March Madness Brackets 2014

We filled out our March Madness brackets for FHE tonight.  To start it off, the kids ran around jumping up and down on the bed while we sang songs.

This year, Ryan printed out each of the team mascots for the games and the kids got to check the box for who they thought would win.  I found it interesting that Kevin is right handed and selected almost all the ones on the left while Kherington is left handed and selected almost all the ones on the right.  As it happened, the lower seeds were on the left...not so good for Kherington's brackets.

We had to get creative with Jonathan's bracket. The other kids were nearly a year old when March Madness rolled around so this was new. I ended up taking Jonathan's full name and assigning a 1 or 2 based on the letter then used that key to fill out the bracket.


Here is who all have winning it: Jonathan: Virginia, Kevin: Witchita State, Kherington: Dayton, Erin: Wichita State, and Ryan: Florida.

See how they Play

My kids have an obsession with scarves. Since the weather keeps dipping down to the freezing I haven't wanted to put them away, plus they are one of our most played with items. They wrap each other up into Mummy's, Kherington acts like she is Mary, they play tug-of-war, they tie things together and much more. It is pretty cute, until they both want the same one...then it is downhill from there.

St. Pattys Day

Lucky the Leprechaun made it to our house for St. Patrick's Day.  The walls got decorated with shamrocks, some green goodies left, he peed in the milk and left some lucky charms. The kids were so excited in the morning.

Last year I ended up throwing out the box of Lucky Charms because the kids didn't like it. This year they polished off an entire box in one day.

I realize that some people find it ridiculous to 'celebrate' all these small holiday's.  What I feel like they miss in their arguments against celebrating is that those 10 extra minutes of time getting stuff ready make the kids so happy.  I store and reuse everything year after year so it really is that easy.  In addition, as a stay at home mom with no kids in a formal school and no hard schedule, it is fun to have something special to look forward to.

Jonathan: 2 Months

We have made it to the 2 month mark and this little guy will finally happily chill for a little while.  His sleeping might not be the best (he still much prefers to sleep on someone and wakes up when he is set down), but to have a happy baby laying on the bad while I fold laundry is awesome.

He doesn't love the pacifier but he does like to suck his fingers and thumb.  I trimmed his hair with the clippers but I think I need to do it again on a lower number.  As of now it looks red on the sides and brown on the top.

Jonathan had his 2 month shots today.  I had all 3 kids with me and we had to wait a good 45 minutes.  It is frustrating to see people who come in after you go in before you over and over again.  He got a round of shots then fell asleep.  Here are his stats:
  Height: 22.75 inches (20%)
  Weight: 11-9 (45%)
  Head: 15.5 (50%)

The Ark

We met up with some friends at another awesome free indoor playarea called The Ark.  It is at another big church which is just down the street from the ymca so it is very convient (although their hours are not as long as the tubes).  We brought a lunch and the kids got to run wild then stop in for a bite before heading off again.

Jonathan enjoyed just lying on his blanket on the ground and I got to chat.  I would guess we'll stop in here often.

Raining Apples & Kevin

I love that my kids enjoy fruits and vegetables.  Kevin is a little more picky with which ones he likes, but as long as there are a couple that's fine with me.  He helps himself to apples quite often, but lately I've been finding them partially eaten all over the house.  A little gross.

Kevin loves his baby brother.  He tries hard to be soft with him, but 2 year old are just not very good at that.  Aside from a couple random punches, he has done okay.

There are a couple things I keep thinking Kevin will grow out of. The love of his yellow/orange skirt is one of them.  Another is that he like to take his bottoms off and roam around. He is in a tricky sleep phase.  If he naps he won't go to sleep at night.  If he doesn't he falls asleep between 5 and 6 (a little early).

Kherington Update

Kherington loves holding her baby brother.  I get annoyed with this sometimes because if he's sleeping I want him left alone, if he's awake and happy I don't want that ruined and if he's crying she doesn't want him.

She is sweet girl, very kind and helpful.  She loves to do crafts and has recently decided she likes jewelry and hair things.  I let her dress herself entirely (she goes through multiple outfits each day) and some of them are pretty funny.

I am sad that we haven't found any little girls friends to play with here.  She does love playing with the boys though.  I think the other half of it is since she's not in preschool she doesn't get a social outlet that way either.

Kherington gave a talk at church this last Sunday.  She was super excited about it, but got a little shy when it actually came time to speak into the microphone.  Her topic was Jesus Christ. On Saturday I had her tell me what she knew about Jesus and I just typed what she said. Turned out pretty good.

Here it is:
--> "Jesus helps us and he helps us do the things that we want to do.  He helps us be just like his family. He helps us find stuff when we need it.  He wants us to do the things he loves us to do. He helps us to feel the spirit and become like him.  We can remember him during the sacrament with the bread and water."