Sleep!

Trey has been our best sleeper--I must give him that. Now, this isn't anything to brag about, he still didn't sleep through the night till he was a year old(oh except for about three weeks when he was 10months old), however he does take comfort in his thumb and has been our only child who has ever put himself to sleep. Up until now I could put him in his crib, say 'sleep well' and he'd go to sleep...however, things are changing. He's getting a little more clingy! I've found that as long as I stay in the room he will go to sleep. I don't have to pat his back or any of the slave labor the other boys demanded and for that I'm grateful. So, I've adapted well and during his nap I lay down on Kory's bed until he falls to sleep. Sometimes I take the opportunity to nap myself, other times I read, or pretend to be asleep...you all know the drill. Well, the other night I was so tired when I was putting the boys to bed so after putting Trey in his bed I went to lay on Kory's bed...the difference being Kory was also in his bed. Trey was furious and would have nothing to do with that!! He stood in his bed screaming until I took him out and put him in Kory's bed with us. Then he peacefully went to sleep. So the new verdict...Trey is find with me in Kory's bed just so long as Kory is not in the bed too. Again, I can't complain...I find it funny!

Tagged

So, I went to my fourth file and picked the fourth picture. It was a picture of Kyle in a space helmet he made. He was so excited that night. Fun times.

Okay, now I'm suppose to choose 4 friends to do the same!
Marci, Nikki, Lizeth, and Michelle. Tag you gals are it! Fourth file, fourth picture!:)

Trey is talking...well, a little

(Sorry, you've gotta pause the music at the bottom of the page to hear the video) We are totally enjoying Trey and his new ability to talk. The boys had fun with him the other night. Yes...he's on top of Tyler's bed...his hangout place.(actually last night he wouldn't go up the ladder for some reason, but that is besides the point.) Some words Trey says everyday now: Mom, Dad, Tyler, Kyle, Dama(means 'the ball'), thirsty, go, dog, hee-haa(is that a word?), diaper, trash, bubble and AHHHHH!! for everything else he wants and can't say. It's really fun to watch him grow. It's even more fun to watch the boys enjoy him grow.

Kindergarten Picnic

Today was Kyle's Kindergarten Picnic. Kyle is so animated with his expressions that watching him sing just made me laugh. He loved every second of being in the spotlight! The kindergartners sang songs ranging from 'twinkle twinkle little star,' to 'I can copy that', and 'humpty-dumpty' all with motions attached. After the presentation we sat and had lunch. Thanks Kyle for a great afternoon. Kyle thanking Kory for coming!Of course no brotherly contact an exist without a tackling match...All in good fun.Trey really enjoyed the presentation. I wish I could have gotten a picture of him, but again, my short lens isn't working. He loved the hand motions and started making up his own and clapped his little heart out after every song!:)

We are two readers!

Tyler officially finished 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'. It was a huge undertaking and we are totally impressed that he finished! Monty and I both KNOW we never read a book like that at his age! Great job Tyler. The latest test from his school puts him almost at a 5th grade level(which probably puts him a few grade ahead of me).
Kyle is also amazing us with how he is picking up reading. Kyle has been begging me to let him try to read a level 2 Hooked on Phonics book, but I haven't wanted to sit down and work with him and don't feel the need to push him since he's only a brand new Kindergartner. I know, bad mom. Anyway, the other night I gave in and got out the first book, 'Slam and Dunk and the Big Game'. The next day he said he had read it. Sceptical, I had him bring it to me and sure enough he read the whole thing. GO KYLE!! We are so proud of you!! Keep up the great work boys!

A weekend of "First's"

On Wednesday night our family left for a weekend at Disneyland. Monty promised Tyler he would take him to Disneyland if he finished Harry Potter. (He's not quite done, but pretty close and we had to take advantage of the few days in a row Monty had off because that doesn't happen often.) The first day didn't start off so hot. First off my camera wouldn't work. Royal bummer! Then, Kory is finally 40 inches tall so he could go on Star Tours...however, when we got there he chickened out. Monty and I were so frustrated with him because he just wouldn't trust us that he was going to be okay and love it!! Finally after trying everything we just decided to not force the issue anymore. However, shortly after leaving Monty came back with Kyle crying. Kyle kept saying his stomach hurt and he felt like he was going to throw up. It was blazing hot so Monty just told the boys we were leaving. We left, went back to the hotel and hung out for a while.(By this time we knew Kyle was just being dramatic and wasn't sick). Then, while at dinner before going back to the park Kory said, "Yeah, I'll go on Star Tours. It will be fun." Hello?...what changed his mind I'll never know! We went back and HE LOVED IT!! ! We went on a few more rides and had a good night...well, except Kory cried before every ride asking over and over--"Is it scary?" He even screamed before Peter Pan which is like as non-scary as a ride comes!!
Friday Disneyland was awesome! Kory went on "Soaring over California" and loved it! He cried but did it and even got a "Honorary Citizen of Disneyland" pin.
Trey played with his stroller the entire time we waited. Then Tyler went with me on California Screamin'. I've always wanted to go, but couldn't because of being pregnant or the line was too long. However, on Friday the line was short, so he went with me. He was scared because he'd never done a loop...but he did great!! When we got off I asked him what he thought he said, "Well, I didn't throw up!" Then he went with Monty and they went on the first row!! MAJOR GUTS! He was not happy about it, but did it anyway. I was totally proud of him.
Poor Tyler, you can't even see him, but I swear...it was him! Fun father -son bonding!:)Kyle went on one new ride...a small roller coaster at California Adventure. He cried the whole time. He hated the drops and said he thought he was going to throw up. I was however proud of him because he did try something new. So all three of the boys tried something new!! Good job boys!

Kyle being crazy.
On the way home my van started making a very similar sound to the sound it made a few months ago. The check engine light went on and Monty and I just looked at each other with that look of...this is not happening. After about a minute Monty said, "Lets just drive this to a dealership and get a new van.(we knew there was no way the van was going to get us home as we were still a ways out) So, here is a picture of my new Honda Odyssey which I LOVE!!! It is so safe, so clean, so quiet, so awesome! Thanks Monty for taking such great care of us!;)

Circus

Saturday the boys and I went to the Circus here in Paso. The boys were so excited they were dressed by 7:15am and the circus didn't start till 2:00! At about 9:00 we did go watch them put up the tent and pet a few of the animals. One thing we learned was they use the elephants to help put up the tent. Never knew that! Afterward we went to Target to get some circus snacks for the kids. (my friends idea...we got them circus cookies, circus peanuts, popcorn, juice. They each had their own bag and loved it!!)

Me, Carolyn, Cameron, Kyle, Tyler, Kory, Trey and Betsy! Trey preferred Betsy that day! I didn't mind. He was better for her than he was for me...plus I'd been up with him the night before till 2:30am...I enjoyed the break!

Each of the boys enjoyed the circus. I sat by Kyle and he said, "This is more amazing than it is funny." Interesting observation!Kory watched in amazement!Trey enjoyed everything--when on Betsy's lap...on mine he just wanted to walk up and down the stairs!
Tyler loved the snacks!