Mothers Day

Hello all! I had a wonderful Mothers Day. We got up early (well we get up early everyday, my kids don't like to sleep in!) and went to the beach. This may seem odd to some, but this was the first time we took the kids to the beach. We have a pool in the backyard, why pack up everything and go to the beach? Anyways, the kids had a blast! As did Mike and I! The bonus was they took great naps!

We started burying their feet...
then went from the waist down! They thought it was great!

As of Easter, Jake no longer goes to soccer. We were just done with the pain it caused. He talked about it all the time, how much he liked it and how fun it was. When we got there he refused to go on the field or even pay attention to the game. He would wander the fields. He just didn't care about the game. What he did care about was the snack after the game. We think this is what kept him there in the first place. So we now have snacks at the house on Saturdays instead of at the soccer field!

Jake has been very testy, defiant, stubborn...(you name it) lately. We decided to implement a drastic discipline approach, and it is working!! He has been really good lately! We are so proud of him for doing well, and our sanity is as well! He wouldn't pick up a bowl I asked him to, and I told him I was going to take away his toys then he came over and picked up the bowl right away. He took the VERY long way to the sink, but the bowl made it there. Before he would have just screamed and ran away. Progress.

Jake's latest love is monster trucks. Mike has taken him to a couple of monster truck shows and he loves them. We got a monster truck video at the library the other day and he asks to watch it 1oo times a day.

He has been so good we have even planned a weekend in Disney in 2 weeks. That has got to be one of the best parts of living in Florida. We are 2.5 hrs from Orlando. We can go up there whenever we want. Mike loves Orlando and Disney even more than the kids do so we end up going quite a bit.

He wanted to be swaddled like a baby one day.

Princess Ashlyn on the other hand is coming into her own! Her favorite word is "no." When she says it she tilts her head to the said and uses a really sweet and mater of fact voice. She is starting to learn what time-out is. She is into hitting. Jake rarely says anything about it, we usually catch her in the act. If she is not hitting him or us, she is hitting herself. Jake use to do that too. She does learn from Jake, but I don't think she is going to be as stubborn as him.

She always picks the shoes she wants to wear. I say great pick!

I found her hiding in the closet one day.
Does it get any cuter?

These are the headphones that we go Jake to go the the monster truck show. She thought they were great!
She was ready to go with Jake's school bag and crooked sunglasses!