Watching Baby Einstein while sitting on the Wii board.

Jared had to leave early again this morning. I was up at 6:00. Jacob woke up at 7:30 and asked to play with flour. He played at the counter with that until I finished my exercises. We went outside to let the chickens out of the coop and looked at the new flowers coming up. Adam was awake by the time we came in. He went right to the barn magnetic toy on the fridge. He dance to the music by hanging onto the chair while lifting his leg and patting his knee. We went to church this morning but only stayed for 30 minutes because no other kids showed up. From there we went to Goodwill and the Pet store. Adam went right to the cage with the hedgehog saying, “hedgehog Mommy.” We also stopped at Salvation Army. Both boys had to show the cashier their knee scrapes. The boys ate a packed lunch on our drive to Mom’s house. There they played with the cash register and the golfing set. Then we watched the Baby Einstein video that I’d found at Salvation Army earlier. Shortly after 2pm I headed to town for a doctor appointment. On the drive there Jacob was pointing and asking, “What’s that sign say?” or “What names this road we're turning on?” My mom met us at my doctors officeand took the boys back to her house. Grandpa was with her and the boys were happy to see him. After my appointment I stopped in at the Vets to make an appointment for our dogs. It was great to talk with the people that I used to work with. It was around 4pm when I got back to Mom’s house. Mom and I took the boys downstairs to play. Jacob liked driving a matchbox car around the pingpong table and having them jump the net. Jared came there from work. He and Dad played several pingpong games. On the way home from Mom’s we took the boys to play at a nearby playground. We all had fun. Then we went out for dinner at Fazoli’s. On the drive home Jacob drew on his doodle pro. He drew several vehicles (car with flat tires, backhoe, water pipe truck, and a semi truck). I posted the semi truck because it was the last one and was left on there. He would show Adam and I before erasing them to draw the next one. We got home at 8pm. Jacob gave Adam rides around on the tricycle. The boys were tucked in bed by 9pm. Jared and I watched Lost.

Watching Baby Einstein

Funny part.

Jared had to be to work early again this morning. I got up at 6am to exercise. Jacob woke up around 7:15 but he lay in bed until almost 8:00. We cuddled in the chair for a little while before going outside to let the chickens out of their coop and get some food for the pullets. The inside chick sure do make a mess with the sawdust from their cage. I was going to vacuum around their cage when Jacob said, “No, I can do it. I'm really good at it.” The boys played with Little People things for a little time before breakfast. Adam flew around the “hepa-copper (helicopter).” After breakfast we watched Baby Shakespeare. That’s the Baby Einstein video from the tiger video the other day. As I put the video in Jacob excitedly said, “Cause I wanna watch the big scary lion, ROAR!” I heard a lot of roars from both boys. Jacob then got out his bank and counted coins at the counter. After he was done with that he gave Adam rides on the tricycle. Adam likes to have his feet on the pedals. If he does put down his feet Jacob would remind him, “Put your feet on the pedals Adam.” Adam isn’t long enough to pedal Jacob’s tricycle but he loves to pedal the smaller ones with me pushing from behind. We played with foam blocks until lunchtime. As we ate lunch Jacob said, “I love Bruce, Hailey, Meme, Jack, and Max. When’s Max's birthday gonna be in?” As Truman walked around Adam hung onto his collar yelling, “Walk the road now!” over and over. He then took the foam container lid and pretended it was a blanket. As he cover up he said, “Night night” and made snoring sounds. We watched Bob the Builder. At 1:30 we headed to meijer for groceries. Jacob brought in some note cards and a few small markers. As he wrote letters on the card he told me he was making a shopping list. He named off thing that were on his list, like ice cream and bananas. Then he walked around and helped me put things into the cart. After a while Adam said, “Listen Mommy (I will listen Mommy).” He also liked putting items in the cart. After getting the things we needed we walked up and down toy rows. At checkout I let Jacob pick a candy to share with Adam. Then the boys each got to ride the penny horse. Adam preferred it not moving and wanted off soon after it started. Jacob was happy to finish Adam's ride. As we left the store Jacob said, “I really had a lot of fun.” As we neared the auto dealership the boys asked to see the crashed cars. Jacob said, “Crashed cars please Mommy?” Then he said, “You love my manners? Say great manners.” We also stopped at TSC for chick food. As we left Jacob told the cashier, “We have baby chicks in our house and we love to hold them.” Adam kept pointing at me and saying, “Mommy Russell.” Now if I ask him what my name is that is his response. As we pulled in our driveway Jacob said, “Wow, that grass has greened up. Its not burnt anymore.” After reading I lay Adam down for a late nap. Jacob played at the counter with flour and cars while I put away groceries and then made noodle salad. Jared came home around 5:30. We woke up Adam and took a trip back to TSC with plans on getting some more broilers. We didn’t end up getting any but did have fun walking around the store. The boys love looking at all the tires for sale. After dinner I was unloading the dishwasher. The boys then loaded all their play dishes into it and we pretended to wash them. After their dishes were clean they had a good time pretending to cook with them. Jared had class this evening. Jacob set up the exercise ball in the middle of the room with stools and things all around it. He then sat on it and bounced. Nana called and both boys wanted to talk to her. After Jacob talked to her Adam said, “Me turn!” as he reached for the phone. Adam told her “bouncy ball” and did a lot of head nodding yes. They each talked to her twice. The boys were tucked in bed shortly after 9pm.

