Snapshot

Tonight in my snapshot...

Q was pretending to be a pancake making robot....and we didn't eat pancakes:)

Its super cute how he likes to act like a robot lately....

Russell was still h-un-gr-y.....(that is how he says it...all sweet)

So he is up at the table eating shredded wheat...

spilling some, but I can tell he is trying hard not to.....

Rhett is aggressively army crawling all over the room....

looking for anything he can possibly choke on....

Daddy is at his first EM conference....

not too big of a deal since its in Iowa City....

but it is still super exciting...

Momma....very tired, but trying to embrace the moments....

Rhett's teething makes for less sleep:(

We should call the police

Its our anniversary.

7 YEARS!!!

Its Awesome....

But, even on special days, Daddy has to work and we need groceries.

The boys and I packed it up to the grocery store and I thought we would buy something special for dinner.

We went to the store with the driving carts, hoping that would make it a smoother trip.

Unfortunately, they were all taken.

So we roughed it in a normal cart, and I tried to go very fast.

All the sudden we saw this woman pushing a driving cart (if you don't know these are clearly for kids)

and she had no children with her!

She had some of her groceries in the car part.....

I was thinking of many choice words for this woman who I felt had literally stolen some of my sanity,

when Quint noticed the same woman.

He said "mom, she doesnt have any kids with her"

I acknowledged.....I said "that is a bummer, I think those carts are for kids"

He said "we should call the police!"

I whole-heartedly agreed, but tried to down play it to him....

its ok we will find another one.....

but on the inside I was wishing there were grocery police for such an offense:)

We did eventually find a good cart, the boys drove while we found some bacon on sale that we knew Daddy would love....

home for bacon-cheeseburgers and sweet corn.....

A castle

Today we drove by a large construction site.

They had the framing done for a large new building.

We were talking about the construction and we asked the boys what they thought they were building.

Russell confidently said, I think it is going to be a castle.

BK and I thought this was so cute, we just said,

"that would be really cool"

But Quint did not think it was cute....he thought it was wrong.

Quint piped up....

"I don't think it's a castle....I think it's going to be a tall building"

In the end...Q was right, but we give Russell most creative.

Deep down don't we all wish they were building a castle instead of another lame office buildng?

"I had to deal with it."

Quint defends Russell.

This morning we went to the gym early and we were home having a snack when Quint said...

"mommy I have to tell you something"

he made me come close so he could tell me in my ear....

He whispered...

"mommy...at the gym I had to deal with a boy"

I wasn't sure what he meant so I asked him to explain...

He whispered...

"a boy took Russell's toy, and I had to deal with it"

"Oh" I said.

"what did you do?" I whispered back.

"I saw where he put the toy and I got it back for Russell, I had to deal with it."

I was bursting....

Quint was defending Russell.

I asked Russell....

"did someone take your toy at the gym?"

Russell looked sad....

"yes".

I continued...

"did Quint get it back for you?"

"Yes" Russell responded happily.

I said that is awesome. Gave Quint a high five....

we are a family and you are brothers....

You should always defend each other.

It was awesome.

Eavesdropping

Quint was building a train track

Russell came to help.

The long train piece was missing.

Quint said to Russell

"Russell do you know where the long piece is? I saw you with it..."

Before Quint was done asking Russell was running away saying

"I know where it is..."

(his words muffled by his paci)

Then he ran back in the room...

raised the track piece in the air...

and said

"tada!!!!!"

Russell was so proud....like he had just won a battle or invented the cure for cancer....

Quint was more low-key..

"great Russell lets put it here..."

I love eavesdropping on the conversations/interactions....

it is one of the coolest parts of my job.

Published?

A long time ago.......

I did some research......

and wrote a thesis.

In the beginning, I dreamed of it being published.....

but with babies and life I was proud I finished.

It was a enormous amount of work....

which was my fault since I made it up....

but still it was crazy.

Today my advisor contacted me about publishing......

Who knows if it will really happen....

but if it does I would be jazzed.

It kinda made my day to think I might achieve my original goal:)

Get it Russell

There was an ant on the floor.

Russell pointed it out

"look mommy!"

I responded...

"Get it Russell!!"

I thought he would grab a shoe....

which would be my first instinct....

but no....

Russell started smacking the ground,

with his bare hand.

Then Quint started trying to catch it and squish it with his fingers.

I thought....

"gross!"

My next thought....

"but I love that I have boys...

only they make gross things super cute.

This just in....

Russell likes to poop standing up.

Russell is doing well potty training....

so when he ran to the potty while stating

"I have to go poo"

I didn't chase right after him....

He came out a few minutes later asking to have his bottom wiped.

BK went in to help.

I heard from a distance

"Russ did you poo standing up?"

Russell just side

"yep"

Honestly, I don't even know how he did it...

I would think his legs were too short...

but...

three cheers he went in the toilet!!

Maybe I am too low-key but my thought is...

when potty training...

anyway it makes it in the toilet is a win:)

Besides...since Quint started peeing standing up my toilet has never been the same.