Concert Night

Last night Matt and I went to the Daughtry concert and it was so much fun! The first band was Cavo and they were pretty good. We could tell they hadn't performed much, but I liked their music. I think I will have to get their cd. The second band was Lifehouse. That was awesome! I had no idea they were performing too but it was great! The lead singer of Lifehouse walked out into the audience and up the stairs and was about 3 or 4 feet away from where we were sitting! Daughtry did great too. During the encore the lead singer for Lifehouse came out and sang with Daughtry. It was way good! I wish they had that song on a cd. They did "I'm Coming Home" together. I am so glad we got to go. I even got a cute hoodie. I know the bands are not his favorite, but I am glad he is willing to humor me. I loved it!!

Wanting A Pet

Who would have thought that a monkey would want to have a pet, but yesturday Alex asked for one. First he asked if I was allergic to cats. When I said yes, he asked for a bunny. When I told him that I was allergic to those too, he asked what I wasn't allergic to. Matt told him a fish. Now Alex wants to get a fish. Maybe one day, but right now I don't know where we would put a fish so that Jake would leave it alone. One day we are going to have to get a pet. I was good with my three little monkeys!

Cleaning With Chocolate

Jacob really likes to clean things. When he is done with his bath he likes to wash the tub. The other day we went to Pizza Hut and got these chocolate topped breadsticks with our meal. Yesturday Jake decided to take the rest of the breadsticks and scrub the tub with them. There was chocolate all over the bottom of the tub. As I rinsed out the tub, Jake kept saying "clean, clean." I'm not sure how well chocolate disinfects, but I guess he was trying.

Painting the Couches Green

I guess Jake felt like our green couches were not good enough the color that they are, so he took about 1/4 of a gallon of paint and dumped it on our couches that are around a year old. I cried. My nice sister helped me to clean them up, but there are still hand and foot prints that I have not been able to get out. I had been painting the playroom so when we moved Alex down the room wouldn't be so banged up. I ran to the bathroom and then Jake went to town on the couch. It is also on a table, the walls, a bunch of toys, on our love sac, and the carpet. He made it out of the room, down the hall and to the couch without spilling any of the paint though. He is so fast. I thought I locked the door when I left, but obviously I did not. It looks a lot better than it did when the paint first got dumped.

Caging the Animals

We have a fence! This year we decided that we needed to get a fence, if for nothing else, at least for my sanity. This is very exciting for me. Now the boys have a place they can play that they can't get out of and they really can't ruin anything. They have lots of room to run and play and get all of that energy out! They haven't gotten to go outside much since the fence has been up because the weather can't make up its mind, but the days they have been out there have been great! They love being outdoors and don't want to come back in. We have grass too that Matt put in last year. I am looking forward to the warmer months and just being able to be outside.

Spring?

Looking outside this morning I would have mistaken today for a crisp fall day rather than spring. The storm the night before left the outside world dusted with snow. I keep hoping that each snowfall will be the last for a while. My little monkeys need to be outside running around and getting their energy out. Hopefully the next few days the sun will come out and it will be warm.

Rough Day In the Jungle

So the other day I was busy doing something and I heard Alex and Spencer crying. Not being able to figure out why, I got frustrated. I sent Alex to his room to calm down. All he could tell me was Jake burned his mouth, but didn't say anything else. And I had no idea why Spencer was crying. Then I went into the family room and saw my planner all torn up and my keys with a thing of mace on it. Around the sprayer was wet. I asked Alex if that was what Jake sprayed at him and he said yes. I don't know why Jake did it. Maybe he thought he was being attacked or something. I could see that Alex's lips were a little swollen and Spencer's eye and cheek were puffy. I made Alex rinse his mouth out with water and put Spencer in the shower and let the water run on him until he stopped crying. Then the doorbell rang and I was expecting my brother and his family, so I ran to answer the door. When I got back to the bathroom Jake was in the shower with Spencer, fully clothed, and using the toilet plunger to dump water on Spencer's head. Yucky! One good thing is the mace was about 6 or 7 years old so it wasn't as potent, but I threw the mace away. If there was anything left in there I did't want my kids to get sprayed again. I guess I need to keep my keys out of reach too.