This is our white silkie bantam chick (Jacob's favorite).

Jared had to leave early for work this morning. Jacob woke up shortly after 7:00. He played with cars while I finished my exercises. We sat on the couch and held baby chicks. Adam woke up around 9am. He sat next to Jacob on the couch and pet the chick that Jacob was holding. After breakfast we watched Bob the Builder. Then the boys played with tools. Adam has a little cough and a runny nose. I did some sewing this morning. The boys sat at the table and cut with scissors. Jacob cut material and Adam cut some note cards. Jacob wanted to sew some of his material together so we did that. Adam liked sitting on my lap to watch me sew. We got out the fire truck playhut and the boys played with that until lunchtime. After lunch we watched a Baby Einstein video. Adam sat on the couch with a book saying, “Me read.” As he turns the pages he says, “page” and when he’s finished he always says, “Amen!” Around 2:30 I tucked Adam in for a nap. Jacob and I looked thur a “Where’s Waldo” book. Then he rested while playing with the Little People toys. He turned the school bus over and pretended it was a house. I did a 30-min run. Jacob sat at the counter and made foods using playdoh and his dishes. He made egg salad sandwiches and put playdoh between the play buns. Jared got home around 5:30. Adam woke up just after that. Jacob brought a chicken on the couch and said it needed surgery. He got out the doctor kit to give it an exam. Adam played with the Little People things. After dinner we all went outside to take care of the animals. The boys had fun playing on their tractors and carts. They also had fun in the hayloft. It was 7:30 when we came back inside. Around snack time Adam asked for juice saying, “Juice and water please Mommy?” He knows I always mix their juice with water so that’s how he's been asking for it lately. Jacob played doctor with his baby chick again. Then I saw him pick the baby chick up with tweezers by its foot. After praying with Adam at bedtime he quickly ran over to Jacob saying, “Him in dere?” They held hands and ran to the bedroom. They were tucked in bed by 9pm. Jared had to leave for work at 9:15. I watched 24. Jared got home at 11pm.

