The Big Kid Bath

I always give the kids a bath together. I typically put the baby tub in the bath and Jewell just uses the other side of the tub that I fill with water. This was going well until Jefferson figured out he could escape from the baby tub last week. So I decided it was time to introduce the big bath to Jeffers. I did this while Matt was home with us this weekend just in case it got a little too exciting for the two to play together :).

As you can see, Jefferson LOVED IT!

And this is when he decided to try and swim. Which he just giggled and giggled through during this grand attempt. He did pretty good, but then realized water goes in your mouth if you giggle and try to swim in the tub at the same time! It was adorable (please note that this was supervised at all times).

And this is when Jewell decided it was her turn to wash Jefferson.

"Hey Mom, I can try to escape out of this tub too!"

Overall, the bath was a huge success. The kids just LOVED playing together without the baby tub. And I must say, I'm so glad to be putting the baby tub AWAY!

The Pumpkin Patch

Today we ventured out to a local Pumpkin Patch here in Medford. The kids absolutely loved it! We had a blast looking for a few perfect pumpkin in the pumpkin patch together. The farm also had pony rides and hayrides, but lines were very long so we might go back next week to enjoy those. Here are a ton of pictures from our day! Oh, and the news was there, so I posted a video too because Jewell was in one of the clips :).

It was a little bright outside!

Jefferson was so excited to finally get in the wheelbarrow.

As you can see, we had a very difficult time getting the kids to look at us at the same time today. They were just way too distracted with what was around them.

Stay tuned for more on our pumpkins! We plan to carve them soon :). Oh what fun that will be!

Just Another Day

I've been doing my best to teach Jefferson to play in his crib when I'm working upstairs every few days. He's pretty much all over the place now, and it's a much safer place for him than crawling around the toilet, or even the stairs! He seems to really enjoy it. While I was putting his laundry away I gave him a baseball to play with in his crib. I looked over from putting the clothes in his closet and I found him like this. He hasn't done this much so I thought I'd take a few pics to remember it :). By the end of our little photo shoot he managed to get to his feet! He's never done that until today. My little man is growing up way too fast!

Jewell declared this has nap time!

We had Bible Study at church this morning for the women. I take the kids with me and they go to the nursery where they learn a Bible story and do some crafts. I'm pretty sure Jewell picked up on the story or the pictures today because she wrapped her head and baby around in blanket and was trying to tell me something about the Bible. I thought it was too sweet and had to capture the moment.

The 3rd Set

Jewell had her 3rd set of tubes put in today. These tubes are much longer and are supposed to last a couple of years. We had fun waiting for the surgery this morning as you can see from the pictures. Okay actually, she was starving, and I couldn't give her anything to eat. So my girl watched the Disney Channel and she was very happy about it. Jewell did get to take her Monkey Bear into surgery with her, which she seemed to really enjoy.

After the surgery, Jewell was very upset. She was flinging her arms everywhere! The nurse even said she was a very strong toddler! She went right into Daddy's arms when he went to her. Once she realized she was safe, she wanted her Mommy :).

Jewell is doing so much better now. We came home and rested together on the couch for a couple of hours. Then all of a sudden she popped out of it and started running and climbing on things that she's never been able to climb on! That was certainly a relief.

Wobblers at the Library

Now that Jefferson is sitting up (and moving) I feel comfortable taking both kids to Wobblers at the library. This is a story time for kids 12 months to 36 months. We start out by singing and repeating little kid rhymes together :). Then we move on to book reading, and we enjoy the many stuffed animals and puppets. Once it's over, the kids get a stamp on their hand which is a MUST for some kids.

Jewell just loves to sit and read at home. But at story time she dances and plays with all the rhymes including the group reading time. She cracks me up. She doesn't ever seem to sit still when other people are around. Today, the teacher told me she just loved watching Jefferson because he's so focused during story time. I'm not sure how he can stay so focused while Jewell is dancing in the middle of the rug!

After story time Jewell heads straight to the play area in the library. This is when I pick out our books for the week. I can see what she's doing, and she isn't trying to put a million books in my bag. Jewell typically skips the hand stamping and runs to the blocks. I took a few pictures today during the playtime. I did my best to keep other kids out of the pictures since I didn't know them. (By the way, she DID have leggings on, but she had a little accident during story time)

She posed like this all by herself. She just loved that these kids didn't move and they were reading a book. It was quite difficult getting her to leave them.

After story time, we rush home, eat lunch, and then it's NAP TIME! And boy am I ready for that. I am always swamped on Monday's :).

After nap time was over I let Jefferson play on the floor. He decided to try and climb the stairs. He wasn't successful, but I know it's only a matter of time. He then decided pulling up on the shoe rack and taking all of the shoes off the rack. Let's just say, it's a good thing I did all that I did during nap time because I got NOTHING done after he woke up.

What a fun day! I'm so glad we have story time at the library, and that Jefferson is starting to act like a big kid.