Day One Hundred and Two.

I woke up to Jacob screaming in his room "NOOOOOO!!!!!! LET HIM GOOOO! PLEASE JUST LET HIM GOOOO!" I ran in to see what the hysterics were about and he was banging and crying at his window. I looked down to see Robins plucking worms from the ground and flying away with them hanging out of their mouths. Poor devastated Jacob just sobbed. My tender hearted  little guy. He is still not over it.

Day One Hundred and One.

The boys were on the stairs looking through a playmobil catalogue for the 10th time. Jacob is stuck on the garbage truck (that he already has) and says "I want another dumpa" And Ben...hearing the promps from speech therapy keeps says so sweetly to him "Jakey you need to remember your "S" sound. I think you are saying DumpTH-TER but I can't be sure if you don't use all your sounds,  use your "Ethththth" sound" because of course he doesn't say the sound correctly either! I love stumbling across their cuteness when they think I am not there.

Day One Hundred.

I have been trying to get Jake off of his addiction to rice milk. He will drink a box a day and it is an expensive habit...not only for the actual cost of the milk but also for the dental bill in the ...gulp....thousands (yes. thousands...) that we just had. It would seem that when dentists recommend giving up bottles and milk before this age...they are serious. But Jakey...just loves them so much! I have not bought any milk since his dental surgery but he found a box in the back of a kitchen cupboard to his great delight. He was SO excited I couldn't help but give him ooooooone little bottle of milk....but he brushed his teeth straight afterwards!

Day Ninety Nine.

Spring is trying hard to arrive! Ben and Jacob and grandma planted some bulbs last fall to surprise us in spring. They are trying to come up....despite the hail and freezing rain we have had for the last few days!

Day Ninety Eight

I try to do at least a load of laundry a day or it piles up quickly! 5 people...2 who usually do two outfits a day plus pajamas and towels gives me more than a load a day so when I don't stay on top of it, it can quickly get away from me! This week was one of those weeks! I spent yesterday trying to put a dent in it....along with all the winter clothes and bedding. Yikes.


She watched from here!

 I listened to him in here!

And we can almost see the carpet in the hall again!

Day Ninety Seven

Jake's imagination has really exploded now that he is three. He has never been one for movies or cartoons (unlike Ben who loves tv of any kind!). Jacob loves to be outside more than anything else and he loves to play. I have been separating the boys for awhile in the afternoon to give them each some time on their own. Ben is usually the leader and as Jacob is finding he has more ideas to contribute this causes some problems when they are both tired. Jake gets the playroom to himself for an hour where he is quite content to be as long I let him...

Day Ninety Six

Ella has a new little walker that she tears around on.  Ben taught her how to use it and when she would get distracted by something else and drop to the ground to crawl over to it he would say "no no Ella! It is learning to walk time not playing time..." And get her back up again. His perseverance paid off because she is very quick with it now!