Even before Lawson was born when we knew we were having a boy, I remember wondering what is it going to be like for him having three older sisters? After pondering the thought for some time, I came to the conclusion that this kid is probably going to have a unique insight to women that most men will never have. Whether he likes it or not he is going to be subject to many girly things around our household and if he is smart he will use that to his advantage. Even if its as simple as not being insecure around girls and being able to talk confidently with them or understanding proper respect for girls, he will learn something having 3 sisters. One thing is for sure, those sisters of his spoil him rotten and I pray for the girl he ends up marrying one day because he is going to expect to be pampered.
Now I don't know if any of that has to do with anything or not, but I will tell you that boy charmed his way out of getting his tail whipped this evening. Boys will be boys and he is too young to understand that he can walk up and smack daddy playfully and I will playfully smack him back, but you don't walk up to mommy and or your sisters and smack them. He also does not understand how rough and tough he can be because when he does walk up and smack you, frankly it hurts. Well he decided he would smack mommy on the head this evening while she was working on her computer and did not see it coming. Mommy did not like this. In fact mommy raised her voice and gave him a little swat on the leg, which initially just made him more honary. So he decides that he will get back at her by throwing the folded laundry off the couch. This obviously was not a good move on his part and mommy sternly told him "no!".
Of course I am sitting in the chair watching this whole thing go down and trying not to laugh which only made mommy more mad so now Lawson is on the verge of pushing her over the edge and he is about to get a licking. So he is standing there with a decision to make. Do I throw more laundry on the floor and take my lumps or do I turn on the charm and get out of this situation in one piece. I swear you could see the thoughts running through his head and all the sudden he throws his arms out, runs over to mommy and gives her the biggest bear hug you have ever seen. I've known this woman for over 10 years and never once seen her turn from her anger that fast. He just melted all that rage right out of her, and then turned her to complete mush when he went and picked up every piece of laundry he had thrown down. To say I was impressed is an understatement.
After all was said and done with him charming his way out of a smack down, I could swear as he walked by me he winked as if to say "that's how it's done old man".
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe and Rico Suave
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Liar, liar
Let me start this weeks blog off with a congratulations to one of our devoted readers who was recently engaged and has asked Lily to be in her wedding. Congratulations Ashey and Todd on your impending nuptials, we could not be more excited for you. Ashey, sorry I spoiled Ms. Lauren's surprise, but in my defense my wife did not say anything about a surprise. The best advice I can give 2 soon to be newlyweds is don't have 4 children. Though we love every single one of them and could not imagine life without each and every one of them with their unique attributes, frankly they will drive to the brink of inanity at times. Lily is so very excited to be part of the wedding, but don't be surprised if she starts referring it to "her" wedding.
Speaking of Lily, she has another loose tooth and though she is excited, she is not nearly as excited as the first go around. I guess she figures she is an expert at this now though I am certain she will expect all the flare that comes with the tooth fairy. We sprinkled glitter on her pillow the first time and she thought that was pretty cool,so we'll probably be cleaning up a lot of fairy dust as these teeth start dropping put. Looking at her the other day, I realized how big she is getting so fast. She goes on sleep overs, talks about boys, knows all the latest songs and defends Justin Bieber when I make fun of him. The good thing I have noticed about Lily is she is an open book. She will tell you the truth and let you know what is going on at school with friends and boys. We are trying to encourage that so she stays that way, but I have to be careful when she starts talking about boys trying to kiss her. She has all the right answers and says that she asks them to leave her alone, but still some kid named Merritt snuck a kiss in on her the other day. Put Merritt on my list.
The twins, that is a completely different story. They will lie right to your face without an ounce of guilt. Chloe is the worst or best at it depending on how you look at it. The other day Abby ratted her out for drawing on the walls and already had my suspicion that it was Chloe who did it. When I confronted Chloe and asked if she wrote on the wall, she simply replied "no". I told her to look me in the eye and I asked her again. The child looked me straight in the eyes and without hesitation or looking away gave me the same answer. The child has no conscience. Well old dad here doesn't claim to be the brightest bulb in the bunch but I l can outsmart a 2 year old. So I rephrased my question and asked "when you drew on the wall, where did you draw?". She replied, "in the media room". AHA! Busted you little liar! No I didn't gloat that I outsmarted my soulless 2 year old daughter, but we did have a talk about telling the truth and emphasizes the fact that daddy isn't that dumb regardless of what the two of you sit around and say about me and then try to conjure up ways to prove it. Yes, I do believe that happens.
