Strange things are happening

So it's been weird around here these past few days. I washed the kitchen floor yesterday morning, and 24 hours later it was STILL CLEAN! I didn't get up to get anyone a drink at 3:00 am. Nobody has complained about dinner, I haven't stepped on a hotwheel for 3 days.
Why are these strange things happening? My kids are with Grandma and Grandpa Moore in Colorado for the week. It has been such a great, relaxing break for me!
I do miss them, though. When they were leaving on Sunday Jason said "Happy mother's day, mom."

Finally potty trained

I know everybody has an awesome trick that worked a miracle and their child was potty trained in only 2 hours, and if only I would try it, it would work for my kid, too. I've tried it. It didn't work, and quite frankly I'm still bitter about it.

There are few things in life I hate more than potty training. It's so frustrating beacause the kid has total control, and you have to try all sorts of tricks to get them to comply. It's disgusting too. After just a couple days I've had about all I can take of pee on clothes, beds, the floor, etc. I won't even get into the poop aspect. You moms know all about it. Joey was pretty much the worst kid to potty train. He was 4 by the time it was all over, and I've been forever damaged by the experience. Jason was the easiest, but still not fun. Now Tyler. We've been working on it for quite some time (especially given the fact that I've given up probably 5 or 6 times), it's been a year probably. And finally, finally I think it's safe to say he's successfully potty trained. It seems like it should be a major victory and I should have a massive celebration, but after so much time it feel anti-climactic to me. Kind of like waiting in line at Disneyland for 3 hours for a ride that lasts 90 seconds. "That's it? I waited that whole time for this??" Yeah, it's awesome to not have stinky diapers, it will be even more awesome when I don't have to say "Do you need to go potty?" 50 times a day and when I never have to hear "Mom, I'm done. I go poop!" Which means "Come wipe my bum."

No underwear pictures in case there's a sicko who looks at my blog, since it is public.

A Trip to the Zoo

First Grandma and Grandpa Moore and Amy came, then the day they left my mom and dad came. Talk about spoiled kids! I think it was one of the best weeks of their lives. We took a trip to the zoo, which was a lot of fun. For most of us, anyway. Jason kept saying "Can we go home yet?" I don't know what his deal was. But he loved the reptile house, as did Joey and Tyler.Tyler loved the giraffes, but wanted nothing to do with the elephants or rhinos. He stayed as far away from those as he could get.

Top it all off with a ride on the train. What more could a little boy want?

Happy Birthday to me

So I just had my most dreaded birthday; the big three-O. I figure I am now officially old.

Joey decorated my birthday cake this year. I thought he did a great job: He had a great time, and it tasted really good, too. Jared and I went to out to dinner and a movie to celebrate (X-Men and Olive Garden), and conveniently Jared's mom and dad were in town to allow us the freedom with no kids. They took the kids to Monster's vs. Aliens in 3D, which Joey said was the coolest thing he'd ever seen, and Tyler and Jason said they did not like it (although they watched the entire thing with no complaints). They loved the glasses, and wore them for days after.

Why My Mom Is The Best

She told me she loved me every day. There was never a shortage of hugs and kisses. When she went on band trips she would store up hugs in my favorite stuffed animal so I could still have her hugs while she was gone. She got me Cabbage Patch kids, Care Bears and My Little Ponies because she knew it would make me happy. She drove me hundreds of miles to find the right dress for graduation, and let me go to Ricks because that's what I wanted. She's an amazing Grandma and my kids adore her. She loves them almost as much as I do, and I think they love her a little bit more than they love me. :) My goal in life is to be as patient and loving as she is. I just want to be as a good a mom to my kids as she was to me.

I LOVE YOU MOM!!

Fishing

Last night both Jason and Tyler caught fish. Jason's jumped of the hook and flopped around on the ground before Jared got it back in the water.




Admiring the catch (while I tried not to look at it - yuck!)

They like fishing, but they have no patience, so if they don't catch a fish within 5 minutes they get bored and want to go play at the park. I told them after we caught one more fish they could go play. So that was part of their excitement, and as soon as they looked at the fish they were off to the park.
Oh, and we got a new camera, so now we have videos with sound! And nicer pictures, too.

Joey's Fishing Class

I really hate fishing. I pretty much hate everything about it; the smell, the nasty bait, everything dirty and germy, the slimy fish etc., but Jared likes to fish and Joey is really interested in it, and so we signed him up for a fishing class, and he is really enjoying it. He's learned how to tie the hook on, and gets a lot of practice casting and putting the worm on the hook and stuff. Last night he got lots of bites, a few stolen worms, but no fish. He said it was tons of fun anyway.