I signed on quickly to record this moment in time: Isaac and Seth lazily laying on the couch this morning, holding hands!! Being loving brothers!!
... by the time I actually signed in Isaac had Seth's hand and was doing the "Why are you hitting yourself, why are you hitting yourself?" thing. *sigh* It was sweet while it lasted..
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Birthday boys.
The boys are now SIX and TWO!! My big boy is all of a sudden huge, and my baby is no longer a baby.
Isaac's birthday was on the 3rd, and we brought cupcakes to school for all of his classmates and his teacher Mrs. Lacey. Isaac and Mrs. Lacey got "deluxe" cupcakes, which made Isaac feel extra special. I wish I could have stayed and enjoyed the party with him, but younger siblings aren't allowed in the classroom during school hours. Stupid liability laws.
That evening we had cake and let him open his present, which was the "LEGO BRAND PIZZA STORE!!!" Yes, Isaac now refers to everything lego as "Lego Brand ____" because he sits on the website watching their videos, becoming an advertiser's dream. I've had to limit the amount of time he goes on the computer because he sits there salivating over Legos.
Another huge milestone, probably more for me than for him, is Auntie Mona got him a skateboard. He has been begging for a year (at least) and I've always said no because I felt he was too young. Every time he would ask for one my mind would flash to him coming inside with a broken wrist, and then say, "NO! Not till you're older!" Well, I guess this means he's older. ::sigh::
We had his birthday party on Seth's actual birthday, which was the 7th. That morning we let Seth open his big present, which was a working Buzz Lightyear with the pop out wings, buttons, "laser," and everything. He was SO excited, and was ridiculous impatient while Kevin opened it (it took at least 10 minutes):
Isaac's birthday was on the 3rd, and we brought cupcakes to school for all of his classmates and his teacher Mrs. Lacey. Isaac and Mrs. Lacey got "deluxe" cupcakes, which made Isaac feel extra special. I wish I could have stayed and enjoyed the party with him, but younger siblings aren't allowed in the classroom during school hours. Stupid liability laws.
That evening we had cake and let him open his present, which was the "LEGO BRAND PIZZA STORE!!!" Yes, Isaac now refers to everything lego as "Lego Brand ____" because he sits on the website watching their videos, becoming an advertiser's dream. I've had to limit the amount of time he goes on the computer because he sits there salivating over Legos.
Another huge milestone, probably more for me than for him, is Auntie Mona got him a skateboard. He has been begging for a year (at least) and I've always said no because I felt he was too young. Every time he would ask for one my mind would flash to him coming inside with a broken wrist, and then say, "NO! Not till you're older!" Well, I guess this means he's older. ::sigh::
We had his birthday party on Seth's actual birthday, which was the 7th. That morning we let Seth open his big present, which was a working Buzz Lightyear with the pop out wings, buttons, "laser," and everything. He was SO excited, and was ridiculous impatient while Kevin opened it (it took at least 10 minutes):
Their birthday party was at BounceU, which is a warehouse with tons of inflatable slides, obstacles, and games. Cousins, friends from Isaac's school, and family came, and everyone had an awesome time. Once the kids cleared out of the room with the big slide, my dad and I flew down it a few times. :)
Isaac feels so big now that he is 6 years old, it's like he's matured over night. I'm so indescribably proud of them both, my heart feels like it is going to burst with pride sometimes. They are playing (and fighting) together more and more, which is fantastic. Even when they're fighting I know it's love, because that's just what brothers do. Their current stage is "whatever he is playing with, I want."
Hahaha, that just reminded me of Seth's 2 year check up at the pediatrician's office. I'm talking to the doctor, and Seth keeps opening the door with Isaac promptly shutting it before Seth can get out. This happens about 10 times before Seth just stops, looks at Isaac, and then starts wailing on him. Fists and feet are flying, and after I break them up the doctor says, "This is going to sound strange, but I can't believe how well Seth can kick! It shows he is very advanced in his gross motor skills." Bwahahaha I love that my boys' development can be seen in the way that they fight each other.
That's all for now... duty calls in the form of, "MOM! I'm SO hungry, my tummy needs food."
Friday, April 29, 2011
Brothers.
I felt like I needed to immediately record this moment in time: THE BOYS ARE PLAYING NICELY TOGETHER!
