KIDS!.....

Things have been pretty much the same old around here- My life is feeling very monotonous and I am in desperate need of a VACATION...

my sweet hubby surprised me and got us tickets to THRILLER by Odyssey- We had a fun date night with no kids- and It was very relaxing! I love going to dance concerts, I always critique and think in my head- "I could totally do that..." and then I remember that I've had three kids and can't even touch my toes anymore- ha! (and back in the day, I know I was never that good anyway....BUT, I CAN spin a rifle like it's nobodies business!)

I feel like life with kids is constantly changing- we'll have times where I feel like we've totally got the parenting thing down, and then the next day the monsters come out and I wonder how my kids will ever survive with a mother like me...

Like now, we are definitely in a struggle...my sweet Cade (imagine that) is going through a "testing phase"- he is constantly testing me and seeing how far he can push me. I never knew I could feel so many different emotions in one day, sometimes even in five minutes. He is so dang smart and I know he's just playing me- examples...

I leave Dax in a room with Cade and walk away for 30 seconds...Dax starts screaming and I run back in the room to Cade either smothering him, pushing him over, pulling on his legs, or whatever it might be and I instantly yell, "CADE!" and he looks at me, "oh sorry mom, I forgot"... (seriously this happens at least 75 times everyday.)

on the flip side- Some cute things that he's doing right now

He is totally confused about BYU and UTAH. For those of you who don't know, Dave is a HUGE Utah fan, and my dad and Dave's dad are both BYU fans- so the grandpa's are always trying to get the boys to be BYU fans- (this does not go over well with dave.) Well, I got a phone call from Cade's preschool teacher and this what she tells me...

"Today at school I told the kids to go find their favorite colored toy and Cade says, "I'm going to get a BYU color!....because they don't SUCK!" and then he brought me a RED toy!"

Cade is always saying "GO BY-UTES", and "I want to give you a BYU hug"....weird!

And Austin is another topic too- He's learning how to tell me "no"- and although he is still very obedient- he has figured out how to throw his own fits. It usually consists of his hand going immediately to his eye to cover up the tears that are forming. I am just thankful that he will listen and we can usually talk about what ever is bugging him and figure out a way to fix it. negotiation- a daily occurrence in our house.

The greatest thing about having a five year old in the house- is that he is such a great helper and he is pretty much independent! I love that he can dress himself (I have to choose the clothes), he brushes teeth alone, he even hangs his backpack up after he gets home from school- without me asking! He loves to "tend" dax and he's always very helpful in getting me diapers- now, if he could just change them! :)

and this brings me to Dax- my Sweet baby boy has got to be teething- he has been such a grump today and he is such a MAMMA'S boy!!- and he is officially crawling! He's not too fast (which is nice) but he is definitely mobile! (and I hate that!)

So after this novel I am feeling guilty about being so negative!- I guess I'll have to hurry and do a new post and write about how much I love my kids! Because I DO! I really do!!