Landon

Landon has been feeling under the weather the last few days. His allergies flare up whenever we have an extreme weather change and this has been a bad week. Last night he woke up trying to hack up a lung so I took him downstairs to get a nebulizer treatment. We had done it the night before and he really enjoys getting held and getting to watch tv in the middle of the night. I sat him down and told him I would turn a show on for him while I got the medicine ready. He was fine with that but requested a blanket. I didn't have one so I gave him a clean beach towel out of the pile. He looked at me and very clearly said...."Mommy..that's not a blanket that's called a towel!" If you know Landon you know that is a whole lot of sentence coming out of him especially when his ears are full of fluid and he is hearing even less than usual. Of course I then caved and went upstairs and got him a blanket!

A thought to ponder.....

Here is a conversation Logan and I had tonight. Logan: Mom what is a caveman? Me: Well...it was the people who lived a long time ago and they lived in caves and hunted for their food. They didn't have language yet and communicated by grunting and pointing. He seemed satisfied with that and thought that was silly and then came the big question...."well how did they play baseball if they couldn't talk?" I knew exactly what he was thinking when he said it....but I started questioning anyway. Me: Hmmm...why do you think that they played baseball? Logan: Well all the pictures show them with a wooden bat. I then had to explain that was for hunting and protection. They might need to fight off dinosaurs or wild animals. It was really hard not to start laughing. First the kid is very observant and has a mind like a encyclopedia and secondly...only Steve's child would make some connection between sports and a caveman. Who knows...maybe he right?! Apparently males haven't evolved as far as we had hoped!

The First Field Trip....

It was a big day here at our house. Logan had his first field trip at school and he was very excited but a little bit stressed. They went to Morton Arboretum in Downers Grove to end their science unit. They have been talking about the trip at school to prepare the kids and Logan had a lot to say both at school and at home about it. He was excited about getting to ride the bus although he thinks that the driver decides where they will be going. It took me quite some time to convince him that Ms. Louis tells the driver where they are headed. Mrs. D (the teachers aid in the class)at the beginning of the week said that they had been talking about things they might see on the trip and Logan may have some questions about poison ivy. "Does Grandpa know what it is? Has he seen it? What does it look like? Ok...I got all of those answered except for the fact that I said no I can't show you what it looks like up close but I'm pretty sure Ms. Louis will keep you away from it the best she can. During class the kids were told to bring a sack lunch and make sure that it is disposable (so much for Tuesday and Earth Day!!) Logan informed Mrs Louis "My mom doesn't let me use paper sacks! She only lets us use plastic!" I'm still not sure where that came from. I made a point of sending him with a paper sack with his lunch in it. In true Logan fashion....that was a ordeal too. He wouldn't take a peanut butter sandwich (fake pb of course) because people might think it is real peanut butter and "your not 'llowed to take pb to school!" He still hasn't realized that it is because of HIM that they aren't allowed to bring it! So I sent him with a throw away bowl of Lucky Charms, apple juice and cinnamon graham crackers. I'm sure the mom's that chaperoned wondered what I was thinking sending in breakfast food! Another disaster diverted. Also in the discussions at school they were told they didn't need to bring their backpacks. Again...true Logan fashion..he insisted to Mrs. D that he would need to bring it to carry all of his things. She questioned him on what he was planning to bring and he made a list.... his lunch (she told him to bring it in a bag) sunscreen (she said put it on at home) squito pellent, (again she said put it on at home) his hat (she told him to wear it.) He did seem finally convinced. Now you would think that this was quite enough information for Logan to plan his trip but he was still a little nervous about the "hike in the woods" as he called it. Would it be dark? Would it be scary? Would there be bears? What about fox? Of course this all led back to needing a backpack to carry a flashlight!! He also was stressed about his shoes. If he wore his new ones would they get dirty? What if his old shoes would come untied? I reassured him that there would be lots of mom helpers to tie his shoe and all would be fine. In the end we did make it to school with just a hat on his head, a white paper bag holding his cereal, and a disposable camera that I gave him at the last minute to store in the sweatshirt that he resisted taking. He came home exhausted and full of excitement and had a lot to say. One of his favorite parts was taking pictures along the way. We ended it with a trip for ice cream with just the two of us before we picked up the little boys from preschool and he says he can't wait for the next fieldtrip! I on the other hand need a rest before tackling another one of those!

Things I didn't know I needed...

These are just a few of the things that I didn't know that I was missing out on until the boys saw them on tv. Whenever they see a commercial for something they immediately get very excited yelling for me to come and see. Apparently my purse is too messy because Logan and Lawson always call the Buxton purse organizer to my attention. Logan thought that my clothes could use some sprucing up with some jewels with the bedazzler. I'm a little concerned about the magic putty. They insist that I need it because I need to fix things. What they have broken and hidden I still don't know. The other thing that I always get called to the tv for is the Krazy Cutter. I have a feeling that some little budding artist probably has his eye on it himself!! The final thing that has been getting extra attention is a glass bulb that waters plants called the Aqua Globe. For some reason these boys are obsessed with it. I have tried and tried to tell them that I don't need that but I just can't convince them. I don't even have any plants inside the house but when I informed them of that fact they said "But you can use it outside too...it says so on tv!!" I have a feeling that if they knew where my credit card is kept...I would be getting one for Mother's Day. They will will be sure to mention that it comes in 4 different colors and if you buy one you get 3 for free!! I think that we may need to cut back on the amount of time the tv is on.....

A visit to the cat room....

Yesterday was the end of the unit party for Lawson in the cat room. The parents all get invited to see the work the kids have done for the unit that is ending. Lawson's class has been working on maps, travel and airplanes. Lawson had lots to show me. He was very excited about the cardboard airplane that they constructed and named Rainbow Airlines. I got to sit in it and Lawson flew me to Hawai. He showed me the map where they have been plotting all of the postcards the class has been receiving from around the US. Then he sifted through the pile to see which ones our friends have sent. He drew, read books to me and basically just reveled in the one on one attention that only a triplet in a family of 4 kids can do. It also was dress as your mascot day so he was dressed as a cat. I also got a treat because it was ALL School Sing Along day and all the students went into the hallway to sing "Slippery Fish." We saw Landon and he was adorable singing and signing the song. He wasn't quite so adorable when we went to fetch him though before he was done riding bikes. Lake was thrilled but Landon?....Not so much! I had fun, I fot to see all 3 little boys, and Lawson was happy that I came. The poor kid must have thanked me 100 times. I can't wait until next time! We are really going to miss this school next year.

Grandpa's boys

The boys love nothing more than a visit from grandma and grandpa. They talk about it and anticipate it for weeks before the event. This is a picture from last year for Landon, Lawson and Lakes' birthday when grandma and grandpa came for a visit. It's almost time for them to come again but unless I want to hear 1000 times a day "Are they coming today?" I'm not mentioning it for awhile. Poor Logan starts stressing about when they are leaving usually before they even get clear over here from Iowa. The little boys are much less intense and just live in the minute. Afterward they ask a lot where they went and why but obviously aren't natural planners like Logan. We can't wait for them to come!! I hope that they are resting up!!

Look Mommy stickers.....!!!!

Nothing is sacred in a house full of little boys!