Another Saturday Night....

So, last night Michael and I loaded up the KIDS (plural-still weird!) and headed down to Decatur to play with Kate, Jim and James. Thanks guys for letting us crash your saturday afternoon! The boys had fun playing and we even managed to get a picture with 3 out of 4 of Meme and Poppy's grandkids. It dawned on us that Meme and Poppy are about to have FIVE grandchildren!! WOW-that's a lot in two years! Anyway-we all had a good time and for those of you that don't know-SUPER WHY! is Spencer's favorite show and I watch at LEAST two episodes every day. Now, MY children were NEVER going to sit and watch tv for hours on end and if they did I was certainly going to be right beside them to TALK about what they were watching and make it more interactive-to get some language out of it. Well-that's the B.S. I have been feeding my speech therapy clients for YEARS-if your child is watching TV-make it interactive-what a load of YOU KNOW WHAT!! Anyway-Spencer loves SUPER WHY and I must admit-it's a really good show for him to like. He can now recognize his letters and all of the stories are based on classic stories like Little Red Riding Hood. I'm ok with him watching it-what's so funny is that Michael and I talk more about SUPER WHY! than we do about the shows we love. It's very sad, really but we feel like the main characters are our friends as well and notice crazy little things about the show like the fact that "Alphapig" always gives a "big thumbs up"- who knew that pigs had thumbs?? or that Whyatt does "jazz hands" before he turns into SUPER WHY? So the next time you find yourself with a "super big problem" call on the Super Readers!!! Super Readers to the rescue!!!

A moment like this....

Anybody remember the first American Idol and the song that Kelly Clarkson sang? "Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this?" That song keeps playing in my head the last couple of weeks. These small moments with my two children...I waited and prayed for moments like this. My prayers have been answered.

We interrupt this program.....

....to bring you some breaking news! At approximately 10:00 AM this morning a very apprehensive mother was spotted taking her TWO children out of the house and into the world ALL BY HERSELF. The woman looked a little rough around the edges and hadn't managed to get much make up on but boy did her children look cute! The entourage was weighted down with an enormous diaper bag filled with snacks, diapers, a change of clothes, wipes, pacys and matchbox cars. The entourage was seen entering a local establishment that does haircuts for kids. Surprisingly, the mother was very calm and managed to get both kids into said establishment without causing any wrecks or chasing a child through the parking lot. One haircut and a VERY hairy lollipop later, the entourage emerged and again made it through the parking lot where they proceed to Sam's to buy...you guessed it-diapers!! (Exciting news day) The entourage arrived safely back home where the mother did a little happy dance and patted herself on the back for a job well done.

Now, I do realize this seems like a small accomplishment compared to say, Lori Oldknow's crew of 5 or Mrs. Day's crew of 5 or even my mom's crew of 3 but today, for me, this is my accomplishment. One more checked item that proves to me that yes-I can handle these two children and actually do ok! Now, both my children are sleeping and all is quiet....for now.

IN OTHER NEWS: MADELINE DAY IS OFFICIALLY A HUMAN BEING. The "stump" fell off and she has a pretty little "innie". Her daddy as threatened incarceration if that belly button gets pierced in the next 30 years