Drake's Heaven

After lunch and before naps, we came here. I loved sitting with Bubba and watching Drake explore, climb, and slide.

DC

Yesterday we went down to Washington DC for a tour through the East Wing of the

White House. It was pretty crazy to be in the same house our President and past Presidents have lived. I loved how each room was decorated and they were all so beautiful. Sadly, we weren't allowed to take in our camera so I had to leave mine in the car. By the time we got back to the car it was so windy, cold, and rainy that we didn't want to get out to get more pictures. (We would've toughed it out but both baby boys have colds). Here are a few I did take from the car as we drove around to some other sites. It was a long day, but well worth the trip.

Help

This boy is difficult.

I know, I know - he's two. But what do you do when someone likes to hit your knuckles with toy cars (which REALLY hurts) or poke his brother eyes? Who likes to hold food in his mouth for ten minutes then spit it out all over furniture or the floor? Who throws hard objects at heads?

Time outs don't work, he just bangs his head against the wall or ground and we don't want brain damage. Spanks don't work, he just covers his diaper-covered bum and says "Top it Mammas, OUCH!" tries to kick me, and makes me feel like a horrible mother.

And the hardest part about all of this is, 20 times a day, in between the hits, kicks, throws, bites, and pokes, he comes right up to me, says "Tankjou (thank you) Mammas" and gives me a big hug and kiss, for something simple like handing him his little taxi that he just hurled at my face.

I sure love that little guy.

Halloween

Halloween came and went fast this year! Johnny won the costume coin toss and decided on a basketball theme. I couldn't be too disappointed, I loved the little guys in their getups.

Johnny was the punk referee. Why punk? He just happened to have the punk wig, bracelets, and piercings lying around...

Although it was too wet and cold for them to go trick-or-treating, they posed for a few pics and were rewarded with milks (Bubba) and candy (Dwake & Johnny).