There is usually some sort of wrestling or yelling about toys that goes on, but they are cooperating right now. Amazing.
AS PROMISED:
Karate master Isaac! Since this belt promotion he has been way more excited about going. I think it helped that his Grandpa, Grandma, and Grandma Peg were there. Made him feel like it was a big deal. He is now the proud owner of a white advanced belt. =)
There is usually some sort of wrestling or yelling about toys that goes on, but they are cooperating right now. Amazing.
AS PROMISED:
Karate master Isaac! Since this belt promotion he has been way more excited about going. I think it helped that his Grandpa, Grandma, and Grandma Peg were there. Made him feel like it was a big deal. He is now the proud owner of a white advanced belt. =)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
That's what I'm supposed to do, right?
Today, I left Seth alone for 30 seconds. The result? He took his diaper off and peed on it.
Not cute.
Not cute.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ALSO! Bbq..
Forgot to mention in my last post that we also got to spend time with Chrystal, Scott, Doreen, and the kids over Spring Break. Doreen (Kevin's Mom, a.k.a. Nana, a.k.a. Mom-in-law) moved to Texas this past Sunday, so the weekend before we got together for a BBQ. It is always fun to get the kids together, and it was a nice send off for Doreen. We'll miss her, but thankfully we can always keep in touch through phone, facebook, Skype, email, this blog, etc. What did people do before this thing we call the interwebs?
Here is a picture from the BBQ. Kevin is getting mauled by children (as always), and Seth is looking like Godzilla. SAVE THE BABY DOLL!
Here is a picture from the BBQ. Kevin is getting mauled by children (as always), and Seth is looking like Godzilla. SAVE THE BABY DOLL!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Life, currently.
What is new in the Calkins household?? So much that I'm too busy to remember to update my blog, apparently.
Isaac had spring break last week and today is his first day back. Not gonna lie, it's kind of nice to have my 3 hours of peace back. Seth naps the whole time that Isaac is at school, so this is the ONLY time I have to clean, eat, THINK, BREATHE. Cleaning is useless when Seth is awake because he just follows behind me to undo everything I just did. Eating is impossible while he is awake unless I want to give him every other bite. AAaaaand when Isaac was home every day he kept me on over-drive trying to keep his 5 year old self entertained. Swear, parenting is much harder when your child can tell you he is bored.
Is this a post complaining about my children? LOL swear we ALSO had fun last week. We went and visited my mom in San Jose, which is like Disneyland for the kids because they are so spoiled. Candy at 10am? Sure, why not! There is a whole train room in their house that Isaac lives in while he's there, and every single Cars toy you could want. And we can't escape watching Polar Express at least once. The boys are in heaven while we are there, and Isaac always tries to become invisible when it is time to leave haha.
Their birthdays are in less than a month!! Cannot BELIEVE they'll be 6 and 2. My baby boy is not a baby anymore, and my big boy is a freakin BOY. Like a boy that has a sense of humor, pulls pranks, is affectionate, and is annoyed by his parents now and then. So proud of who he is. OH also.... he has a belt promotion on Thursday to get his yellow belt! I mentioned last post that Kung Fu Panda was helping his enthusiasm...wellllll Kung Fu Panda is apparently uncool now, so he hates going (again). I have to fight to get him there every week, but I just know that it is a good thing for him. Pushes him out of his comfort zone and teaches him how to deal with that. I'll take a picture and post it on Thursday. :)
I feel like this post was ridiculously random, but our life mostly feels random because it is SO PACKED. Promise I'll update more. Have I promised that before?
I'm toying with the idea of starting a separate blog that isn't only about the boys... just worried that I'll never update!
Isaac had spring break last week and today is his first day back. Not gonna lie, it's kind of nice to have my 3 hours of peace back. Seth naps the whole time that Isaac is at school, so this is the ONLY time I have to clean, eat, THINK, BREATHE. Cleaning is useless when Seth is awake because he just follows behind me to undo everything I just did. Eating is impossible while he is awake unless I want to give him every other bite. AAaaaand when Isaac was home every day he kept me on over-drive trying to keep his 5 year old self entertained. Swear, parenting is much harder when your child can tell you he is bored.
