Great Field Trip

Christian went with his class to Wildlife Prairie Park. He told us all about it this morning, making his little sister jealous. He told us about the snakes, bison, deer and more. He also mentioned some of the lucky kids getting souvenirs because their parents were there. I hate when stuff like that happens. I didn't give Christian any extra cash because I assumed the school would prefer it that way. Next year, Huts and I are going to try to take the day off and be chaperones on the kids' field trips, just to see what happens. Minus this little incident, Christian had a fabulous time!

Dazed and Confused

At night all the doors are closed to the kids rooms so the cats don't wake them up. About 10:30 last night we heard a door close down the hall. It was Christian, he didn't respond to us when we called his name, but appeared in our door. We repeatedly asked if something was wrong to no response, asked if he was sick to no response, asked if he wanted to sleep in our bed to no response. Eventually we got a slight nod out of him that he wanted to sleep in our bed. So he crawled in and I went to sleep in his bed.

Around 3 am Eli decided to pull his nightly escape routine to our bed. He got into our bed with his Mama and his brother. This left no room for his Mama. So as soon as he went to sleep, she got into Eli's bed. About 20 minutes later he woke up and headed back to his bed where he tossed and turned until he got some cold medicine to help him breath and fell asleep.

Christian woke this morning not knowing how he ended up in our bed or why he came to our room. This is the 2nd case of sleep walking where he doesn't remember how he got somewhere. Last time he ended up sleeping in Tori's bed with her until we found him in there. We may have to attach a bell to the door to wake him up when he starts sleep walking in the future.

Living Lean

Unlike his sister, Christian gave up a lot for the yard sale, too much. He has since missed some of what he gave up and recovered it. Silly boy! I knew he wasn't ready to give up his Transformers. He loves those things. I also knew he would miss his light sabers and swords and make him keep those, which he has played with a million times since. Where is the happy medium? Eventually he will figure it out.

New Shelf

Christian got a new shelf for his Legos. He had so many we were running out of room for them. He now has a lot more more room for them and his Transformers, which he seems to be back into. Who knew? He likes the bigger ones that are easier to transform.

Big Bad Fall

Christian and I were taking a walk around the block when he got tired. I offered him a piggyback ride, but with new tennis shoes, it did not go well. We made it half a block when my ankle rolled and down we went. I managed to swing over to the grass, but I fell on top of Christian and he scraped his elbow. He was mad at me! He was also worried about his elbow until he realized it was hardly scratched. We limped home and he was fine within an hour. I lost the top of my knee and have a bump on my hand, but oh well. Guess I shouldn't be carrying a 50 pounder around with new shoes on!

Easter Tantrums

Easter was jam-packed with activity, resulting in…you guessed it, crabby kids. Christian threw a fit about tie-dying eggs. He didn't like getting paint on his fingers. Tori took over, while Christian stomped upstairs. Tori threw her own fits throughout the weekend, mostly because she was so tired. Eli also has his share of fits, mostly about things he can't have!

It was a good weekend in spite of all of the meltdowns. The kids loved playing outside and couldn't believe the Easter bunny brought them everything they wanted!

Sleep Walker

On his way to put Eli into bed, Huts noticed Christian's door ajar. He assumed a cat had gotten into it and shut it. After putting Eli to bed, he went into Tori's room to turn off her nightlight and there was Christian sprawled out on her bed. Christian was out of it, so Huts heaved him up and threw him into his own bed. This morning, Christian told us we were lying when we mentioned where Huts had found him last night. He had no idea what he had done. He has done this before, just not gone into Tori's room. I told Huts if he keeps this up, we'll have to put a bell on his bedroom door so we know when he is getting up and walking around in his sleep!

To The Letter

Today was picture day at school, and Christian could wear whatever he wanted. Guess what! He wore his school uniform. That's right. He refused to break out of the mode and wear something different. He woke up crabby and complaining he didn't know what to wear. Then he ran howling into our closet. After much discussion and debate. he left with a white shirt and khaki pants. His teacher said he is the rule follower.

All Grown Up

That's how I would describe Christian as of late. He latches on quickly to things. No more watching The Haunted when he is in the room. He watched the episode, spellbound, giving me details of the mist and the writing on the wall. He had all kinds of theories as to whether there was a ghost and what they could do to get rid of it. I didn't want him to get the impression that we had a ghost, or that any other house he visits has one, so I don't told him it was all on TV (not exactly a lie).

Be wary of having conversations with Christian. He remembers everything and he wants to know all.

No... Eli!

This is what we hear from Christian's mouth 20 times every night. While the kids are watching TV, Eli goes up to watch with them. He likes buttons, so he tries to push the buttons on the TV and when he does, we get to hear Christian yell at him. He then tries to keep Eli's hands off the TV. This results in Eli crying or Christian yelling at us that Eli is changing the channel. I am trying to teach Christian how to work the TV so he can change it back. He gets some of it, but like the telephone (where he puts it 3 inches from his ear, says hello and hands it off), he doesn't get the full picture. He tries to change the channel when a show is on he doesn't like, but only knows how to go up with the remote, then its the parents to the rescue. At least he's trying. He can operate the DVD player pretty well. He can get it started, but isn't sure what to do when a movie ends or how to restart it. He'll get there eventually. It won't be long and he'll be the go to kid for the younger two when it comes to changing the TV.