What do you get when you have 2 kids + 1 parent+bedtime+sprinklers??

As I was putting Linc down to sleep tonight Dominic was supposed to be putting his Sponge Bob puzzle together. Well I guess it took me just a bit to long to get the baby fed and down to sleep, because when I came out to put Dom to bed the puzzle was finished but no Dominic. He decided that since he was done with the puzzle and I was still putting Linc down that he might as well go run through the sprinklers until I was ready...jammies and all:) Boys will be boys.

Linc's 1st boo boo...

Mr. Lincoln Pries is 7 months going on 18 months. He is Mr. fearless and believes he can stand and walk when he has minimal balance. The other day he decided he was going to stand and walk by himself. So he went from his downward dog yoga postion and pushed himself up with all his might. He did stand for about half a second until he went tumbling down and smashed his forhead into the corner of the wall. Poor little guy. Keep practicing you'll get it someday.

Last night I was sitting with Dom while he was eating his bedtime snack and he wanted to watch something on TV. I told him "No it was too late" and reminded him it was bed time. So out of left field he just shouts "MOM I HATE YOU" I said really? You hate me because I won't let you watch TV at 8:00pm when it's bed time? He said "Yes your rules are ridiculous. I want to watch a show" I said "Well unfortunately you are 4 and you don't get to make the rules. You should be grateful you get to make as many decisions as you do. Some kids don't have parents that listen to what they have to say and those kids have to do what they're parents tell them ALL the time." Dom says" Well watch out Mom soon I'm going to be 10 and THEN you won't control me!" I said "Yes dear I will still control you when you're 10". He said "Well not when I'm 14". I said "Yes, when you're 14 too..". Then he goes "Mom how old is Daddy?" I said "33". He said "Will you still control me when I'm 33?" I said" No you will be able to make your own decisions at 33". Dom goes "Really? Does that mean I can get my own juice anytime without asking?" Ah the worries of a 4 year old....We love ya Dom.

4 Months

Well time is just flying by Linc is 4 months already. We had his check up Tuesday and he is 16lbs 14oz (93rd %) and 27 1/2 inches long (99 %). What a big boy:) He has found his toes and LOVES to grab them whenever he has the chance, he also grabs everthing and heads it straight for his mouth. He has found his high pitched happy squeel and is very tickelish...He is also starting to sit by himself ...I can't wait to see what 5 months brings us..

The conversation...

Lately we have been talking to Dominic about hurtful words and teasing, but you never really know how much kids are getting from what you are telling them. The other night we were at my in-laws (Gail and Arlo's) for dinner and to bottle the beer Arlo and Jeremy had made.
After dinner I was feeding Linc and Oprah's Big give happened to be on the TV. Gail asked me if I had been watching it and I told her yes I TIVO it but Jeremy makes fun of me because I always end up crying during it(I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff..) As I'm sitting in the rocking chair feeding Linc and talking to Gail Dom comes over to me and very seriously says" I need to have a conversation with Daddy". I said "Really Ok ...About what?" Dominic says "I hear Daddy's been teasing you. I need to have a conversation with him about that. We do NOT tease" So he goes to the back room where Jeremy and Arlo are bottleing the beer and says "JEREMY we do not tease" Jeremy says "OK buddy who's been teasing? Dominic says." I hear you been teasing Mommy.. That is not acceptable..we do not tease it is hurtful. You should go tell her you're sorry and if I hear of you teasing Mommy again she will have to put you on the naughty step for at least 6 minutes..." It was hilarious to see him actually put it into his own context...I guess he really is listening to us:) More than we even are aware of..

The Snowman.

Winter has graced us with one final(I hope) day of winter and I am very thankful because Dom has finally done it!!!! Dominic has made his 1st snowman....I know what you're thinking he's 4 but up until this year Dominic has never been a winter kind of kid. He has NEVER liked the cold or wetness of the snow. So we would get him all bundled up and in less than 5 minutes he would fall in the snow and want to come back in. This year he has finally discovered that snow can be fun!! Everytime we have tried to make a snowman this year it has never worked out and we end up making snow mountains, snow volcanoes or snow forts. Today was the perfect snow and with Daddy's help Dominic made the 1st snowman to ever grace our frontyard. Hooray for you Dominic!!!

In honor of it being baseball opener Dominic decided that after the snowman was built it was time to use it for batting practice. Boys will be boys:)

The Letter

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!!! Dominic and I have been talking about the Easter bunny all week and Friday night he deceided we needed to write him a letter so the Easter Bunny knew what everyone wanted. Here is the letter he dictated to me...

Dear Easter Bunny,
Dominic would really love a Star Wars video game. He would also like:
-a pair of red shorts.... size 3T
-a yellow and blue ax
-a blue violin with a white stripe
-a new bright white football
-a new dark blue and bright white guitar
-a storm trooper costume and mask(because Santa didn't bring it for me)
-The Death Star Legos...

Please bring Lincoln:
-a new bouncy seat, because the one he has toy bar breaks when I try to pick it up. Oh and it should be black and white.
-a dark black and bright blue rattle
-a red and pink bat to snuggle with at night
-a bright blue cookie monster book with red and black pages
-a black and white hat

Please bring Dad:
-a red and white elephant to snuggle with
-a new black and red winter hat with a pink and dark blue Spiderman on it.

Please bring Mom:
-a dark black and pink hat with a black and red remote on it
-snow pants and a snow shirt
-a blue and red sweater.

Randy really needs a 6 foot bone and the cats need a toy. Niko's should be grey and pink and Zoe's should be pink and white.

So we left this letter out last night for the Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny did get him the Star Wars game on his list, but of course she got the game for the wrong XBOX.
Jeremy said "I'm sorry buddy but you can't play this game on our system" Dominic goes "That's ok Daddy the Easter Bunny forgot to come down and check what video system we have. We'll just have to take it back to Target and get a new one:)"