According to my Aunt Tala, I'm overdue for a blog post, so I'll just update a few things for you all.
Since school has been out, son#2 has been back to the old meds, and therefore has been able to return to summer school. His behavior is better & he is the old Carson we all know & love. However, he is back to being consumed with food 24/7. Such is life on this med. As long as he is distracted, he is less bothersome about it. But you're never quite prepared for a 112 lb. boy to be playing crouching tiger, hidden food on your kitchen counter top.
They are all enjoying the outdoors in the mornings when it's in the 90's and not hitting 100 degrees yet.
Son #1 is having fun only doing summer school two mornings a week and having a break from his brother's newest set of verbal annoyances. Yes we want him to talk, but it's sure coming at a high pierced price lately. heh
Son#2 is saying things that sound an awful lot like "I LOVELOVE YOU" over & over & over & over again. The entire ding dong day. It's sort of like when you pray for patience and the Lord answers by giving you things to practice being patient about.
Son#3 is thinking of potty training. He understands & embraces it all. Loves to yell through the house, "Pee-pee potty!" and then runs to the bathroom going through the whole routine including telling me to sit in the "chair"--the side of the tub, to observe. After leaving the bathroom he then proceeds to pee-pee in his pull-up. Soon we need to work on the pee-pee finding it's way into the potty.
We have enjoyed playdough, Legos, watercolor paints, growing a snake you put in water and playing baseball.
And in the afternoons while the baby sleeps, son#1 is at the computer working on his computer skills & BrainPopJr. Son#2 prefers to follow me around practicing the newest verbal sound at the loudest frequency possible. I think without my annual girl trip and time away from my family, I'm working on that above mentioned patience thingie.
I think it's safe to say the majority of parents love summer & enjoy the time with the kids home. I DO enjoy the less rigorous routine around here, but I have to say I work more than ever. Cooking three different meals a day for at least 4 different people, all the while being surrounded by my paparazzi. With the heat & energy that all takes, I find I have less energy to remove myself somewhere pleasant at the end of the evening to recharge my batteries. Summer's heat has never been my favorite & the boredom kids seem to suffer from doesn't place it close to my heart either. But we're hanging in there. If you don't hear from me in the next couple of weeks, you may find I've run off to escape somewhere MUCH, MUCH cooler. For now, I leave you with pictures of the boys enjoying themselves.
