Zane has been sick for weeks now. Right when i was a my whits end (im sure he was too) yesterday he woke up from his nap smiling! Everyone is so much happier now! While he was sick he was the worst version of himself! I don't think i have even seen this version before. He would obsess over everything!!! One afternoon he FREAKED out because he just HAD to wear his boots to bed! Every little thing was a big deal and he would not sleep! At times it was even hard to feel bad for him he would be so evil. It was like having a newborn that could sling insults at you while contemplating how he could make everyone feel as bad as he did. He pretty much tried everything once and brought extra pain on himself at times for being so bad. Most days right when i thought it would be a nice little adventure if i just jumped over the embankment and go for a swim in the freezing water he would come around and say or do something super sweet. (i have to add he was having so much sinus trouble his ears were mostly plugged and we started having trouble understanding him when he would talk which didn't help a bit) So last week he came up to me holding a pen and paper. He asked me ,in a voice that sounded like he was plugging his nose while talking, "Mommy will you draw me a picture". I said "What do you want me to draw?" Zane says, "The letter B" "huh?" Irritated that he had to repeat himself he growls "The letter B....PLEASE" "ok ok" I draw the letter B and he looks at it proudly and says "The B says Buh" I say, "Now should i draw you a bunny Zane?" "No! How 'bout the letter L" It went on for about 15 min. He would ask me to "draw" a letter and then he would tell me the sound it made and ask for another:) 2 yrs old going on 5 i guess.

Jordan tries out a grumpy face

Proof that my well mannered child can attempt a fit that he forgot to throw when he was two! For some reason Jordan decided to be out of character and try to tell me he was not going to do what i said...so this picture came about. Notice everyones face. Mommy just said 'you will stand here for one lousy picture if it kills you'. Notice Zanes face...wondering how mom can go from shooting fire from her eyes to smiling before the camera flashed. And Jordan...! :) Well he asked me to delete this photo and cried and said he was so sorry he ruined the picture! Now that is the Jordan I know and love :P But im mom i can't delete it i have to document it because someday (even right now for me) we will all laugh at this funny picture. With its beautiful background, mommy at boiling point, Jordan trying out his stubborn face and Zane,well im sure he is just thinking of what he can get away with while im focused on Jordan :) I love my kids!

Field trip!

We went on a field trip last Friday to the Seattle Space Needle and Childrens Museum with other families from Jordans Homeschool group. It was amazing and the boys had so much fun! We are definitely going back!

Poorly Named Childrens Book

I really don't know why he is even named Poo Bear! Zane just recently decided he liked the Poo Bear books. Seeing how he is a boy and already (probably due to the fact that he has a brother so much older than him) obsessed with laughing about bodily functions. So he looked at me funny every time i said Poo while reading to him. Now when he wants me to read a Poo Bear book He says "Read me Poopy Bear books Mommy?" Or if he sees a Poo Bear stuffy in the store its "Awe cute little Poopy Bear"

MY BOYS

Jordan (my almost 8 yr old) I would classify as a brave boy. Whenever he gets hurt he sucks it up and makes the best of it even though he Really hates pain. Jordan is a thinker! He will think about things in every way they can be thought out. If he thinks something is worth the risk he will do it, if he gets hurt while doing it.... he most likely wont do it again. He isn't grossed out by seeing horrible wounds as long as they are not his own though. He always said he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up. :) Let me add that Jordan has always been this way from the time he was a baby. You could also sit him on a floor full of pennies and he would just look at them, pick them up, ponder them and when he was done he would go find something else to quietly do.
Then there is Zane (my 2 yr old) I would classify him as ...Zane! :) Stick him in a clean room and he will find that one penny you forgot to pick up and he will eat it! He loves tasting life! Anything and everything must be licked, chewed or at the very least(if we are screaming "Dont put that in your mouth") smelled! When he gets hurt, well here is a little story of what he is like....
I broke a glass in my kitchen yesterday and i didn't get all the pieces swept up because one found his little bare foot. :( He whimpers as he says "ouch mommy, my foot". I realized right away what had happened and picked him up and set him on the counter to get a better look. It was a fairly good size and in far enough his foot was bleeding. I told him what i had to pull it out and he said "ok" and sat really still. When i pulled it out it started bleeding more (of course) and he started crying a little bit more. To calm him down i say..."Zane your foot is bleeding" (that is usually the last thing you are supposed to tell someone!) He stops crying right away and says "I wanna see, i wanna see!" I turn his little foot upward and he looks down and says "Oh. Cool." We put a band aid on it and he says "I wanna see the blood!" To get him to leave the band aid on i tell him that the blood is still there it just needs to be covered to keep germs out. "OK" and off he goes to play after he gets his kiss (his kiss is very important to him :)