And then there is my sweet Lawson Boy. Well he is sweet as long as you keep him fed. We are recognizing new words every day from him. It is so fun to watch the innate difference between a boy and a girl. If you were to give one of the girls a toy car they would figure out how to incorporate it into the Barbie world. Give that same car toy to Lawson and he knows that he is supposed to make vroom vroom noises and crash into the Barbie world and make all his sitters start crying. He is also smart enough to know that daddy is a total sucker for his baby boy and if he senses those girls are going to retaliate he seeks refuge my arms.
Well the twins just walked into our room and I smell poop, so better sign off for now.
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe and Lawson Boy
Speaking of Lily, she has another loose tooth and though she is excited, she is not nearly as excited as the first go around. I guess she figures she is an expert at this now though I am certain she will expect all the flare that comes with the tooth fairy. We sprinkled glitter on her pillow the first time and she thought that was pretty cool,so we'll probably be cleaning up a lot of fairy dust as these teeth start dropping put. Looking at her the other day, I realized how big she is getting so fast. She goes on sleep overs, talks about boys, knows all the latest songs and defends Justin Bieber when I make fun of him. The good thing I have noticed about Lily is she is an open book. She will tell you the truth and let you know what is going on at school with friends and boys. We are trying to encourage that so she stays that way, but I have to be careful when she starts talking about boys trying to kiss her. She has all the right answers and says that she asks them to leave her alone, but still some kid named Merritt snuck a kiss in on her the other day. Put Merritt on my list.
The twins, that is a completely different story. They will lie right to your face without an ounce of guilt. Chloe is the worst or best at it depending on how you look at it. The other day Abby ratted her out for drawing on the walls and already had my suspicion that it was Chloe who did it. When I confronted Chloe and asked if she wrote on the wall, she simply replied "no". I told her to look me in the eye and I asked her again. The child looked me straight in the eyes and without hesitation or looking away gave me the same answer. The child has no conscience. Well old dad here doesn't claim to be the brightest bulb in the bunch but I l can outsmart a 2 year old. So I rephrased my question and asked "when you drew on the wall, where did you draw?". She replied, "in the media room". AHA! Busted you little liar! No I didn't gloat that I outsmarted my soulless 2 year old daughter, but we did have a talk about telling the truth and emphasizes the fact that daddy isn't that dumb regardless of what the two of you sit around and say about me and then try to conjure up ways to prove it. Yes, I do believe that happens.
And then there is my sweet Lawson Boy. Well he is sweet as long as you keep him fed. We are recognizing new words every day from him. It is so fun to watch the innate difference between a boy and a girl. If you were to give one of the girls a toy car they would figure out how to incorporate it into the Barbie world. Give that same car toy to Lawson and he knows that he is supposed to make vroom vroom noises and crash into the Barbie world and make all his sitters start crying. He is also smart enough to know that daddy is a total sucker for his baby boy and if he senses those girls are going to retaliate he seeks refuge my arms.
Well the twins just walked into our room and I smell poop, so better sign off for now.
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe and Lawson Boy
Sunday, January 8, 2012
My Worst Fears
Since the last post, Christmas came and went along with New Years and many crazy moments with the kids. Once again, I am kicking myself for not being more diligent posting some of these stories because they add up so quickly we just cannot remember them all. Kasey had off 2 weeks for Christmas so we gave Ms. Lauren a couple well deserved week off as well. After 2 weeks of being with our 4 kids, Kasey was very excited to get back to work, and there were a couple days I wasn't sure all those kids would make it through the day alive after hearing about some of their episodes.
All the kids had a blast leading up to Christmas and looking for Elf on the Shelf. It was the first thing they did every morning. We over heard Lily talking to the Elf on several occasions telling him what she wanted Santa to bring. The kids all thoroughly enjoyed the toys and gifts they received on Christmas. The only problem is they wanted to play with the toys that the other children received. This created some wonderful Christmas WWF Smack down.
Lily is excited to be back in school now and I think she really missed her friends during the break. You could tell she was getting bored and needed some interaction with others beside the twins. The only way I really know how to describe the twins now is "horrible". Their favorite pastime is to destroy their room. When I say destroy, I am not exaggerating. They go into their closet and tear everything off the hangars, throw all clothes that are neatly folded in baskets, and basically try to replicate what a tornado would look like if it flew directly into their room. We have tried talking, spanking, threatening, pleading, begging, bribing, and anything else you can think They could care less. They know the right answer when you ask them if they are going to make a mess, but once they do something and the other one thinks it is funny, well then it is game on. Anything and everything goes at that point regardless of what we have told them.
