I'm back!!

My posts have been few and far between. I have been slacking since spring break and just enjoying the evenings with my boys. However, that means I have a lot of great stories to catch up on.

Where do I start? We decided to buy an outdoor cedar swingset for the boys. Big was upset that we didn't load the display into the trailer. Then, he was upset that the boxes were not all huge and put together. Then, he was upset that when we opened the three small boxes it just looks like wood. Putting this thing together has been like birthing our fourth child. The boxes are filled with tiny pieces of cedar all marked with a even tinier letter and number combination. It is maddening to say the least.

The Father and I put in six hours on Sunday and four hours on Monday. It looks like a big box of Wood exploded in the front yard. Last night, big decided to come help. That was something special, I'll tell ya.

After about 15 minutes of climbing the "rock wall to nowhere", Big decide to tell me that: #1- he doesn't think the rock wall is safe and #2- we are not moving nearly fast enough for his liking. He's planning to appeal the 13th amendment if we don't get it in gear.

We knew it was time to quit and go in the house when the Father tried to screw the boards together using all of the correct screws and none of the correct wood. That's when Big decided to tell us that it was time for us to go inside because, "I think daddy needs a niiiice cold glass of orange juice." Something tells me that daddy might have had another drink in mind.

I'm pretty sure that my posts... the same time next week, will be about still working on that blankety-blank playset. My children have no idea how spoiled they really are.

And now for a short recap of some of the things you've missed:

1. Big has a 30 minute break down over wanting a tiny green muffin. Entire family searches house from top to bottom for a tiny green muffin. 30 minutes later, Big shows us a mini Reese's cup wrapped in green foil that was left by the Easter Bunny. Problem solved.

2. Little can now climb anything and everything and does so on a daily basis. He managed to climb over the play room gate, and open the bathroom door. Before Nana could catch him, he had so climbed into the toilet and was dancing. The positive part of your child in the most bacteria loaded space of your home?? following that episode, the toilet has never been cleaner.

3. We have resorted to using a real dog leash for Middle when we are outside doing any yard work. He cannot be trusted to not run as fast as possible down the hill, which leads to rolling as fast as possible down the hill. We now know if we hook a leash through the neck and back of his shirt he can't go any farther than we allow him. It makes for one pissed off baby but at least he's safe. I'm guessing I really do need to buy a backpack leash for him. Oy.

4. I told Big the other day that I was awesome. He told me, "no mommy, you're not awsul (awful), you're beautiful!" That's why I have refrained from killing him up to this point:)

I have more, but will add them to the next entry!