Women make the world do round

Ethan's got a girlfriend :)
He said he is feeling better about school now.
See, without us women where would men be :)
Without us women how would men go on??

I am so glad though he had a better day. the past 2 days were better. Even though he was kicking and screaming today when i left him, he seemed to have a better day. Hopefully with time he will do better. I am volunteering for a few hours on wednesday in his class.

nightmares and sickness

I am really concerned right now about Ethan. He is really not liking this school. I was worried about him all day yesterday and even more worried today. I am going to give it until the end of this week and then go speak to someone if things don't change. He tells me now he does not like that school. He wants to stay home. When i pick him up he does not seem happy there. I was chatting with some moms today as we were waiting on his always late teacher. I made the joke Ethan calls the skinny one nice and the bigger one mean. Another mom said her kid does the same thing and then another. One mom had said that there kids says she yells. What?? If a teacher is yelling in the first few days how will she be by the end of the year??? Today i am going to ask the "nice" teacher if Ethan is playing with the kids. He keeps telling me no. Which is very unlike him for those of us who know him. One mom said her boy came home crying b/c another little boy keeps shoving and hitting. I am not sure what is going on in this classroom, but anyone who knows me, knows i won't keep my mouth shut. If this concerns my kid i am going to get to the bottom of it. If anyone has any ideas please leave a comment on here and let me know. Also, when Ethan was asleep last night he kept crying and saying "i want to go home." And at one time he yelled get off of me.

On to sickness. Brooke was sick earlier this week. Alex is sick now. He is switching days off so he can stay home again today. Poor guy. Hope he gets to feeling better soon. It has been a crazy week. Brooke has been doing some potty training. She wears panties in the morning and diapers in the afternoon. She is now understanding. She crys when she pees on the floor now. So, she is getting the feeling and so on now. We are taking it one day at a time. Only doing it right now if she wants to.

Well, i have to run out to the store to get some more things for Alex. Have a great day! I will try to post some pics later this week :)

Brooklynn does look like me :)

This picture i think we look a lot alike. So....all the times i say "Brooklynn looks like me." I was right. Ethan is identical to his daddy....but atleast Brooklynn resembles me :) She is a good combination of both of us.

Just wanted to share the picture! brooklynn has begun potty training. just a little pee pee in the potty today. But, she is refusing diapers. I guess we will see how long that lasts. I hope for good. She loves her girly panties!

Ethan is a cutie!

Ethan had a great 1st day! He really seemed to enjoy it. He even took a nap. Funny little conversation between us was:

Mommy :Ethan did you cry at all today?
Ethan: Yup
M: When did you cry and why?
E: In the bathroom
M: Why did you cry in the bathroom?
E: I couldn't get my wet clothes off (he had spilt milk on his clothes) and the nice teacher came and helped me
M: Is the other teacher nice?
E: One teacher is mean
M: Who is the mean teacher? Ms. Stephanie or Ms. Sheila?
E:..............
M: Is one mean?
E: I will show you Monday
M: Is Ms. Stephanie nice?
E: Yes
M: Is Ms. Sheila nice?
E: Yes
M: Who is mean?
E: I TOLD YOU I WOULD SHOW YOU MONDAY!

ha ha ha ha! he cracked me up with that. Did the same thing to his daddy when he asked him.

Atleast he had a good day and enjoyed himself. He is such a cutie! He said he only played with the boys. The girls all played with babies and he did not want to play with those. Guess he gets enough of that at home with Brooklynn. :)