The twins personality differences are really starting to differentiate. Chloe is our more social one as well and tends to think things through more. Abby is a fireball of emotion. The best way to describe it is when Chloe is upset, somebody has usually hurt her feelings and you can usually calm her down with some reason. When Abby is upset, she gets mad and there is no reasoning or logical way of consoling her.
Lawson Boy becomes more charming every day. He has started using some words that are recognizable and even when you don't understand, he can communicate with pointing and grunting in such a way that we can usually figure out what he wants. It doesn't hurt that most of the time he just wants food. It make me very proud that he is such a Daddy's Boy. The couple days I had off over Christmas, that boy shadowed my every move. As much as I love that boy, I can still only take so much of anybody needing constant attention. While I was trying to cook dinner he kept grunting for me to pick him up over and over. After I finally had enough I encouraged him to go in the other room and let me finish what I was doing. And so I discovered Lawson's new talent of making you feel horrible if you don't give him what he wants. The boy can create the saddest face I have ever witnessed, and so Lawson helped with the rest of dinner.
Yesterday, I got a glimpse of my worst fear for my daughters. We were having a lovely lazy morning in which I slept past 7:00 for the first time in months. Lily came down to cuddle and then the twins came down and got in bed. While I was laying there, Abby points at my chest and asks, "what is that?" I responded, "that's my nipple." After a few seconds of Abby thinking about it, she lifts her shirt up and says, "I have nittles." Then Chloe, "Daddy, look at my nittles, I have nittles too." And so for the next several minutes I had to watch my innocent daughters lifting their shirts and talking about their "nittles".
Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year,
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, and Lawson Boy
All the kids had a blast leading up to Christmas and looking for Elf on the Shelf. It was the first thing they did every morning. We over heard Lily talking to the Elf on several occasions telling him what she wanted Santa to bring. The kids all thoroughly enjoyed the toys and gifts they received on Christmas. The only problem is they wanted to play with the toys that the other children received. This created some wonderful Christmas WWF Smack down.
Lily is excited to be back in school now and I think she really missed her friends during the break. You could tell she was getting bored and needed some interaction with others beside the twins. The only way I really know how to describe the twins now is "horrible". Their favorite pastime is to destroy their room. When I say destroy, I am not exaggerating. They go into their closet and tear everything off the hangars, throw all clothes that are neatly folded in baskets, and basically try to replicate what a tornado would look like if it flew directly into their room. We have tried talking, spanking, threatening, pleading, begging, bribing, and anything else you can think They could care less. They know the right answer when you ask them if they are going to make a mess, but once they do something and the other one thinks it is funny, well then it is game on. Anything and everything goes at that point regardless of what we have told them.
The twins personality differences are really starting to differentiate. Chloe is our more social one as well and tends to think things through more. Abby is a fireball of emotion. The best way to describe it is when Chloe is upset, somebody has usually hurt her feelings and you can usually calm her down with some reason. When Abby is upset, she gets mad and there is no reasoning or logical way of consoling her.
Lawson Boy becomes more charming every day. He has started using some words that are recognizable and even when you don't understand, he can communicate with pointing and grunting in such a way that we can usually figure out what he wants. It doesn't hurt that most of the time he just wants food. It make me very proud that he is such a Daddy's Boy. The couple days I had off over Christmas, that boy shadowed my every move. As much as I love that boy, I can still only take so much of anybody needing constant attention. While I was trying to cook dinner he kept grunting for me to pick him up over and over. After I finally had enough I encouraged him to go in the other room and let me finish what I was doing. And so I discovered Lawson's new talent of making you feel horrible if you don't give him what he wants. The boy can create the saddest face I have ever witnessed, and so Lawson helped with the rest of dinner.
Yesterday, I got a glimpse of my worst fear for my daughters. We were having a lovely lazy morning in which I slept past 7:00 for the first time in months. Lily came down to cuddle and then the twins came down and got in bed. While I was laying there, Abby points at my chest and asks, "what is that?" I responded, "that's my nipple." After a few seconds of Abby thinking about it, she lifts her shirt up and says, "I have nittles." Then Chloe, "Daddy, look at my nittles, I have nittles too." And so for the next several minutes I had to watch my innocent daughters lifting their shirts and talking about their "nittles".
Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year,
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, and Lawson Boy
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