Exhausted.

I cannot believe that Wednesday is done and over with already.  I mean, really, where did this week go?  Let's see if it will all come back to me as I recap.  :)

As I recall, yesterday did not have too much of consequence that occurred.  Learning happened, but nothing to run and write down in the baby book.  We started out our morning by making homemade cheese crackers.  Since we are learning about the number 3, the letter C, and the shape of a diamond this week, those were the cookie cutters we used to make our crackers.  Pierce shredded the cheese, and had a blast watching the remainder of the ingredients turn into a ball in the food processor.  Carter and Pierce rolled out the dough and went to town cutting it and eating it.  To see the recipe that we used, please follow this link:

After we made our delicious crackers, we went to story time at Litchfield Library.  Pierce was perfectly behaved, did all of the songs, participated in the felt board, and even tried to corral his brother at one point.  He did it very politely too.  "Come on Carter, come sit like I am.  That is how you are supposed to."  Carter was my wild child, and was EVERYWHERE at story time.  At least he is cute about it, and the other parents did not mind.  I mean, after all, he is a baby still.

We came home to do nap time, and I was able to clean the basement and put it all back together. After nap time, the boys went downstairs to play on their chalk table and enjoy their awesome hang out spot that was all cleaned up.  They went nuts playing down there, and I realized just how nice it was to have a spot that I did not have to clean right away.  It was like a breath of fresh air.  Then, I went to work, and I have no idea about the rest of the night.

Today was a day of growth and frustration.  We all woke up late, which put us all in a rush to get out since Pierce had school.  Carter and I went to goodwill to grab Dan some pants and me some shirts (that whole adjusting to your post pregnancy body thing), and then we went to Page Park for a nice little stroll.  When I arrived at school to pick Pierce up, he lashed out, refusing to go, and even attempted to kick me at one point.  I figured a nap would reset his little body, but nope.  He woke up in a horrid mood with a tantrum so epic, I had to bring him to Dan's work so he could talk to Daddy and calm down.  I have not had one that bad from him in a long time.  Thankfully Carter was pretty mellow through it.  Carter also did not nap today, so he slept in the car on the way to Dan's work.  I then brought both boys to the playground to let them play, and they had so much fun.  Pierce figured out how to walk across the balance bridge without holding on, and Carter figured out how to crawl across it.  Then both boys were just climbing everything in sight, followed by going down slides head first.  Oops!

Upon arriving back home, we had some more issues of listening ears being turned off.  However, we did manage to have a fantastic bath time, followed by making an angel food cake with pineapple juice. The boys also had a jumping competition off of the step stool.  Even Carter is now saying Whoa!  And also sings "EIEIO" during Old McDonald.  Both boys are now in their beds, and they are not asleep yet.  Neither has made an attempt to escape, and they will fall asleep eventually.  I am following suit and going to bed myself, with the hope that tomorrow is a better day.  As aggravating as today was, just remember:  it was only a bad day.  It is not a bad life.  And tomorrow will be different.