Smack Down Time!!!

so we got some new furniture which was much needed, at least the new kitchen table definetly was!!!! its a butterfly leaf table, which is super fly. the picture is the table small and it will extend to hold up to 8 chairs, in a square shape. so when all of our many visitors are here, they do not have to eat on the floor :-) and the big fluffy blue chair is for me and jack to be in max comfort while doing what we do! and for the other two children to swing and turn and be crazy!

So eli has started taking pictures!excuse the fact that cope has on no pants, we are potty training and it does make life easier!


And our little Jack Jack....so sweet! he is getting bigger and older day by day and it makes me sad because i want him to stay small and tiny forever! he loves to lay in his crib and watch his mobile, he coos at his little animals, i think he enjoys the semi quiet, cant really blame him, maybe i should laying his crib from time to time!


So I have had to read my last blog a few times, to remember this is all worth it in the end and to remind me of the good days! we generally have good days in this house, but not this week. it is jeff's first full week back at work and i have been here to man the troops....i am not defeated, i will say that loud and clear, i just have to use every full effort that i have and every bit of energy i have to get the response and actions from my children that i expect...and will settle for no less!
i guess being at home with the children all the time, i have decided...well jeff and i both decided that we dont really stand for much crap, pardon my lack of words.
my children are not perfect by any means and we all have our faults, but i know at the end of the day that jeff and i have tried our absolute hardest to do right by our kids and try to teach them the ways of the world in an appropriate manner so that may survive. we expect them to use their manners and have respect for themselves and for each other. to treat people with kindness and to know that sharing and caring makes the world go round, blah blah blah. it may seem like a lot at their age, but we do make it age appropriate, were not crazy mean...but we do set a standard for our children that we expect them to try and reach.
well let me tell you....all hell broke lose this week. i dont know what has happened (well really i do) but they have joined forces against me. they have realized as two they can cause more destruction and damage, be crazier and wilder and make my eyes pop out or my head explode. as two they are almost unstoppable. it went on for about 48 hours and i say no more!
we have the smack down on the children this weekend! we are taking back over our house, i will not be run over by little people who are almost 4 and 2....even though some people reading this have no idea what powerful ages these are....so beware!
other than almost shipping our children off to boarding school, everyone is great! Cope is potty training which is just great on top of all the other things! Jack is becoming more alert and awake, he is cooing at things and starting to smile! The boys do love him so much and hold him and kiss him! We are slowly starting to fall into a schedule.....so i guess when i name the good things instead of the bad, things are going to be alright!