Last week Logan let me get out of the house in the evening for some me time. I got myself a Jamba and headed to Target to buy myself an Easter dress. Oopsy I came home with new pillows for our couches instead.
Logan told me to go get some more of the diamond pattern one because he liked that one a lot (like I did) and so the next day the kids came with me to pick up some more.
I just really, really love them. We bought our new couch over a year ago and I have always wanted to get navy blue and cream pillows for it but have never found any that I loved. So when I saw these I snatched them quick. I usually buy several of something and debate for a week or so and then return them because I am so undecided. But it only took me less than two days to rip the tags off these babies, and that is saying something! (When I was shopping for our bedding I bought four different quilts and tried them all out over and over again for several weeks before finding one I liked enough to keep. I remember Logan saying one day, "You better return all those because we have like $400 worth of quilts in here!" Yikes! The one I kept was only like $40 so we did get all our cash monies back but, yeah, if that gives you a glimpse of how indecisive I always am!)
Elsy made a nest out of the old pillows for her and her little bird, Flower. Flower has a recording button on her and Elsy is constantly singing Moana songs and recording them to play back. The other day she was holding her bird while I was doing her hair and I had to pull a small elastic rubber band out of her hair. Elsy screamed and started to cry. As I tried to calm her down, all the sudden Flower screamed and started to cry. Apparently Elsy had been holding the record button down and the automatic playback was a replay of the dramatic scene. We both laughed and laughed and Elsy and Tommy played the recording over and over again and just laughed and laughed. I thought it sounded awful but they found it hilarious.
On Saturday we had a ward Easter egg hunt! It was indoor because that's how we do life here in the Pacific Northwest. They completely filled the chapel overflow with green balloons and there were hundreds of eggs hidden under them. The pictures I took did not do it justice how many balloons there were! It was such a fun idea but many eggs were sadly trampled.
Tommy walked back and forth forever gleaning little jelly beans off the ground that had fallen from the broken eggs. He was just in heaven. It was a crazy mad house because they let everyone go at the same time, including the older kids. There were balloons popping and eggs rolling everywhere. A total hoot!
Afterward they had an egg race. I was really surprised Elsy was able to balance her egg on her spoon almost the entire way!
And they had a big tug-o-war. I just love Tom's face in this picture. He was really getting into it... but he started pulling the wrong way and it was just to cute.
Tommy can be really intense sometimes, especially since he has been watching a lot of Zelda lately. Tonight at dinner he was shooting me with his fork and said it was a bow and arrow. He makes this little sound that is hilarious when he 'shoots' the arrow, kind of a "chick-oo" sound. Then he started pretending to throw something at me and he said he was throwing rocks at me. Oh brother. I just can't get that kiddo to eat anything these days, no matter how hard I try. And then he will eat random things that just throw me off. We had rotini noodles in a pasta I made and he bawled and bawled because I tried to have him try it crying, "Don't LIKE noodles!", then the next day we had Voila, which has rotini noodles in it and he wolfed them down and said "Like noodles!!" What the heck.
These two cuddle buddies on a Sunday afternoon post nap time. They look so alike sometimes.
Tommy has been pretty grumpy lately. He really only chippers up when I have direct, one-on-one time with him. He loves to run and hide when I ask him to do anything. The last two weeks my goal for him has been to help him correctly label and recognize his feelings. So far I feel like it has been successful. He used to say, "I'm seeeepy!" (I"m sleepy) whenever he started to cry. I talked with him about it and let him know he was actually feeling sad. Now he says, "I sad!", which is actually really sad to me too, but I am glad he is figuring those things out. Today I taught him to say he is hungry instead of whine for a snack. He now says, "I'm grungry!" and I try not to smile.
