Plain Tuckered Out

Some days we work & play so hard around here that one can't help but want to take a nap any place!

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Ben Halloween Sneak Peak

A little green man is joining our family this year for tricks & treats. It was a trial & error thing making everything look right for his costume, I guess following a pattern seemed too hard. The good news is I know Ben loves the gloves I made because he has dragged them out and had me put them on him already :) . It makes a girl happy to know all her hard work is well loved! Happy haunting everyone!

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Board Game Buddy

Caleb is growing up fast and now is really getting into board games. For FHE last week we played a Halloween Cranium game (The pumpkin seek and find variety - like where's waldo, that I got from Target after Halloween last year) that he did well with, so well in fact, he beat us both (with a little help!). I was really impressed. We also often play a Pizza making game about listening by Noodleboro /playschool (I found it on clearance last year too). He would play that one everyday if we let him! He also likes the Gone fishing game and Hungry Hungry Hippos but those aren't as big of a hit as his "Pizza, Pizza Pie" game. We also just bought Barrel of Monkeys that I plan to save for him for Christmas.
I LOVE playing board games(pretty sure I always have) and I'm so excited to finally have a buddy to play them with. Our Caleb definitely shares my passion for games. :)

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Nursery & Nephi's Boat

The other night we had one of the fastest & funnest FHE we've had in a long time - Thanks to Sister Inmann Caleb's Nursery leader. She is very creative and each week he comes home with THE CUTEST handouts I've ever seen and that he then shares with us during Monday night FHE. Last week, Caleb & I did the lesson & activity together using the puppets & Nephi's boat that he brought home from Nursery. It was so much fun watching our seamen set it sail for the promised land. Plus, they got in the tub and were bathed in time for bed without complaint! Which allowed FHE to quickly wrap up so I could also enjoy a late Girl's Night.

My friend Jana Plowman was in town from Utah & so we got together for food, to gab & most of all laugh. It was a blast! I haven't laughed so hard in a LONG time. I'll never forget Mandy's most embarassing Temple moment or this hilarious youtube video called actual lyrics to the song Turn Around. It does have one bad word, but otherwise, it's amazing. I also was introduced to a new clean comic with some great jokes about produce. I love good comedy.
Jana, we miss you & Mike dearly! It was so fun doing Carabas with y'all too. I forget how nice it is to just kick back and relax with adult friends only - something I plan to partake of more regularly! Jana also sang for our ward on Sunday. It was beautiful. I wish we had special music numbers more regularly, music so easily brings the spirit to me.
I'm so glad the Plowmans took the time to visit with us while they were in town. They will always be dear friends.

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Meltdown for Music

Caleb had his first meltdown over a toy recently . It was over a $2.99 Faberge egg with a music box inside that plays Edelweiss. When we were at the Salvation Army I let him hold it while we shopped for buttons for our Halloween costumes. I've never seen him act like that or want something so badly before or since! My boy sure loves anything to do with music. I thought the egg was cute and would have bought it but while my back was turned he hid it inside a Christmas box on display while I was checking out so I forgot about it. Then remembering it again, I probably unknowingly encouraged the meltdown because as I was leaving with my bag after checking out, I noticed it was gone and said "Caleb, what happened to that egg?" He didn't reply, so I dropped it and began to collect my boys and things and exit the store. This always is difficult when Caleb & Ben are with me. Caleb threw a fit about having to leave and that he now couldn't find the egg. I told him "Oh, well, maybe next time we'll get an egg." This really made things worse. He put up a fight but finally we were buckled and on our weary way home. Normally after a few minutes of whining he's forgotten the "beloved" item and moves on. But this was not the case. I drove all the way to downtown and he was still yearning and crying, telling me over and over again that we forgot the egg. "Turn around, Mommy! Go back! We have to get our egg! Other way Mom! Other way!" It was pathetic! I've never seen him so distraught.
So, I totally gave in, drove back and got it! I must really love that little boy to buy it even though it wasn't on sale (but practically every thing else in the entire store was, which made me almost not buy it after driving all the way back from downtown, I hate wasting gas too), and I really needed to use the bathroom (which I HATE doing in public places because...
1. They are gross.
2. I have 2 kids who love to touch everything gross and unlock doors and try to run away while I'm exposed (not that I'm speaking from experience or anything, uggh!- it makes me shudder just thinking about it).
3. Did I mention they're gross and my boys like to touch everything? so I find it's best to go at home to avoid embarrasing or gross experiances and often will rush home to do so when I'm out with them alone).
On the way home a long in depth conversation immediately followed about how to ask and act when we want something and how just because we do those things correctly doesn't mean we get it! So hopefully this won't happen again. Oh, the Mommy guilt!
I admit that the egg hasn't gotten enough play time as would warrant that kind of meltdown. He and egg are not like Linus with his blanket. But our egg has been a good toy for both Caleb and Ben. They carry it around everyday and snap it's lid shut to make music too. Who knew an egg could make this little boy so happy? Apparently he did.

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More Play Time

Ben adores going to this place too. Here, he had to climb into the block container. Such a busy boy, always climbing and getting into something! He thinks he is one of the big kids and always tries things they do. I sure have my hands full. But they're so cute I don't mind much.

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