Finally Good Weather!!!!

The good weather has arrived and I have been smiling since the sun came out on Friday! I feel so energized, I am in a great mood, I am feeling motivated and positive I just am simply happy!!!!! With the good weather came a lot of time outside to enjoy it. So after church on Sunday the boys took their naps and I enjoyed a little time on the deck doing my two favorite things chatting with Michelle and getting some sun!!! After the boys woke up 3 hours later, thank you God we set up Elijah's new t-ball and hit some balls & later he rode his bike. I am proud to say he is excellent at both. He really does not even need the tee but it is my easy way out from tossing him pitches. Samuel was happy as can be just watching and cheering his brother on while enjoying an afternoon snack. Later Cookie grilled some steak tips up for dinner and the boys were both asleep in bed by 8:30. We closed the weekend by watching the Red Sox sweep the Yankees! Who knows maybe we have a future all star in the making!!

Sesame Street Live!!!

Cookie surprised the boys with tickets to Sesame Street Live this weekend, courtesy of Comcast. The boys loved it & had a great time. Samuel was clapping, dancing, and singing along to everything. We had fantastic seats and could see everything perfect. Elijah was very also very in it but a little disappointed that he did not actually get to walk on Sesame Street. When I told him where we were going he asked if he could ride his bike there so I don't think he actually understood till me arrived at the show what was really going on. It was so much fun! Cookie & I both had a great time and were dancing in our seats right along with the kids!

Everybody in the pool...

Elijah started swim lessons this past Saturday. He was so excited about going and could not wait to get there. For the next eight weeks Cookie will be taking him on Saturday mornings to the Y in hopes that he will learn how to swim. He loved his first class and told me he listen to everything the teacher said. This week they worked on getting in and out of the pool as well as putting their faces in the water. Cookie said he did great! I am happy that he & Cookie are going to be doing this together I think it will be great that they get to spend some time with just each other. Here are some pictures of them heading off to class. Please note the backpack that Elijah insists on wearing everywhere now, keep in mind the backpack in empty!

The first phone call from a girl's father....

Samuel had a date last week with his girlfriend Kate which resulted in us getting a phone call from her dad. Kate's father was not too please with how Samuel was treating his daughter. I guess he was not too happy that he enjoys mounting her when she is laying on the ground and he also really enjoys hitting other little kids in the head with toys just ask his friend Colin who I am sure had bruises after our visit with them. I assured Kieran (kate's father) that I do not encourage the behavior and will do my best to put a stop to it BUT his daughter does not exactly play hard to get & Oh yeah she likes to pull hair!

Roommates!

It has been on our to-do list forever but finally the boys are roommates & are officially sharing a room. The night before Easter Cookie and Uncle Jay took down the crib and moved it across the hall to Elijah's room. Elijah got to pick where his bed would be and he was so excited to have Samuel in there with him. I was nervous because Samuel is not the best sleeper and Elijah had been sleeping with the light on since June. Well I am a proud momma again and happy to announce that Samuel is a fantastic sleeper and Elijah sleeps with the light OFF!!!

Just like my mother said it would it worked out perfect!!!! Our one small challenge has been the afternoon nap but I am sure we will figure it out soon. I love having my bedroom back to just being me & Cookie & we both love the fact that everyone is sleeping until the morning!!!

Why did we wait so long to do this??? Oh yeah my husband's honeydew list is a mile long, well at least it is done now!

Easter

Better late than never right....

So here is our Easter post. The boys had a fantastic holiday, better than I could have hoped for. Saturday evening Elijah, Daddy, & Uncle Jay colored eggs. Elijah & Cookie were both a bit confused at first since neither one of them had ever colored Easter eggs but they both caught on very quickly.







The next morning the boys were both so thrilled that the Easter bunny had left them each a bucket full of prizes!!! Elijah was very excited that he got the biggest bubble blower ever & Samuel was thrilled with anything he could get in his mouth!







After seeing what the Easter bunny had left we headed out to church. I am proud to say that we have been going to church on Sunday for almost the past month and the boys are so well behaved & make me proud every week! Later that afternoon we had Auntie LN and the in laws over for dinner. Thank goodness for LN and Jay they were a huge help in the kitchen. While we were finishing dinner and Samuel was napping Elijah, Abi, & Nate headed out for an egg hunt. Elijah did really well and had a blast but Nate was by far the true winner!







And here are some final pictures of the family....

HOPPY EASTER!!!

Aren't these some cute bunnies??? Cookie has instructed me NEVER EVER to do this again to them! Egg coloring, baskets, & other pictures in a later post. Happy Easter!!!

A Really LONG week...

It has been what seems like a really long week here at the Popotte home. Not sure why but if I had to blame it on anything I would blame it on the rain...(yeah yeah)This week we have been stuck in the house I don't think we did anything or went anywhere if I can recall correctly. We did have plans to visit Kimberly and the kids at their new house but that morning Samuel woke up covered in blood. Yup, Samuel had his first bloody nose. That day he continued to have two more but eventually they stopped. Thank GOD that they stopped because I have never had a blood nose so the entire thing is just so strange & gross to me. Sad to say he may just be a baby that gets them since Cookie, Uncle Jay, & Auntie Shannon all had awful blood noses regularly as kids....great just what I have time to deal with! In addition to the bloody nose Samuel has another awful cold and has constant boogers running down his face. I will tell you, you know you love your kids when you have disgusting boogers all dried on your boob from nursing them....being a mom is so gross sometimes! On other Samuel news he is still not walking which ENRAGES me to no fault! The reason I am so upset is because his friend Michael who is only 1 day older than him is walking. I am so competitive it hurts sometimes. Although he is not walking he can get everywhere very quickly and quietly crawling....he is on a stealth mission constantly. Also in an effort to redeem himself Samuel has decided to finally say Momma. He had said it months ago but then just stopped and now just this week he has started again. It makes my heart melt when he says it!



Elijah oh my Elijah....he is going STIR crazy!!! He is a bundle of energy and never stops talking. I think I can take the blame for the talking part. This has been an interesting week with him. He also has a bit of a cold and has been rather cranky off and on this week. We attempted potty training again this week and had a few successful days and then he just decided NO, he wanted to wear a diaper. I told him that I bought the last box of diapers and they will not sell them to me any more so once they are gone that is it no more diapers for Elijah. He seemed OK with this and has asked a few times how many diapers are left, we'll see what happens when they are gone. Potty training has lead to a lot of time being spent in the bathroom and just this week Elijah said he needed the potty so in we went & he requested some privacy so I left. I went back 2 minuted later to check and see how it was going,,,,yeah well no potty action happening just a lot of self exploration shall we say. I told him to becare don't hurt yourself and he responded "mom it feels good when I touch my peep" I just walked out of the bathroom. God help me!!! Finally twenty minutes later I told him to wrap it up.

Being a mother is very interesting but being a mom of boys I have no words for right now. So, I hope that next week is nicer out and we can get the hell out of the house!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIKI!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my baby sister, my twin, my friend Kristen's birthday or as the kids call her Kiki. Kiki ROCKS when it comes to being a sister, an auntie, and she is a great sounding board. I never would have imagined that 23 years ago that one day she would have become one of my closest friends & confidants, I LOVE YA!!! We hope that you have a fantastic day and an awesome game night with your peeps!!!