Hair

Yes, I am one of those moms that must do my sons hair before we go anywhere....they NEVER leave our house without gel in their hair. I feel kind of bad for the kids that show up to school that look like they just rolled out of bed....hair sticking up everywhere??? Who sends their kids to school like that? Anyway my boys know the routine....breakfast, dress, brush teeth (on their own), and then I do their hair. The other day they decided that they wanted to do each others hair.....so I let them. Made for some good pics and they didn't do that bad a job!!!

Snow

Finally uploaded some pictures from this past February. It's been a very cold winter in south Texas and we even had a school closure due to the threat of snow and ice. We got the ice, but not the snow. So leave it to daddy to make some snow for the boys.

The snow man is still in the shop fridge.

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

Upstairs is our play room. And in the play room we have a little nook that it probably one of my favorite spots in the whole house…it holds my desk, craft supplies, and 2 little nooks that each boy has claimed as their “pet store”. The pet store is filled with all their stuffed animals. My children are in no short supply of stuffed animals….they have tons.

I thought today was a good day to go through Ryan’s pet store. Together he and I went through each one of his “pets” and we made two piles….one to keep and the other to donate. He didn’t hesitate at all….he would say “keep” or “donate” and we watched his donate pile grow and grow. We put the keepers back in his pet store. When we were done and putting the donated ones in a bag to take to Goodwill, he said, “mommy tonight some child will have a new pet and be so happy!” Yes, they will I said. And looked at him and smiled as he helped me put the rest in the bag. Needless to say, I was very proud of him!!!

Now Tyler…. his clean out wasn’t as successful. He cleaned out his pet store yesterday. Can you guess which pile is Ryan’s and which one is Tyler’s? I have to say he is more like his father when it comes to cleaning out and giving away. It’s hard for him to let things go. But that’s ok…at least he gave up a couple. And if you picked out any pet in his pet store, I know he could tell you exactly where it came from and the story behind it.

I encourage all to take a look around your house…are there things that you haven’t used in a while, may never use again, or simply do not need anymore? Then grab a trash bag and give it to someone who would love it or to someone less fortunate than you.

Happy Spring Cleaning!!!!

Treasures to Trash back to Treasures....

Picture of the boys after they dug through the trash.....notice the bag in Tyler's hand

Treasures to Trash back to Treasures....

I cleaned out the boys room the other day....they each have a little basket on shelf with odd and ends. And by odds and ends I mean "junk"......erasers, pencils, plastic toys, silly bands, and more. I think every mother knows what I am talking about....the little things that get collected, played with for a moment, and then put in the basket, never to be played with again. So, the other day while both boys were in school I "cleaned" out the basket. OK, yes, I threw most of the "junk" in the trash. Later that evening I put the trash out on the back porch. The trash bag never made it to the trash can....it ended up being dinner to some raccoons. The next morning trash was everywhere. Before I had a chance to clean it all up, Tyler looked out and noticed the trash. He went outside to examine it and guess what he found???? You guessed it.....all of his "treasures aka junk". I knew I was busted!!!! He ran in to get Ryan to show him all the things I had thrown away. What proceeded was the back door opening and closing and each time they would show me a "treasure" I had thrown away and would say, "mommy why did you throw this away? This is my favorite toy?" And they would show me a plastic frog or a broken silly band!!!! I peeked out a little while later and found they had filled up a grocery sack full of all the "treasures" and proceeded to hide it in their fort. Now, the "junk" is back in the basket.......not being played with since that afternoon. That's OK, one day next week I will clean out the basket again and they won't miss any of it.....ten bucks it takes them at least a month to realize their "treasures" are gone....even if they notice them missing at all!!!!