Nap time is getting shorter and shorter...

Nap time is getting shorter and shorter.. along with my patience lately. Wyatt has been in a whiny definite mood now for a while, and I am just sick of it. I hear myself repeat, " No one likes a whiner..." over and over. Today we went our sweet friend Jay's house after he has been down out with surgery and Wyatt is awful. Embarrassing. My job is to take care and raise to respectful kids and I cannot even control one at the age of 3! AHH! Poor June was having a good time with her sweet friend Anna, and we had to leave early bc of her brother not listening and whinnying so much it was starting to make me crazy! I hope I am not the only one going thru this with a toddler, I just hope we take care of it soon! And yes, I have tried ignoring it, reasoning with him (it works on Brock), timeout, the spoon, leaving friend's houses early (which is more punishment on me than him!), no TV, etc. I know there is a problem, but it makes me crazy not to be able to fix it immediately!

So, today he is at the bar coloring in his Cars book, and the reason he is at the bar is because Emily June cannot reach him. Can you see why now? Apparently, he dropped the blue marker. I asked EJ, " Do you have a marker?' She looks at me with her sweet voice and shakes her head," No!" Oh, and yes she also found the puffs and decided to make herself a snack.. messy girl. No wonder all I do is clean!

Wendesday playdate

Hudson, Wyatt, and Jake

June loved flying the airplane

sweet bug, hanging off the side

Wyatt taking his turn

Wyatt inside the cockpit

Wyatt and June.. pilot and co pilot

June and Jake lost in the flowers

I love my future MIL

June and Andy having a good time. Andy was not too sure about this, but June was all about it!

DAvis giving June a sweet hug

Why is my child all of the sudden scared of everything? Is this normal? Wyatt is so scared of things.. yet my second child is fearless. Today we had a successful playdate at CAF.. The only problem was Wyatt was scared teh planes were going to start up and take off. Seriously, I tried to reason with him and say, " I would never put you in danger, or on a runway with planes that were taking off and landing." Reasoning does not work with my child! Depsite his fears, we had a great time with Jake, Hudson, Davis and June even had another girl to play with.. sweet Andy. It was nice to get out of the house and do something different, even if they do not fully understand yet. They were more interested in the cats that live in the airport hangers, than the actual airplanes, but whatever enteretains them! Next time we might just go to Pet Smart!

Thank you Daniel Crabtree.. Happy Memorial Day

RIP

The workout was 50 pullups... (see zach on the bar in the background) run 400, then 21 Thrusters (the bar I have then pushing it over your head) back to running 800M, then another 21 thrusters, 400 meters, and finally 50 pullups. Pullups are so hard for me, so it takes me forever... but a good feeling when you are done!

Zach smoked me... he is doing really well and super competetive!

I am a few days late, but mainly bc my fingers have been unable to operate.. just like the rest of my body! Monday we did a "hero" working in honor of a fallen solider. Crossfit has several hero workouts and you know when it is a hero day you cannot complain, and you have to finish. This workout was dedicated to Army Sgt. 1st class Daniel Crabtree who was killed in Al Kut, Iraq on Thursday June 8th, 2006 when a roadside bomb exploded next to his vehicle during a combat patrol. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, his daughter, Mallory, and his parents, Ronald and Judy Ann Crabtree. So many times we let holidays pass by and never think twice about the meaning and what our soldiers are doing for us. I am so thankful to all the families that has sacrificed for our freedom. This workout was particular hard for me, today I am at my mom's house soaking in a bath tub. My body is in pain. Everytime I raise my arm, I think about Daniel and his little girl he left behind who will never have the opportunity to know her Daddy. Sounds crazy, but this Memorial Day made me really thankful.

SO, since I cannot move literally... I have been a bad mom today. I had the best intentions of getting out, going on a walk, to the park, then a picnic back home. I can say we made it to the park for 30 minutes. I feel a little guilty laying on the floor..allowing the kids to watch TV while I pray for nap time so I can rest too! Pathetic! So today I hope to put together a list of Wednesday playdates this summer... we are going to have to be creative and make sure we are out of the house and away from the TV!