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I'M TIRED!!!!!!

For those of you who have young kids will appreciate this. Also, I am sure that some of you will be understanding of why I have been bad about keeping in touch lately. The time difference also doesn't help.

But just so you guys have an idea of what my weekend is like, I think these videos will explain it nicely. I took these today after Shawn woke up at 3 am and Ethan woke up at 5 am. They start earlier. After breakfast and constant activity (you cannot take your eyes off of Ethan) Ethan needs to get out. This was now the second time for today that he decided that the dry dog food should be in the dogs water dish. We go for a 1 mile walk while the boys ride their tricycles. Come back home for lunch and more play. Not enough play so the boys make it over to the neighbors to play on their jungle gym. And then more play. I have work to do so Greg plays with them while I do the laundry. We go out again to get the boys out of the house. Come back they are tired but want to play some more. So I make dinner, give them a bath, and put them in bed. While I went to get their milk this is what they were doing.

During this day we have also been doing other household stuff. So while one watches the other does some form of cleaning. So the reason we are none responsive is because neither Greg nor I have really sat down since 5 am.....Actually, Greg was up with Shawn since 3 am. Shawn and Ethan are also LESS active now then before especially since neither one of them took a nap. If you pay attention and are able to sit through the whole thing you will notice that even my Husky Sasha is beat.

One other note....Greg had also been wrestling with them hoping to tire them out. By the time I got the camera, he was the one that was tired. So I missed that shot. Maybe next time.

In a Matter of Seconds.....

I thought I would give the boys a treat and let them colour. They love colouring but there were a few simple conditions. Both boys were eager to start colouring and promised to abide by the rules....1) don't bother dad, 2) no coming in the kitchen while I cook and 3) no colouring on the walls or objects.

I was checking in on them and they seemed to be doing fine. Greg went to sit with the boys while on his break and that's when he told me to come and see the boys. I can usually tell from the tone of his voice when it's to see what they have done. I was just peeking in on them...what could they have possibly done in a matter of secs so to speak. I start thinking they drew all over the walls or something like that. Below are the pics of what they did. More pictures can be found at the usual spot. I couldn't really get mad as they technically followed the rules and were drawing me a really cool picture.

"The Water Horse"

Our association has a lot of fun family activities that they plan. Well, this Friday there was "Movies at the Park". We showed up at 7 pm and got a spot at the park. Shawn and Ethan went looking around and playing in the park area. Shawn got his face painted as a pirate and then the balloon artist made him a parrot and sword to look more like a pirate.

Before the event there was music, kids playing, and an ice cream van. So, when a song that Shawn liked came on he decided he wanted to dance. Unfortunately, we missed most of his butt dance by the time we got the camera ready.

We didn't stay for the whole movie but we still had a nice time at the event. Additional pictures are on our Shutterfly site.

The Discovery Zone

We took the boys to the Discovery Zone today as there was the Bob the Builder exhibit. Shawn seemed to really enjoy himself and so did Ethan. Except Ethan was a busy body as always. I had to watch him closely as he felt the need to throw balls at people. He picked up a toy onion and threw it. Lucky for us the guy he almost hit had quick reflexes and caught the onion. A Kodak moment that I missed. After that, I handed him over to his dad and watched Shawn instead.

Both boys had a good time looking at the dinosaur exhibit. We followed the boys into a cave area where there was a T-Rex on a screen. At one point the T-Rex roars and Ethan quickly pushes past his dad and me shouting "It's going to bite me, it's going to bite me". We've posted the video for you to see it.

The day, of course, didn't end there. We stopped off at the park for a little while. Again, Shawn was well behaved and Ethan felt the need to do things he wasn't supposed to. He decided to put a small stone in his mouth and had a fit when I tried to take it out. Still mad, he tossed sand which ended up in his own eye.

The good thing is the day ended well. Ethan ate his dinner and even had some of my fish. Some jumping on the bed and singing silly rhymes later they went to sleep.

A Day at the Tumble Center

We enrolled the boys in The Tumble Center to help them burn off some of their excess energy. This last Saturday was not so busy at the center so I took some pictures and videos of the boys for you guys to see. There are additional videos on my You Tube channel.

Fun with Aunty

Yesterday was a fun day for the boys...well...the family. We went over to their Aunty Harmeet and Uncle Garretts place. They started the day with breakfast and then rode their tricycles....Batman for Shawn and Ironman for Ethan. They went down in the badminton court area and then headed back up to play ball. It was getting so hot that Ethan was sweating. So we headed indoors for lunch. The boys were watching the "Incredibles" waiting for Uncle Garrett to come home because that meant they could go into the pool. They hung out in the spa and when dad showed up, it was time to go in. But the boys had more fun in the actual pool. Shawn did not want to leave. In fact when he woke up from his nap in the car he was asking to go back to see his Aunty. He said he had the most fun in the big pool.

So over all was a good day. I was very proud of both of them as they were so well behaved. Well...as well as a 3 and 2 year-old can be. They are both playing as I write this post. They are chasing each other on their bikes around the table. I think I will go an join them. Enjoy the remainder of the weekend.

The Carnival

Today was the carnival held at the boys school. Shawn was in a talent show. Although I had charged the video camera the night before, I guess I must have inadvertently left it on because the battery was dead. So, I was using both Greg's and my cell phone to record the show.

Shawn saw me sitting up front but was still nervous. Turns out he was waiting to see his dad. When he caught a glimpse of his dad, he did a 180 and was all into singing and participating. We were proud of him.

Ethan will have to wait until next year to participate. He did enjoy some cotton candy and shaved ice.