I got up to exercise around 6:30. Jacob woke up about an hour later. He played with tools until around 8:00 when Daddy woke up. Adam was soon awake also. After breakfast the boys played with tools. I found some new ones at the garage sales so they've had fun with them. Jared went outside to take care of the animals. He came back in and told me that he'd found 12 dead chicks. He thinks there is a leak in their stall because the chicks looked wet and the cardboard is wet. He went back outside to move them into a different stall. Jacob also went out to play in the barn with his new diesel pedal tractor. Today was a cold and rainy day. At 10:00 we met my parent for the motorcycle memorial and pancake meal. Where we all meet they served donuts and coffee. The boys each ate a donut. Jacob picked a chocolate frosted and Adam picked a white frosted with sprinkles. Because of the rain most people drove vehicles rather than their motorcycles. Around 11:00 we headed over to the maple syrup festival. While waiting for our meal we took the boys to get something made from a balloon. Jacob acted shy and wanted to stay away with Daddy. Mom and I stood in line with Adam and the man made each of the boys a balloon airplane. The boys loved their airplanes and had fun with them. Jacob was sad after breakfast when it popped as it just sat on the table. I took him to get one more but that soon also popped. The breakfast was really good. We then walked around thru the craft sales. At 1:30 we headed home. On the way home we stopped to check out the dam. The water over the dam sure was moving fast because of all the rain we've gotten. It was neat to see. We also stopped at meijer for a few things. It was around 3:00 when we got home. The boys played with tools for a little while. The chick water holder broke, so Jared went to TSC to exchange it. I lay Adam down for a nap and Jacob rested in his bedroom. Jacob played with the play foods and dishes and also his cars. I did a 30 min run. Soon after Jared got back he and Jacob went outside. I did another 30 min run. Jared played some Wii sports. Then he played Wii Kart per Jacob’s request. I worked on hemming a few pair of pants for Mel. Adam woke up just before dinnertime. We watched Funniest Home Videos this evening. Its Jared's favorite and I probably have more fun watching him crack up laughing. The boys played in the tub until pj time.

Watching Baby Einstein.

Playing with some new things.

Again I did my am exercises last night. We headed over to Mom’s house around 7:15. On the way we stopped for donuts and chocolate milk. Mel and her family were already there. Vikki and Kenzie got there soon after we did. Today was Mel’s 34th birthday so we all sang Happy Birthday to her. Jack was in his car seat for a little while and the kids rocked him in there. Mom had to make a quick trip to Grandpa’s house before we could leave. Jared and Dad stayed home with Jacob, Adam, Hailey, and Max, while we girls (and Jack) went to the garage sales. We headed there around 8:45. It was a warm and very windy day. Uncle Terry and Aunt Vikki met us there and joined us for sale shopping. While we were shopping Jacob called to tell me he had hurt his knee. He sounds so much older on the phone now. A while later Jared called saying, “Don’t say anything, but you know them stove covers that your Mom used to have?” He mentioned that I should look for some and told me that he had burned one from Mom’s set. He’d turned the stove on while making lunch but didn’t realized, until too late, that he turned on the wrong burner. He said it set off the fire alarm. Around 1pm Aunt Vikki and Uncle Terry headed home. Soon after that it started pouring raining. We ran to a nearby garage sale. Jack laughed as the rain hit his face. It was so funny. He was such a good boy the entire time we shopped. The rain didn’t last long and we did some shopping at that sale until it passed. After a few more sales we went back to the van and ate a packed lunch. Mom had made chicken salad sandwiches for us and she also brought drinks and pringles. After eating we drove to a different area for more shopping. Kenzie surprised Mel with a snickers bar for her birthday. Around 2:30 we headed back to Mom’s house. We sure had a fun time and found some really nice things. When we got to Mom’s, Adam and Max were asleep. Jacob and Hailey were watching Bob the Builder. We had fun sorting thru the things we’d bought today. Jacob and Hailey had fun playing with the few toys that I’d gotten. Kenzie tried on some of her new outfits. Adam was cuddly when he woke up from his nap. Mel and her family headed home around 4:30. Jacob and Adam had fun playing with Nana’s new cars. They enjoyed watching a Baby Einstein video until dinner was ready. We got home around 8pm. The boys had a little time to play their new things. They were tucked in bed by 9pm.