Lowes Build and Grow Clinic

I must say a lot of free things in life are not all that great. Usually it's a gimmick, even with super-couponing (which I am a fan of and save a ton of money from) it can be quite a full-time job. However, this is one thing that is absolutely free and tons of fun for your little guy. It does require following directions and the use of a hammer, but in the end, he comes out with a creation that he (with your help) actually made!!

The first one Sammy and I went to, he made a picture frame for David for Father's Day, which was really cute!












And then today we went to the Monster Truck Clinic and he loved it. I also feel like I'm working on my "handy" skills as well =D Even better for your hubby to take your little guy and they can have some Man Time. My husband has a meeting on Saturdays, so he can't take him, but they are usually at 10am on Saturdays. Sign your little guy up for the next one which is the Ball and Cup game (pictured above) on July 10th. Sign up here.









You also get goggles, a patch, and a certificate for free-you can't beat that!!

Moving Vehicles=BUST

So, I tried the Moving Vehicles activity when Sammy's friend was over and it was fun for a whole 2 minutes, not even. Man, what the heck! You spend all this time getting the activity together and then it's a bust. Well, you win some, you lose some. Least it made for a good picture. If you do this activity, it would be good to get the short markers. And then my 20 month old kept ripping the markers on once I taped them on, so we were battling it out with me furiously taping the markers and then him viciously ripping them off. Good times, I say....

is it time...

Today as I was holding Matthew, I decided that I was going to munch on a chocolate bar...yum. Matthew started staring at my mouth but I didn't think much of it until BAM his mouth collided with mine. I started laughing but then the thought entered my head...

Is it time to start solids?

Later, I was feeding him 6.5 ozs of milk. He was happily chugging away until he realized there was no more...a cry of frustration and anger came out of my usually happy content boy. Perplexed I gave him 2 more ozs...dang boy 8.5 ozs....he ate it all...

Is it seriously time to start solids?

During dinner time, I thought it would be interesting to see if he was ready for a spoon. Put some milk on the tip and he slurped that junks up...

Sad...IT is time to start solids...

With Noah, I was eager to start solids....I was excited to watch him grow and learn new things...I couldn't wait for the next step of development...

With Matthew it's been a bit different...it's only been 4.5 months but seriously the time has flew by....my newborn is no longer a newborn. It's probably silly that i'm sad about this (i blame hormones) but I can't help but want to hold on to the cuddly, cooing, trusting eyes of that little guy.

I know there are great and wonderful things ahead... like running in five hundred directions chasing after my BOYS, watching them play and smile together, watching them fight but yet have each others back, watching him dance and smile...

Hold Up- on second thought- i can't wait to start solids. =D

Some boy crafts

Ever since I started doing some Montessori activities with Sammy he asks me to do an "activity" everyday. Honestly, sometimes I make one up on the spot because it baffles me that he wants to do it. I know Sammy is quite active, but for some reason he loves these activities and I think it's because learning has become enjoyable-quite ingenious in that when I was a child I was taught to learn not because I enjoyed the content, but because I had to. Now we know that the better way to reach kids is by using their interests as a tool.

Here are a few activities I was going to do next week, let me know if they work for you.
I found them on First Palette-which is pretty amazing and I know I'll keep going back to!

Zooming Pens-So easy and I think he'll love it!

Flip Book-I thought this one would be good to print out and make and then take it on the go, so they can do it at a restaurant or when we're out.

-Grace

There is hope for us yet...

Alas, all of us must admit that we love our boys wholeheartedly, but we have hope for a sweet little girl-whether we adopt or get pregnant again (OH LORD, not looking forward to that). But, onward to my point....as I have had some more time on my hands, I have been shamelessly wasting a lot of it on the internet and 1 gem I have found is this blog: Just a Girl. Although, we don't have pink plastered all over our house or frilly dresses that our boys can wear, we can at least revel in some girl inspired items for ourselves. Times like this I wish I had a house...this woman is amazing!!! People, I have found myself a new role model!

Whoo hoo! The ball is rolling!

So I didn't get to check this for a couple days but I was so thrilled to see a few posts already!! Cool! It was kind of like opening up a gift on Christmas morning. hehe...okay, more like opening up the mail and finding snail mail for you.

So I have a question to you mommas out there.

Anyone else have a sensitive little guy? (I guess this is directed more at the moms I don't see as much...). It seems most of the boys in our bunch are pretty BOY's, boys. My guy Joshua is a little more on the sensitive side and I just wonder so many times if I'm too mean or not toughening him up enough.

I don't want to scar him (which I kind of already have with my yelling) but I also don't want him to be a wuss. =)

-Christina

climbing everywhere

i don't get it, but do boys just have an innate desire to climb on things and jump off them as well. it's so dangerous! i think elijah has fallen on his head more than two times a day. you'd think after getting hurt, he'd stop. but no...to my surprise, he's at it again! arrr...gh!

on a brighter note, hi ladies! glad we can blog together. as u can see i'm not much of a blogger, but i'll do my best. if i become too negative, please let me know. i have a tendency to complain and complain...a case of bad attitude! so please keep me accountable and steer me in the right direction when needed!!! :)

How cool is this??!!

First off, I'm uber excited that Christina posted something! Yippppeeeee! We're on our way to stardom =) Kee kee, maybe not, but at least we're blogging together.

I just thought this was was cool and that some boy mamas out there should try it out. It's from bakerella:

Howdy!

Sammy would love these Mater cupcakes. Now, come March, let's see if I'm motivated to make it!

-Grace

Bruises galore!

Hey ladies!
Just wanted to say hello and ask... is it just me or am I the only one with bruises galore on my legs? I feel like with boys, you always have bruises from either them jumping on you or you chasing them and running into things. =)

-Christina

Story of Us

So, we're all moms of 2 boys-all very unique and different. Yet a commonality we share is that our boys all keep us on our toes. We can use this as an open forum to express our thoughts, seek advice, post pictures, or simply to tell a funny story to each other and the rest of the world. Perhaps we can even be enlightened, be blessed, and spur one another on in this crazy thing they called mothering boys.