City Slickers
"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it." - Danny Kaye
Grab My Button
Boy Bits
Head lock!
Noah’s been loving bouncing Eli in the saucer.
Noah -
We are trying to create a series of steps for Noah to help him going to sleep. He does not have the easiest time relaxing and enjoying sleep. His steps are:
1. Turn you lights off.
2. Get in your bed.
3. Put your head on your pillow.
4. Close your eyes.
5. Go to sleep.
6. BE VERY QUIET! (which he usually yells during naptime)
The steps seem to be working and give him some system, similar to sheep counting, for going to sleep. If we stick with it he might just get it. We have a star chart so that he gets a star every morning when he wakes up. Once his whole chart is filled up he get’s a Chuck E. Cheese reward.
My other favorite game he has been playing is called “Let’s be bunnies.” I told him that bunnies talk very quietly and whisper. We have been playing this game when Eli is sleeping or when things get to rowdy. I love this game!
Eli-
There’s a tooth about to pop from the bottom gums. I can feel it, and he certainly has been very irritable. Could also be irritable from getting off schedule this past week with our traveling.
He has been doing some rolling from tummy to back, but not consistently.
I’m am enjoying hearing both boys in the backseat of the car laughing and cutting up together. Noah laughs, Eli smiles or laughs back. It’s cute.
Texas Railroad
Train watching.
Relaxing on the train ride to Rusk.
We rode the diesel train to Rusk from Palestine last week. We thought it was going to be the steam train, but apparently they switch trains every month. We’ll check on that next time we go.
It was a relaxing hour and a half train ride through the country side. Eli slept and Noah watched out the window. One woman even commented on how well behaved Noah was and how luck we were. He’s tricksy that way.
The train has a concession stand so we ate some popcorn. And there is a hour or so layover in Rusk. We could have planned better for that as well. Apparently we could have pre-ordered our food, which we didn’t, so we were left to eat hotdogs and expired lemonade. Next time we’ll take our own food or preorder so that we can check out the train stop a little more. Most of our time was spent in line, which just isn’t fun.
Then we went back to Palestine. Another hour and a half drive. We did pass the steam train on the way there and on the way back. It was a fun trip and definitely one we’d like to do again. Thou, we might consider different lodging. The hotel we stayed in was strange, it was more like a poorly designed apartment. It was fine, but Palestine is sketchy. I felt less safe there than in Houston. There was also a lot of in door smoking, something else I am no longer used to.
I’m becoming such a city slicker.
New Home
Foot injury.
Houston cousins munching down on some brownies.
After a grueling week of looking at houses, losing houses we liked, and then waffling between the final house decision, we did indeed find a house. Between two visits, we looked at about 30 or so different places to live in. This house is not perfect, but it has potential. It’s a 1950s ranch house with a swimming pool. The pool will be the first thing we need to manage. We’ll need to put up some sort of fence to keep the little ones out.
The neighborhood has a park and things for the kids to do. Which was what ultimately helped guide our decision in this direction. I wanted a neighborhood that was active and lively with kids. This place was very active when we drove around it.
It is done and decided. Now we need to pack and get over there. Our cousins there were very helpful. Maureen cooked us dinner twice and watched Noah one day so we could look at house. I don’t know how to repay people who are so kind to us. I hope to pay it forward someday.
There was some stress, some relief, and the B and B we stayed in was great. Only one minor injury. Noah fell off the bed playing Nana Dinosaur with Mary and Catherine. They technically had permission because we weren’t clear what Catherine was saying about their game. Sooooo…he’s all better now. Must have landed funny and maybe he’ll learn a lesson about the woes of jumping on the bed.
Anyone need a house to rent in Austin?
The Challenge
Twitter: @sarafree- Kiddo got a silly band today. I think I like them as much as he does : )
- @Mofthesea Ha! like the Bondage Baby.
- @Rikki Thanks! It's great that you still remember. Moms are filled with so much mommy knowledge!
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