I also have been trying to help him recognize the spirit. We talk a lot about being obedient because it doesn't seem to come very naturally to him ;). When I can finally convince him to be obedient I am quickly trying to ask him how he feels and let him know he should be feeling really good and proud of himself. He always gets a bashful smile when I put my hand on his chest and say "Doesn't that make you feel good in here?" He is trying so hard to be obedient but I can tell he really likes to give in to his wild side and is realizing that it is often more fun to not do what I say. I guess I just need to keep trying.
Oh I just love this little girl! On the drive home from church Tommy pointed out a motorcycle. Elsy informed us that she was going to ride a motorcycle when she got older. When I told her they were not very safe she became very passionate about it and adamant that she would be riding a motorcycle when she got older. Oh brother. This morning before I got in the shower she and Tommy were running around in circles holding imaginary handlebars and "Vroooomm"-ing all over the house.
For Family Home Evening we learned about the resurrection of Christ and then we dyed Easter eggs! Logan was right on top of Tommy the whole time which I thought was super helpful. Our apartment has carpet in the dining room and it always makes me a little nervous.
This girl probably would have dyed all her eggs pink if I hadn't suggested some other colors. They both had so much fun. Elsy is getting really excited for Easter at Grandma Volmer's house. We have been planning to go there but both of my kids got sick last night and Tommy now has a fever. I really hope they start improving soon, we have so been looking forward to this trip! Today Elsy came to me and said, "If the Easter Bunny wants to come to Grandma Volmer's house he's going to have to hop for a long time because it is a long hop to get to Grandma's house!" She has such a good memory and was telling me today about where the Easter Bunny hid eggs last year.
The day after dying eggs Tommy was so excited to eat one for breakfast, but by the time the hard boiled egg was peeled he had changed his mind. I tried really hard to convince them both that they might like it, I even tried a bit as an example (even though I don't have to be convinced that they are yucky hehe!) I cut one in half to show them the hard yoke inside and tried to get Tommy to try it (he loved them last year!) but Elsy just said, "Mommy, it is nice that they look like that but sometimes it's okay if we eat other things." She is just to whitty and polite to argue with.
Yesterday morning I caught Tommy making faces at himself in the mirror. I don't think I have ever really caught him doing that. I watched as he smiled at himself and looked at his tongue. He is just getting so big and I can't believe it. Two people at Costco this week asked if he and Elsy were twins.
My children have been living in a world of Zelda these last couple of weeks. Sadly, I got hooked on it as well and have been playing after the kids go to bed and while Logan works on his startup. The kids both woke up in the middle of the night and were wheezing and coughing. Luckily Elsy will take the inhaler but Tommy wouldn't so I was up with him for a few hours just keeping him calm so he could breath alright. Anyway, we were all so tired this morning that we just sat on the couch and played Zelda. Elsy is hilarious and tells me I am not as good at playing as Dad and she tells me all the things I need to do. It is actually really helpful haha! But after I stopped playing today and started feeding the kids lunch I just felt like I had wasted my whole morning, even if I was tired! So this evening as dinner was cooking and I felt like taking a break while it was in the oven I buckled myself down and cleaned the kitchen and then after the kids went to bed I cleaned the rest of the house and vacuumed. I hope that helps make up for it? Haha!
This week has been a slow one but I am so grateful to have my neighbor Andrea next door. It is Spring Break for our school district so Joy School, Zumba, Bible Class, and Story Time were all cancelled and we have been a bit bored with all the rainy weather. Andrea and I have been swapping the kids back and forth all week to let them get in some play time and it has been so nice. It is really fun having a close friend live in the stairwell next to yours. I haven't had a neighbor I am close to since college life so it is really fun for me.
This week we are praying for Tommy and Elsy to get better in time for us to go to my parents for Easter. If not I think there will be many tears from all of us. Logan has been working longer hours so he could take most of Friday off and I have been looking forward to going home for weeks since we haven't been home since Christmas (that is a long time for me people haha), and the kids have been FaceTiming their cousins about it and are so excited also. So I guess you will just have to wait and see for next week! ;)
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