I know...it's been awhile since I last posted. But having two-year
olds is busy.
Hmmm...that statement doesn't do it justice. Suffice it to say that while these two boys are sweet and loving...they are also VERY mischievous and smart. They work as a team...and have given me more gray hairs in the past two weeks than I'd like to admit.
Funny moments:
- After two weeks worth of birthdays (we have LOTS of fall birthday's around here) one morning when I asked Cole what he wanted for breakfast, he asked me to "Cook cake."
- "GONE." This is Tommy's new favorite word. We'll be driving in the car and he'll spot a truck. "Truck mommy! Truck! BIG Truck!" then seconds later "GONE. Truck GONE mama. GONE." The drive to my parents is on a highway, so you can imagine what the car ride is like.
- For their birthday, my parents gave the boys a train table. I decided to glue all the tracks down and even put the trees and little houses all around so they could enjoy it more. I decided to use liquid nails to really ensure that everything stuck. Well the train table now has white polka dots all over it where the trees used to stand - each one snapped off. Cole...holding an apple tree in his hand...looked at me when I caught him red handed and innocently said, "Oh no!" Tommy of course chimes in..."Tree GONE mommy."
- Our refrigerator (brilliantly) has an alarm that sounds if the door is left open too long. Well the other day I ran up to get my sneakers and heard the infamous beeping sound. When I got into the kitchen, Tommy heard my footsteps and RAN over to the alphabet stickers on the window - leaving the door open - and starting innocently reciting, "A, B, EEEE!" He appeared to be shocked over the open door when I asked about it.
- As we are getting ready to leave the house, I walked into the kitchen to find that Cole has literally dumped an entire bottle of cornstarch baby powder ALL over the kitchen floor. Not a small bottle...the big one. The funny part? He also opened an entire package of baby wipes which he was desperately using to try and clean up the mess before I found it. The mess required a broom, vacuum, mop, sponge (love grout) and two outfit changes (his and mine) before we were finally able to make our play date.
This list could go on and on. Of course, there are moments that are not funny. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that they are only two and testing the limits. How far can we push mommy before she cracks? How many tantrums should we have today? I feel like this is the topic of conversation every morning as they babble away in their beds.
Everyday is a challenge, a joy, a new discovery and an opportunity to learn. Life with two-year olds is crazy. But we wouldn't want it any other way.
had their two year check-ups and here are their stats. Their appointments were one week apart. Cole's was first...