Is this a post complaining about my children? LOL swear we ALSO had fun last week. We went and visited my mom in San Jose, which is like Disneyland for the kids because they are so spoiled. Candy at 10am? Sure, why not! There is a whole train room in their house that Isaac lives in while he's there, and every single Cars toy you could want. And we can't escape watching Polar Express at least once. The boys are in heaven while we are there, and Isaac always tries to become invisible when it is time to leave haha.
Their birthdays are in less than a month!! Cannot BELIEVE they'll be 6 and 2. My baby boy is not a baby anymore, and my big boy is a freakin BOY. Like a boy that has a sense of humor, pulls pranks, is affectionate, and is annoyed by his parents now and then. So proud of who he is. OH also.... he has a belt promotion on Thursday to get his yellow belt! I mentioned last post that Kung Fu Panda was helping his enthusiasm...wellllll Kung Fu Panda is apparently uncool now, so he hates going (again). I have to fight to get him there every week, but I just know that it is a good thing for him. Pushes him out of his comfort zone and teaches him how to deal with that. I'll take a picture and post it on Thursday. :)
I feel like this post was ridiculously random, but our life mostly feels random because it is SO PACKED. Promise I'll update more. Have I promised that before?
I'm toying with the idea of starting a separate blog that isn't only about the boys... just worried that I'll never update!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Everybody was KUNG FU FIGHTIIIING!!
Thanks to the movie Kung Fu Panda, Isaac's new favorite song is "Kung Fu Fighting." Not the original version, but the Jack Black version. It's pretty awesome. His new favorite saying, also courtesy of Jack Black, is "SKIDOOSH!" Kung Fu Panda is by far the boys' favorite movie, and Seth starts applauding and saying "panda" whenever I put it on.
This is also helping with Isaac's weekly Tae Kwon Do classes. He used to protest every time he had to go but now that he sees Kung Fu Panda do it, it's suddenly cool.
We put Isaac in Tae Kwon Do originally to help break him out of his shell and build his confidence a bit. It seems to be helping, and he got a great report card home from school last week. We had a really good conference and Mrs. Lacey said he has shown a lot of growth in the past few months. Besides the Tae Kwon Do, he has been getting tutored every Monday and I have been working with him before school every day. Kindergarten standards are soooo much different than when I was in Kindergarten, it is really tough for boys to keep up. This is a great article about this subject. I am so grateful that I am able to stay home with my two boys, because he would not be getting the extra support he needs if I was at work all day.
Their birthdays are coming up (yikes), and my baby is going to be TWO YEARS OLD. I'm freaking out a bit, and my crazy mommy hormones are trying to convince me I want another child. Yah, CRAZY. I'm probably giving Kevin mild heart attacks every time I mention it, haha.
Seth is going to be 2, but thinks he is 5. He says "WHY?" whenever we tell him no, and acts like Evil Knievel at the playground. It doesn't help that he is extremely tall for his age (go figure) and the same size as 3 year olds.
That's all for now, folks. Mommy duty calls.
This is also helping with Isaac's weekly Tae Kwon Do classes. He used to protest every time he had to go but now that he sees Kung Fu Panda do it, it's suddenly cool.
We put Isaac in Tae Kwon Do originally to help break him out of his shell and build his confidence a bit. It seems to be helping, and he got a great report card home from school last week. We had a really good conference and Mrs. Lacey said he has shown a lot of growth in the past few months. Besides the Tae Kwon Do, he has been getting tutored every Monday and I have been working with him before school every day. Kindergarten standards are soooo much different than when I was in Kindergarten, it is really tough for boys to keep up. This is a great article about this subject. I am so grateful that I am able to stay home with my two boys, because he would not be getting the extra support he needs if I was at work all day.
Their birthdays are coming up (yikes), and my baby is going to be TWO YEARS OLD. I'm freaking out a bit, and my crazy mommy hormones are trying to convince me I want another child. Yah, CRAZY. I'm probably giving Kevin mild heart attacks every time I mention it, haha.
Seth is going to be 2, but thinks he is 5. He says "WHY?" whenever we tell him no, and acts like Evil Knievel at the playground. It doesn't help that he is extremely tall for his age (go figure) and the same size as 3 year olds.
That's all for now, folks. Mommy duty calls.
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