Monday Night

1. No awards

I am not winning mom of the year this year and good thing we are all not ranked somewhere because it would not be pleasant at all.  I think that it is pretty safe to say that since May we have been surviving.  We pick each other up when needed, we count down hours until bed time and we just try to make it to the next day.  We have made sure to give lots of cuddles and love and we have made sure to not let the house spiral out of control.  I am completely against living my life this way....in survival mode...but right now I can't seem to get on top of it.  Anyways, I am not winning any awards this year.  I didn't even come close to accomplishing my New Years resolutions.  I am also not the person who says, "next year will be better."  I believe we are in charge of the "better" but sometimes just surviving (when things are out of your control) is enough.  I don't know why I just went on that tangent.  hahaha.... maybe it is because we got home this evening and I gave the boys left over pizza and let them watch netflix.  I didn't even think twice.  I didn't argue or try to suggest something else.  I just gave in -- so I could survive the night.  And I guess I have to write it all out to myself so that I know that it is ok.  AND it is just one night.  HOLY MOLY.  Good thing no one reads this blog.

I am insanely obsessed with not going into preterm labor so yesterday afternoon I put myself on a short, 45 min, mandatory bed rest.  Owen sat next to me while Cameron colored in the other room.  I did have Cameron fill up my water and gave him a point for his point card.  

I wanted to add this picture because I love it.  Cameron was making super hero gingerbread men this weekend and he put spider man in his chair and hulk in Owen's chair.  Their two favorite characters. Oh, and notice my side kick sleeping on the ground in front of me.   I will say that the TV is on in this picture because I was trying to actually watch a movie on netflix.  I got maybe 15 minutes in on my own movie.  Pretty impressive if I do say so myself.

2. We left the house
We have been stuck inside for DAYS which feels like YEARS.  As you can tell in all of these pictures the last few days we stayed in pajamas (though they did change a few times).

"Science"  It is hard to find science projects around this house.  But this one worked and they LOVED it.  Killed a few extra minutes.

3. Brothers
Grateful that these boys have each other.  I wanted them to take this because Sunday evening we made a quick trip to the Harris house and we just stayed in our pajamas for the trip.  Cameron took a small fall right before the picture so he was still crying but I think that this picture is great.

4. Mike is coming home

Holy -- so excited for tomorrow.  Mike will be heading home.  He plans on stopping by East to say a quick hello and I am pretty excited to see his sweet face.  We thought that he would have to go back on Sunday so home for 4 days.....BUT he doesn't go back until the 4th.  YAY!!!!  

5. Christmas

I am excited for Christmas this year.  It has been a rough rough rough holiday season without Erin but I am blessed to have the magic of 5 year old boys to be with every day.  Honestly, it is pretty awesome.