Ethan's 1st day

Today was Ethan's 1st day of Pre-K! He had a rough night last time...go figure. He had to get up early and did not sleep well. LOL. And he was not up for having his picture taken either. The full length picture if at home and the one of his face is from school. You can see he is a little nervous. When arriving to the school we took Ethan to the gym. We had thought we would take him to his class, but we did not. I guess this year the kids are going to go the the gym for now in the mornings and then at 7:45 go to the classroom. The parking lot is so small, we had to park in the road. And this year we can not drive up to pick them up, we have to come inside. Not sure where we will all park! But, Ethan did a great job. He was so brave. We took him over to his teacher and he sat down and hugged us. We then told him bye. No tears! What a brave boy. He looked uneasy. You could tell he was feeling a little unsure of what was going on. But, he defiently acted like a grown 4 year old! We were so proud of him. It was of coarse harder on us then it was on him. Alex looked so nervous to leave him. Wanted to keep watching him and checking on him. But, it is now noon, so Ethan is having lunch and then nap time. Brooke, Odie, and I will go pick him up at 2:20.
the morning has just been Brooke and I. She is the sweet girl we remember now. LOL. When Ethan did the morning preschool i never had problems with her until you get them both together. She played for awhile in her room while i did some cleaning around the house. We then showered and watched Seseame Street. We colored and had lunch. And now she is laying down for a nap. It was such a nice peaceful morning. There were no fights!
Odie and the cats are beginning to live in harmony. We actually went to bed last night with Odie on his bed and 4 cats in our room. Odie still loves to chase them, but he is starting to let them walk around the house without chasing them. However, if he sees them while outside, he will get them! And of coarse, what kinda of entry would this be without a new picture of Bobby and Pattycake, the very loving male cats :)

Visit to Grovetown

We had a great weekend visiting with Alex's grandparents. It was so nice to have a weekend away and be with such great family. The kids had a blast playing on there Pop Pops bed being monkeys. And you could tell he really enjoyed having them there. We celebrated Ethan's birthday saturday with another cake. What a lucky boy. Brooke got into the cake before it was time to eat it. It was precious!






Ethan has open house tonight so he gets to meet his new teacher. He is excited about Friday but nervous too. We are back on the topic of why is mommy not going to school with him. He is not sure he wants to eat lunch there either. But, we all have to get there sometimes. I explained that mommy went to school, daddy went to school, even Pop Pops went to school once. And we ALL ate lunch there. I am wondering how nap time will go. He hardly ever naps. And it has not been a daily thing since he was 18 months. He will do great though. I think he is ready to have some time away from us.

We brought Odie home with us. He is doing great so far. The cats are not happy, but hopefully within a week they will all be adjusted. He seems happy to be here. He follows the kids everywhere. We brought him home to get him checked out at our vet since it is so much cheaper. he is 12, so we want to get the senior blood work done to make sure everything is functioning correctly for him. For being 12, he seems like he is in great condition the way he is running around with these kids. He has been hoping on the couches to sit with him. Having fun chasing the cats. He is finally conked out sleeping!

Well, i will try to update tomorrow to let everyone know how meeting the new teacher goes tonight. Have a great day!

This week :)

That is Bobby (tabby) and Pattycake (orange and white), our 2 male cats that just love each other so much. I have never seen 2 other cats that love one another so much.

We had a pretty good week. Kids went to bed early. We are heading down to Augusta this weekend. We have a date to have some cake with Alex's grandparents. Our house was suppose to be shown today. And we were told the guy was very intrested. House was in the perfect location and he needed in fast. So, i cleaned my butt off yesterday and it was a no show! Go figure that would happen. He is a truck driver and works late i was told. So, hopefully he will still come this weekend to see it while we are gone. This process is defiently frustrating. 2 no shows now and no showings. Ugh.

Hopefully soon Alex will have his resume together and we will be on our way onto a new adventure. I think he is ready :)

Ethan is very ready for school and i am very ready for him to go. I am ready for a little time without 2 kids fighting. :) But will miss him very much too. I can't believe he won't be home for lunch. how strange!

Here is a picture of a rainbow we had here the other night



Ethan was very excited about it. Oh, and his hermit crab Carl who we have had almost a year now changed shells! Yay! Carly is next...but she seems like she still has plenty of room in hers.

Off for the weekend! Have a great weekend to all!