The Past Few Weeks

I have a good reason for not posting in so long...Micah switched from his crib to a toddler bed two weeks ago. I'll explain how this is related to me not posting! Usually I post after the kids go to bed. It has been taking us from 30 minutes to over and hour to get Micah to stay in his bed so by the time he is asleep I am too tired to post! The reason we transitioned him to the "big boy" bed was because he started climbing out of his crib. If it was up to me I would have kept Micah in his crib until he was 3 but safety must come first! Anyway, times are better (thanks to the tips from the Super Nanny show) and Micah is going to bed with minimal protesting!We watched Luke last weekend while Louise and Jon went on a cruise to celebrate Jon's graduation. Karl made the boys bunny pancakes on Sunday morning! Having 3 kids age 1,2, and 3 is TOUGH!!! WOW that is the only way to describe it!Last week we took the boys the to AV Fair. They had a good time looking at all the animals, checking out the lights from the carnival and eating funnel cake. Matt liked the swing ride that lifts swings up high and spins in a circle. Yikes, I told him when he is 6 years old Daddy would do that with him!
My sister and I took the boys to Griffith Park last week and let boys do pony rides and ride the little train. Matt was so proud and said "I'm like a real cowboy!" Later that day Matt told me he wanted to be a cowboy when he grows up. He had told me a few days before he wanted to be an astronaut. I asked how he was going to have time to be both and he explained that, "first I will be a cowboy, then an astronaut, then a fireman." Oh, silly me!It has been hard to get an appropriate picture of the boys playing at home because I'm having a difficult time keeping cloths on them! Every time I turn around a little boy has stripped! Here is a pic of them playing in their pool outside and of course minus cloths! Today Karl suggested since Matt is starting preschool soon we implement a clothing rule. We decided that the boys need to have underwear or a diaper on at all times when home. Except if swimming!This was the view from our front yard on Saturday! My sister was evacuated in Acton, CA. The fire looks really close but we are very safe. Hopefully my sister and her family can return home soon. Their house is in less danger because the winds have shifted although I don't think they can go home for another day or so.