Sitting still is impossible

Every Monday I take Alec to the preschool storytime at the library. He has a hard time keeping his hands to himself, sitting still, and being nice to others. We are working on his behavior and I lay out the expectations before we leave every week:

Mom: "Alec these are the things I expect from you when we are at the library. Keep your hands to yourself, don't hit others with your mat that you sit on, keep your voice quiet, don't tell your friend that you don't like him, and please sit still and listen to the story.

Alec: (after a few seconds of thinking about it) "Mom I think I can do all those things except the sitting still part. No matter how hard I try I can't sit still."

Mom: " You are right Alec, I forgot you were a little boy. It is impossible for little boys to sit still. How about you only wiggle a little bit and only on your mat?"

Alec: "Okay."

It really is impossible for little boys to sit still! I suppose this is an expectation I have to give up! (By the way he did hit someone with his mat and he did tell his friend he didn't like him. Is it just impossible for little boys to do anything you ask? I am starting to think so.)

Batman has big Boogers!

Sometimes I am glad that my kids are too little to be aware of my blog. It makes embarrassing them much easier.

Gavin had boogers and I was helping him blow his nose (when do kids actually do this on their own efficiently?) He kept blowing out more and more. I said, "Holy big boogers Batman!" Gavin eyes got big and he said, "Batman has big boogers?"

I tried to explain that it was just a saying, but I don't think he understood. I really think he thinks Batman has big boogers!

Fashion Sense

My kids obviously have the best fashion sense:

Alec has been insisting lately that he needs to wear brown church socks with shorts.

And Brynn thinks stripes, other various patterns, and halloween socks look great together!

Friday Weigh in

We had our seventh weigh in today for our biggest loser competition. I lost 2 pounds! That is 13.8 pounds in 6 weeks.
After trying for so long to lose weight I am so happy that this is working. It is a lot of work, but it is worth it. I am also feeling so much happier and healthier. I am really liking this new lifestyle.

New Baby

My brother Spencer and his wife Kim had a new baby boy last week. We went up to visit them on Sunday. Jace is so tiny! I tried to take some pictures of him, but he wasn't too happy with getting his picture taken. He looks just like my brother! He is a cutie. Congrats guys!

Alec and Jace
My kids and their new cousin

Friday Weigh In

We had our sixth weigh in today for our biggest loser competition. I lost 2.1 pounds. That is 11.8 pounds total in 5 weeks.

Getting old

We were talking about growing pumpkins yesterday and Gavin asked what would happen if we never picked the pumpkins would they keep growing forever? We explained that everything stops growing eventually when it is as big as it gets. We explained that Mom and Dad aren't growing any taller because we got as tall as we could and then stopped growing. Then Brynn piped up:

"Yeah until you guys get really old and then you start to shrink like all old people."

Funny!

Boring Blog

I have decided to warn everyone that my blog is not going to be updated that often for the next few weeks. Right now I am very busy with work and with working out. I get up at the crack of dawn and walk 3.5 miles. Then I walk my kids to and from school (4 miles) and then at night I walk with some friends another 5 miles. That is at least 12 miles and 4 hours a day. It is a little excessive, but I am desperate. And after trying for 4 years to loose weight unsuccessfully, this is working. So for now my life is constisting of exercising and blisters on my feet. So unless you want me to daily describe the blisters on my feet, I think my blog will be boring for awhile.

Friday weigh in

We had our fifth weigh in today for our biggest loser competition. I only lost 0.3 pounds. I have noticed that weight loss is an every other week thing for me. I will have a really good weight loss week, and then the next week I won't lose much. I am glad it is a loss! That is 9.7 pounds total in 4 weeks.

Alec's first day of Preschool

Alec started preschool yesterday. He has been so excited about it all summer. My friend Jen runs a cute little preschool at her home and all 3 of my kids have gone to it. We were going to put him in last year, but with his anxieties he wasn't ready. What a difference a year makes! He just bounced all in with big smiles. Last year he would have been clinging onto me and screaming for dear life.

As I was leaving he waved, smiled, and said in his loudest voice, "Bye Mommy!" I just thought it was funny to contrast that with my 8 year old son on his first day. As I said bye to him at the bus stop in front of all his friends he says "Bye Mom" through gritted teeth and a look like, "Don't embarrass me in front of my friends!" How fast they change!

Alec with his best friend Tucker and teacher Jen's little boy Destrie