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Bad days here too...

We have bad days here too in our "perfect little world". Yesterday was one of them. My day included 4 smashed eggs on the floor, Lincoln painting himself entirely pink with paint, potty in my closet (long story), painted floor-table-bodies-and feet, Toothpaste rubbed into the couch, soap dispensed on the carpet, rocks thrown into the road, toddler getting out of car seat and hiding in back while driving, boys leaving the timeouts, allergies, running noses, breathing treatments, 5 loads of laundry, three homemade meals, no naps-one waking up the other one, lying, fighting, yelling, kicking, screaming, rolling and slip and sliding in the mud outside after being told not to, 3 floor moppings, 3 baths for the boys, a HUGE dead rat brought into the boys sink, boys in bed for the night at 6pm!!!

There. I vented. I feel better. I'm ready to move on now.... So far, today has been a perfect day.

You can't have the sweet without having the sour too.

No Pictures???

Courtney, no pictures here either. I actually have some I am waiting to post, but we are still having comp/internet problems from the storm, and one thing I can't do on the comp with my pics is download them.... So, I'll give you guys an update update anyways...

Thurs pm: Lincoln's open house for preschool. He has learned so much. He loves his teacher and he is going to miss her next year....

Friday: I got to meet Darla at Lifes a Beach for lunch. The boys played in the sand until it started to rain. Great to see Darla, it's been too long....
Friday pm: I babysat the 2 boys next door so the parents could go on a datenight. We have since banned Lincoln from playing with him, due to all the bad habits he picked up just from that evening... We won't go there.... But now we will loose our date night!!! I've decided that I wouldn't want 4 boys.

Saturday: Lincoln had a Tball game, and Lawson had to go to the dr's (I guess he is having allergies too now.... breathing treatments and meds...). Lincoln went to work with Daddy to move his office into his new one. He got to design his new office, from ground up: so he loves it...Saturday pm Lincoln and Daddy were on the way to the Texas Rangers game, but at the last minute decided to go to the movies (Nim's Island)

Sunday is pretty much a blur, but I do remember going grocery shopping, and Ron making dinner....

Monday: MOPS this morning.... The rest of the day was very challenging, won't go there either but it has to do with those negative behaviors learned..... Oh yeah, and neither boy took a nap...

Brooke

I've gotten a couple of "you look like Brooke from American Idol" lately. Since I don't watch American Idol, I had to find out what she looked liked. Wow, I was pleasantly surprised that people actually thought I looked like her: she is beautiful!! And yes, when I leave my hair curly we have the SAME hair....

So, this leads me to my poll to the left....

The Fishy Blankets

Nanny made the boys Fishy quilts with matching pillows (and a bag to store them in) for while they were there and to take home. They are ADORABLE... She even put googly eyes on all the fish. Thanks Nanny, the boys love these and will have them forever....

I still have a blanket my Grandma Lucek made for me when I was that age....

Torn

We are going to bed tonight with another Tornado watch until 2am.
Hoping to not hear any sirens this evening...

Lawson hasn't been feeling well the past 2 days. He has been very drowsy, no appetite, but no fever. He is also getting his 2 year molars in right now. Poor Baby. NO potty accidents since we have been back from Florida... He is doing great in that department!!

Story straight out of a Moother Goose Book

Click here to read a cute story:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/042408dnmetgoose.3088b3f.html?npc

Jen: how would I change this whole link to just say "here" like you do??

Video: Hit that Ball

Lincoln missed four T-ball games while we were gone, but he got right back out on the field Monday night. Here is a video of him hitting the ball...

AND, he even earned the GAME BALL!!! Look at that smile....

Vacation

Here are a couple of more vacation pictures. Since the electrical storm hit us, one of the problems is computer and Internet, so I haven't had too much time on the computer. Verizon was out (again) today, so we'll see if our Internet stays up for awhile...

Grandpa Dave and Lawson feeding fish at a wonderful (we will be back) seafood restaurant known for the Rock Shrimp... Dixie Crossroads...

Lincoln saying Bye to his cousin Nathan....

We drove a couple of hours one day to go to an observation deck where you can see manatee's. We didn't see any that day, but boy did we have an experience!! Lawson and mommy looking for the manatee's.


Miss Mary!! What a special lady to us... She is Mom and Dave's next door neighbor in Florida. For being 84, she has more spunk and energy than me (I'm not kidding...). She loved the boys, and the boys loved her. They went over for visits, and she read them books, she took them on walks, she went to the beach with us almost every day and she took them in the water, dug holes with them, etc.. etc... She was amazing. The boys loved her... and she even cried when she said goodbye to them... Hope to see her down there at the same time next year (she permanently lives in New Jersey, and goes down to Florida during the winter months...)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my brother, Tom!!!

Sounds like you had some fun...

By the way, this is your card... (thanks Courtney...) Other April birthdays that we didn't forget,

but just didn't have the chance (yet) to send out cards....

4th: Heather Laube, 6th: Gina, 17th: Cara, 21st: Gabby, 23rd: Moses

Back to the Real World

We are back to today in the real world.... It will take us awhile to get readjusted after being gone for 2 weeks. I came back with over a thousand pictures, so I'll post a few more then be done with the vacation pictures!!

WDW More Disney Pics

Magic Kingdom

Lincoln and I had a stinkin BLAST at Magic Kingdom... Amazing... High of 67 degrees and sunny, perfect.....
(he had to wear my sweater, didn't bring one for him....)We stayed from open til close, and saw everything..

Beach Day 7

Daddy caught a fish today that we will cook up and eat.
Tomorrow Lincoln and Mommy will spend the day at Disney Worlds' Magic Kingdom...

Lawson loving the Beach

Daddy and the boys

Nathan

NATHAN
Rons Cousin, Grandma Joans Grandson, and Nanny's Nephew.
He has lived in Florida for 1.5 years now, working with horses.
He made a surprise visit to us yesterday, he drove about 2 hrs to get here.
We had so much fun visiting with him, and he played soooo well with the boys.

Nathan, Grandma Joan, Ron

The Shark

Yes, this shark was caught by Lincoln's pet crab... That's OK, they caught about 25 more today. We can't wait to head to the beach in the am, and the boys can fish.... We had a special visitor today, I'll post the pictures when I get them downloaded.

Boys will be boys