Grandma Pat and Grandpa Tom's House

We had a busy week last week. It started off with Josh's doctor appointment mentioned in the last blog. Tuesday was the MOPS group at our church. It was our first time. The boys did great with the childcare. Trying to get them packed and back in the truck was another story. Thankfully Aunt Becky was there to help us out a bit.

Wednesday evening was AWANA at church. Jacob loves going to Honeybees. He always is saying "buzz, buzz", which is part of the Honeybee song. He also has been able to tell us a little of what stories they talk about in Honeybees and in Sunday school class. The first time was about Noah building the ark. All week we talked about Noah, the ark, the animals and the rainbow.

Saturday morning was swim class. Jacob and Benjamin started to get runny noses on Thursday, Jacob actually sounded horrible on Thursday. However, on Saturday he started to sound better, so we thought we might be able to go to swim class. The boys love swimming, so they get very dissappointted to miss a lesson. So, we went to swimming. Ben was a little fish in the water. Even the instructor commented on how comfortable in the water he is. Jacob swam very well also. He gets in and acts like a pro, especially since he has an idea of what they are going to do since he watches Ben's class first.

After swim class we rushed home, packed the truck up and Jacob, Ben and I headed up to Grandpa Tom and Grandma Pat's house. Josh stayed home and put tons of insulation in the attick on Saturday. Sunday he worked on AWANA stuff. Tonight he went to basketball and hurt his ankle. We shall see how he is doing in the morning.

So, we got up to Grandpa Tom and Grandma Pat's house for lunch. Jake took a nap and Ben, Grandma Pat and I went to a baby shower for one of my cousins. Jacob got to go outside and play in Grandma's garden, he prefers it over the sand box. It must make him feel like he is in the field with his tractors. I was able to get some work done for work and Grandma gracously got the boys a few outfits and did quite a bit of laundry for us. Aren't moms/grandmas great!!!

We have also had our share of excitement while at grandma and grandpa's house. Ben started crawling forwards on Friday and has mastered it while at grandma and grandpa's house. Watch out world here comes Benjamin. Sunday Grandma noticed that Ben had gotten another tooth, so he is up to 5 teeth total with another one just about ready to pop thru. I have also had the challenge of having two very mobile and independant little boys. Ben got ahold of Jacob's sippy cup. Jacob was not happy and took it away and started to hit Ben on the head with the sippy cup. Let's say mommy was not very happy. Jacob recieved a 5 minute time out, which he cried the entire time. You could tell after I told him not to do it, he felt bad about it, but he was still responsible for his actions. It is difficult because Jacob thinks Ben should get time outs and be as responsible for his actions as he is, however, Benjamin is only 8 months old and doesn't understand. So, we are working on sharing and not taking toys out of our brother's hands. We are also working on not getting so upset or throwing tantrums when things do not go our way. Jacob is getting really good at counting from 1 to 10.