Drew, Drew, Drew

Life hasn't been too exciting over here but it is never boring when you have Drew around. He is such a little turkey, but I couldn't imagine life without him. Last week, I knew my day was going to be one of those days when Drew came to me just after he finished breakfast and handed me his bowl. He then proceeds to tell me he peed in the bowl. I didn't believe him until I actually looked in his bowl and saw a yellow liquid. I then smelled it and that confirmed he was being quite honest. Don't ask me how he did it. I still have no idea how he managed to not get a single drop on my floor. Then there is always the constant battle of keeping his clothes on when he goes outside, but when it is time to go to the bathroom, he refuses to pull his pants down himself. I finally refuse to do it for him when he is doing it all by himself outside and doing it when he pees in my family room in a bowl. The first few days it was quite hilarious watching him do a dance while in the bathroom. He refused to do it so I would leave the bathroom and he would get so mad at me and continue his dance and cries. The first time he lasted 5 min. till he finally gave into his urge. Now, I can announce, he will pull down his own pants all by himself but I still have to be in the bathroom when he has to go. Go figure. I just have a very stubborn boy. I wonder where he gets that from.

So we are still on that day last week that started with peeing in a bowl, running naked in the backyard, and fighting me in the bathroom. Of course there is the constant bullying of Kylee that I am constantly refereeing. But he is getting much better and the occurrences are decreasing every week. Then in the afternoon, he some how got out the back gate and decided to drive his little coupe car down the sidewalk on our street. My neighbors heard me yelling Drew's name from the backyard and saw him steering his car down the street so they ran after him. He was probably 10 houses down before my neighbor's boy caught him. I thought it was a fluke and Ryan didn't close the gate all the way when he got the garbage can out so I wasn't too worried. But I watched him more carefully in the back yard after that incident. I was happy when Ryan got home and handed the kids to him. I was happy to have that day over with and to start a new day. My days aren't always that way, we do have good days and Drew can be the sweetest little boy. Today he shared his toys with Kylee and without me even asking, he gave her one of his crackers which made her very happy. I just keep crossing my fingers that we can start having more good days than bad days. But even with all those days where I fill like keeping my son in time out all afternoon, I wouldn't trade him for the world.


Now, I know this is a super long post but remember when I said Drew getting out the back gate was just a fluke...no, it wasn't. After checking on the kids every few minutes because I was so paranoid, Drew got out again a few days later. But here is where I had the heart attack, Kylee and Mia were right behind him! Yes, my son was about 5 houses down, with Mia, our dog, right behind him, and Kylee in front of my house on the sidewalk trying to crawl after them. I had nightmares that night. He figured out that if he hops on top of his car, he can climb on top of our garbage can and reach over the fence and unlatch the gate. What cracks me up is he closes the gate after he gets out, even when he had Kylee and Mia following him. Our gate is now securely locked and no child can get out now.

A Few Lost Pictures

These pictures are from Ryan's phone that he finally downloaded. There were a few more that I wanted to post but they were a little blurry.

Our first rainstorm of the summer and Drew was in heaven playing in the water.

When we were in Vegas, we went to dinner and forgot Kylee's bottle. Thank goodness they had corn on the cob. She loves it and keeps her quiet for a while.

Drew having so much fun with Daddy up at the cabin by Park City. He loved riding the "motorcycle".

Grandpa got this toy out last year but Drew was a little scared of it. I think he is a little too big for it now.

First time hitting the pool this past summer. The water was a little cold for Drew so he only lasted 30 min.

We had a nice summer and now that it is finally September, I am so looking forward to the fall and winter. I can't wait to be able to send my kids outside to play and not come back 15 min. later to a sweaty mess. I am dying to get back to taking walks with the kids also. I am not a morning person and if you go on a walk past 7 AM, it is too hot for me. Hopefully the weather will start getting cooler in the mornings soon because I can only walk Target so many times a week!

The New Gilbert Temple

This is what the new temple will look like here in Gilbert. I absolutely love the design and can't wait till it is built. It resembles the Washington Monument and the design is so unique that the approval took longer than normal. You can read all about it here.

August in Review

Good-bye August, hello September. I am so happy it is September....I've already blogged about why I love September two years ago but I have a few more to add. We are officially taking our house off the market in a few days, YES!! We have been waiting for this day for 5 months now. No, we didn't sell our house but so sick of keeping the house in perfect condition and having to leave all the time for showings. I cleaned out my drawer last week and threw away 65 realtor cards and we estimate we had between 90 - 100 showings in the 5 months our house was on the market. We got a few offers but nothing even close to considering. We don't have to move, we would like to, but we are happy here and not going to give our house away at Foreclosure price. Another reason I am so happy it is finally September because in 1 month my little girl will be the big 1!!! I am so excited for her to reach this milestone. So enough about September, let's go back to August....

My kids are obsessed with tools...

Kylee's favorite toy is a hammer,

and Drew's favorite toy for the time being is a screw driver.

Kylee fell asleep with it in her hand while we were at the mall!

I found Drew sleeping on the rocking chair one day during his nap. He did it again today. I don't think it is very comfortable, but I guess he thinks so.

I bought this new water toy and the kids loved it. Too bad it gave Kylee swimmers ear.

One day we pulled out the Fish Game and had a fun time playing it.

Concentrating really hard...

Yay! He caught one.

Kylee loved eating them.

So, August came and went and I am hoping I can be better at blogging in September. I can't wait to get back to my routines during the week and that should definitely help! Oh, and I finally got Ryan to download his phone pics to the computer so I will post those in a few days. I already posted enough for tonight.