do it if you don't want to. Like, what if you take a nice toy and you end up getting a junky toy?
Tyler: Well.... what if I take a junky toy and then I can get a really nice toy?
Me: (laughing under my breath) I don't think it really works that way. And that would be rude to take a junky toy.

Tyler is a smart kid. He doesn't want to get rid of a good toy, running the risk of bringing home a junky one. I guess we'll have to think about it & decide if Tyler is going to trade one of his toys.

I'm Feeling the Love

This paper was on the floor outside of Tyler's bedroom door. I guess I am welcome to enter his room. Maybe I'll clean it up a bit while I'm in there. :)

I Love a Great Deal

So, this morning I spent 2 1/2 hours shopping in Kohls while Tyler was at school. Everything you see on my love seat came home from Kohls with me today. You might be thinking... geesh, how much did she spend? That will certainly be Jeff's question when he sees all of the things I bought today. But never fear! I am a girl who loves a great deal! Here's the breakdown of what I bought for each member of our family:

Claire:

1 sundress, 1 skirt, 2 t-shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and a tank top.

Tyler:

3 pairs of shorts, 1 polo shirt, 1 sleeveless t-shirt and 2 pairs of pajamas.

Matthew:

1 pair of shorts and 1 polo shirt

Jeff:

2 polo shirts

Colleen:

1 pair of capris, 1 bra, 1 dress, 1 pair of sweat pants, 1 pair of exercise shorts, 1 excercise t-shirt, 1 t-shirt and 1 pair of sandals

For everyone:

A new doormat, an easter bunny decoration for the front door, and an Easter platter

Take your guess, what do you think the grand total should be? Well, with my 30% off coupon, and the no sales tax sale, I saved a bundle. When all was said and done, I got all of that stuff for a mere $224.35! The bottom of my receipt says that I saved $405.64! Oh and did I mention that they're also giving out Kohls Cash? Now I get to go back and get $40 worth of free stuff! Sweeeet! I just have to say that I LOVE GETTING A GREAT DEAL!!!!!