From Easter

boys will be boys?

Yesterday after bath, the boys went downstairs to play. Before they went, Todd made them take an oath saying they promised to come upstairs if they had to poop. They were wearing just underwear (yeah, what?) and after about an hour of playing, they came up naked. "Where are your underwear?" we asked. "Downstairs. We peed on the bed," one of them replied. "What? ha ha ha," Todd answered. "We peed. On the bed." Todd and I exchanged glances, not sure if we heard them correctly or not. I made the move to go check out the basement.

Sure enough, a big puddle of pee was slowly seeping into the mattress. There was no remorse from the pee-ers, either. They heehawed it up and kept talking about it until bedtime. We threatened to give away their toys, and Todd seriously considered peeing on their beds in retaliation. (He said the only thing stopping him was that he'd have to clean it.) When we reminded them of their oath and asked why they didn't come upstairs to pee, they said, "We didn't have to poop, Daddy!"

Is this how boys behave? Sheesh.

I wouldn't go in there, either

At the park today, the boys had to use the potty. At this park, the choice for potties is either the green port-a-john or the grey port-a-john. Henry chose the green one, and then Owen and I went next. He got ready, looked in, and said, "What dat?" and I told him, "Other people's pee." He said, "I can't go in here. I need a better potty." So we looked in the grey potty and he said, "Nope, I can't go in there either. I need a better potty."

There are days that being a male are useful and preferable. When you can pee in the woods behind a tree without getting your socks wet? One of those days.

'Sup?

I'm cool.

My 3 lovelies

Henry

Owen

C-bear

How to Potty Train Twin Boys part 1

Step 1. Buy largest bag of M&M's available.

Step 2. Give 3 M&M's for every pee in the potty (30-40 for yourself each time, too) and 10 for every poop in the potty.

Step 3. Eat M&M's every time you walk into kitchen, by kitchen, near kitchen, or think of the kitchen.

Step 4. Gain about 5 pounds from M&M's.

Step 5. Realize that no amount of bribery will work if they aren't ready.

Step 6. Finish M&M's and let them run around with no pants until they get it.

when you gotta go, you gotta go.

bundled up

This week's iheartfaces entry. Henry in the snow. I blew this one up and put it on our living room wall. Love it.

iheartfaces: Jump for Joy!

My entry for this week's Iheartfaces photo challenge is my crazy boy Owen, jumping for joy in the snow. I love the JOY in his face. :)

Have fun stormin' the castle!

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