Tooltime and other fix-it adventures.....

We have a huge leak somewhere in the Master Bath so we have spent our day waiting for the big arrival of the plumber (been waiting since Monday....)He is coming to take another look. He looked last week and cut two big holes in my kitchen ceiling and announced that my kids just probably make too much of a mess in my bathroom splashing...(I told him that couldn't be it! since they weren't even in there for the initial leak but he is the expert!!!) and then I tested it myself and sure enough water came gushing into the adjoining/aka Dr. Suess room wall at the baseboard...I had showed him that room last week too and told him of the strange musty smell...I had to pull up carpet and throw away pad and now I await......at least his punishment was 4 little boys hanging on his every word and following him around like puppies the whole time he was here....Lawson even asked him where his teeth were! (I wanted to crawl under the bed on that one.) On the bright side they chatter away to him all with their tools and flashlights calling him "Mr. Plumber Man" at every question...at least they have good manners!! I even caught Landon with his arm slung over the guys shoulder when he was down on the floor like they were long lost best buddies. I wonder how many holes he will have to cut this time? Somehow I have a feeling he will finally come up with an answer so he won't have to come back to this house full of "helpers!"

Are we done yet?!

First let me say how much I love my boys and feel very lucky to have them...but who came up with the idea of calling this time period between Christmas and January 7th a "vacation?" A vacation for who???!!! Four little people all with their own ideas. personalities and interests all trapped inside a house with a mommy ready to pull her hair out. I have wiped more butts (??!!) broken up more arguments ("mommy...he is being mean!"), thrown away more uneaten plates of food, poured more drinks and fixed/assembled more toys than one family should own unless they own a toystore. I keep trying to remind myself that next week I will be missing all of this when I have to load the little boys up fully decked out in snowpants, boots and gear to go back to preschool. Fortunately in kindergarten they don't go outside. (yet Logan STILL insists on wearing boots, hats, gloves for the 10 foot walk from the car to the kindergarten door?)....although next year I'm guessing since it is a full day that will also be changing....oh well...won't be my problem beyond the first round of dressing to let them get to school...let the teacher put 25 small children back into snowgear to go outside if she really wants to. Maybe THAT's who came up with the "vacation" idea?

We took a nap today since the boys seem to be all coming down with different levels of colds. Lake has a terrible cough, Landon and Logan runny noses, and Lawson watery eyes. Getting them to nap was no small feat....I layed down with them in their room hoping to make it quick to get to sleep...didn't happen. Fast forward to seperating them into the guest room for Lawson, Logan in my bedroom and Lake and Landon with me in their room. Landon was an angel and went right to sleep....Lake I finally had to give a quick swat on the butt....that finally worked and we had some peace and quiet. Why is it when you are a kid you think a nap is the worst punishment ever but when you are grown you just can't get one often enough? It is always amazing how good a nap feels....

All boys are up now and taking turns on their new computer. It is so cute watching them and Landon is such a whiz. Jingle (our Christmas Elf) brought the computer for Christmas and the boys got new games to go with it. They aren't online yet but have enough games that they don't realize they are missing the internet. Although kind of like Happy Meals...they really don't know that the internet or Happy Meals exist. They also got Webkins for Christmas so when we want to play with those we will have to use my computer. I can't wait to share with 3 4 year olds and a 5 year old that probably will know more about the internet than me in a few years. This is Landon and Lawson playing a game together.

Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 2008!!!

Well another year is behind us! We rung in the New Year at home in a quiet manner (well....as quiet as a house can be with 4 active little boys running around with noisemakers!) We had a nice dinner, played some games, watched the movie Ratatouille and ate chocolate creme brulee for dessert. The boys all stayed awake for the first part but Lake ended up falling asleep as soon as the popcorn was gone. Logan had never seen the end because he fell asleep at the theatre about 10 minutes before it ended. Somehow he managed to keep one eye open at a time last night but immediately crashed when it was over. Lawson and Landon each were wide awake and even multi-tasked playing their new Leapsters that grandma and grandpa got them for Christmas. We carried them all up to bed and tucked them in wishing them a happy new year! I have to say it couldn't have been a nicer way to end 2007 with all of my favorite people around me.