Being creative for them.

Tonight the kids just seemed itching for something fun or entertaining. I got that because they were running around the living room with a jump rope and an empty bucket in circles.

I got this idea to make them a fort so I went to the storage and got the sides of Ally’s old crib and set them up in the kitchen around the table. I then got some Christmas lights that blink different ways and put them on top and threw blankets over the top to cover it all.

Well they turned the lights off and climbed right in and they love it. They have been going in and out and playing different games too.  They have also been in there just laughing like crazy and I don’t even know at what.

When they first got in, Peter went in too and they didn’t want him in there so I had to keep calling him out but he would go right back in, I thought it was funny.

I just love it when they play so good together! Makes me feel good that they are close and able to play together.  I hope this is one of those times they remember when they get older! 

a special story and achievement

Gavin, Started school in September and has been doing wonderful!!! I have no issues with him and school at all.  He has been coming home with stickers and prizes all week it seems like.

One day he came home with stamps on his arms, I asked him what were they from and he told me he was good. Well playing around with him I asked him what he did, did he throw sand? He said no mommy I was good, I hugged someone that was sad.  I was already very pleased, I asked him why the kid was sad? He told me it was because no one would play with him, so he went and gave him a hug and told the kid that he would play with him.  Awwww, I know I was one proud mother and had some happy tears!!! 

I have to say that boy is very special and cares very much about others even though he may not always show it.  So that is my special story from Gavin!!! 

Ally, I have been trying but not really trying to potty train her for the past year I guess. I wasn’t very consistent with her though, she just didn’t really pee all that much maybe 3 times a day if that.  So yeah I wasn’t good is that it boils down too.

So last Friday when we got home Ally was complaining about her booty itching from the diaper.  So I put panties on her and told her that she needed to make sure she peeped in the potty (not expecting her too), well 30 minutes later she comes running to me out back and said mommy I did it!!! I pooped in the potty, so I went in the bathroom and sure enough she did she went to the bathroom in the potty!! I was so excited and jumped up and down, she was so excited too! Well it is now a week later and I don’t have to use diapers on her at all now!!! I am so happy that I do not have to use or buy diapers anymore! So my kids I must say are amazing and I am very proud of them!!! 

 

Another one from Gavin………..?????

Well, we have seen some of Gavin’s creativeness before with the dead Lego man and bath colors. Well I got him paints for school but turns out they are the wrong ones so I let him use them now, so he was excited and got out is big coloring pages and picked a Thomas one! Well I look over and he had Thomas painted a little blue…ok that’s good, then he had the tracks painted in sections with RED?? hmm??? He asked me if I knew why he painted red, and I said no, then he was like its blood.  I was like Gavin why does it have to be death and he said… get ready for this one….its a new Thomas called “Thomas Mystery of who Killed the Dad?” and he even said starring Thomas and Spencer.  I am not quiet sure how to react with this one???  Oh Gavin…

     

He is too cool now!!!

Well this is the bike that Gavin got for Christmas from his dad!! 

Life’s a Box!!!!

Awww, the simple things in life!  So Paul got a brand new grill and boy did it come in a huge box, so his idea after we took the grill out was that Gavin would love that!!  He couldn’t have been more right!  Nana brought it over yesterday and its been a hit with both Gavin and Ally!  The pictures speak for themselves!!!!

 

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There is a picture where Gavin is writing his name and his sisters on the box and that was his idea, made me smile and feel so proud all he needed was me to tell him the letters to spell his sisters name. So they had a blast decorating it too!!!!

Morbid or Normal or just Gavin being Gavin???

I am sure all you moms/parents have heard or seen, maybe even used those color tabs for the bath water when your kids take baths.  They change the color of the water, you have blue, red and yellow.  Let me just see what you think of what my wonderful, creative son does with them. 

When he has used up all the blue ones to make normal sea looking water, he must use his imagination for the other colors left.  He went with red and he gets them in the tub for a little bit and then asked me for a Lego man, I got him one with a little raft looking piece to go with him.  After spending time with Nana Tuesday night he has discovered Audrey from the Little Shop Of Horrors.  So after a few minutes of the color tab in the water its all fizzy and soft…when you use red and take it back out when its like that it makes for a perfect bloody death scene for Gavin. 

  

The Lego man died tonight by the large Venus Fly Trap looking monster (mom he had to pretend b/c the paper pictures wont make it in the tub).

Now, I think if it had been a death scene where the man died by murder I would be a little worried, but this didn’t get acted out just made the death scene by monster and I have to say that I am not worried b/c this is Gavin just being creative and has no issues with violence or anything else.  He is creative and I am proud.   Like I always say, “ Ohh, Gavin! “.     

 

Oh what summer fun!!!!!

It’s that time of the year, and where is Gavin?  Oh that’s right he has friends all around the block and has almost no time for mommy….that’s right he is 6 and already ditched his mom…lol.  He is riding on his bike with no training wheels and why not gets him to all his friends houses faster.  I am proud of him though and he is a good friend. 

We have set the pool up and started pool time. Gavin is one fish and super creative when it some to playing in the pool.  Ally…well she is cute as a button and kinda just stands in one place in the pool.. I think she needs more time to get wild like her bubba.  She did like her Barbie tale in the pool…aka mermaid. 

So now that summer is here I have really enjoyed them and today we went to the park, had lunch and then came home set a little bit of a bigger pool up (one that mommy can sit in too) and it was 7pm and Gavin was still in the pool.  Well cant wait for more summer fun, like the water parks and high school pool, plus I am thinking about signing Gavin up for swimming lessons so next year maybe the swim team.  Ally I think can start Head Start this year..found that out.  So lots to come…..