BUTT HOLE

So I took the kids to the bank so they can turn in their coins, trying to coax them into depositing it into THEIR accounts was a bust, So I agreed they could take THEIR money and buy what THEY want at the store. We ended up at Super Target and Logan is dead set on buying a wii game. All he is talking about is Sonic. So I had the fabulous idea that if both kids put their money together they could get a super cool game.. (MARIO CART) Logan has been asking for this game for Months, and for some reason today he was determined NOT to get.. Well Joe Morgan and I were determined TO get it. Before hitting the Wii game isle, Logan was being a butt while he and Morgan were talking constantly saying "butt hole (not something I'm proud of ) I repeatedly told him to stop. Finally Joe took him to the side to sit in a time out in the middle of Super Target. As we are in the game isle the 3 of us are saying anything we can to get him to choose OUR game.. and by the way.. Morgan is one smart cookie, she refuses to spend HER money on a wii game knowing that Logan will use his, and she will get to play for FREE! I am saying anything I can to get him not to choose whatever game he is looking at, at that moment. for instance, Logan is looking at a haunted mansion game... My response is " no that will give you nightmares " OK I KNOW BAD MOMMY!! Finally Joe looks at Logan and Say's " Logan remember when I said you were grounded from the wii for 2 days for saying potty words", well if you get this game, you won't be grounded anymore and you can play it all day tomorrow." With a big HUFF Logan Say's "FINE" and walks off.. Joe follows him and Say's " good choice buddy, and I'll even let you say ONE potty word.." Logan looks up to think about it and Say's "BUTT HOLE!" AND THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO... JOE AND JENNI BOTTO!

Toilet Troubles

Any ideas on how many times a 5 year old can clog up the toilet and flood the bathroom? So far we are at 2 in 2 days! Its never a good thing when your child comes to you and say's " mom, I went poop, and it was a big poop, I flushed it but now the toilet is full of water.... I tried to fix it but I can't." OH JOY so here I go to see what the damage is, as I walk into the bathroom and notice the rug is soaked, there are towels all over and a wet plunger, not to mention about 2 inches of water just sloshing around. At this point I am extremley grateful that the poop made it down the draine before the flood!

THAT DOESN'T GO THERE LOGAN!

ok so I've noticed that little boys are pretty facinated when it comes to their body parts... Yes I know I have written about THAT before but, the things he say's and does are just so random, and with having a little girl first (thankfully) its even more comical... So in the years before Logan has noticed his "area" can go up and down on its own.. When Morgan was little she noticed this when I was changing his diaper and the first thing that came out of HER mouth was " mommy look mommy his penis is awake"
Well Logan is going to be 5 this coming tuesday, and he STILL is so dag on random, sometimes it infuriates me and other times I just have to walk away because I am laughing so hard, I have to leave the room. Well yesterday was one day that I HAD to leave the room...
Yesterday Morning we were getting ready to head to Disneyland to celebrate Logan's birthday.
I told Logan is was bath time, and to come into the bathroom, the bath water was all ready, bubbles and all. Logan got undressed, and was giggeling pretty uncontrolably. " LOOK MOMMY" of course I turn around . See you would think that this would not suprise me but yep, he got me again.. I turn my head only to see a purple plastic braclet hanging from logan.. and when I say "hanging from Logan" I think you get what I mean..

the lies we tell our kids

Lies, we all do it, Big lies, little lies,we lie so we don't hurt someones feelings, or we lie to get out of doing something. Funny how we try to teach our children NEVER to lie, funny because we lie to our children to try to catch them in a lie. Now is it me, or does that just not make sense? Yes I am SO guilty of the lying game, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Logan is famous for lying, " yes I brushed my teeth, No I didn't pee on the floor, etc. So thanks to Nani, we came up with a sure fire way of finding out if he did in fact lie. "Logan, if you are lying you are going to grow hair on your tongue." Now it didn't take long for this to actually work, as soon as I say "Let me see your tongue" he closes up his mouth so tight so i can't see any little fuzzy's growing, then he runs to the bathroom to double check. HA CAUGHT THAT LIE"
For some reason Little boys either choose NOT pee in the toilet, or they just can't seem to aim, Seriously? how can you NOT aim? Lately I'm finding myself cleaning and scrubbing the toilets and the areas around, GROSS, SMELLY and just plain wrong!. "Logan, did you know that there is a special device on the bathroom rug with an alarm that goes off in daddy's wallet when you pee on the floor"?
Even Morgan is guilty of the "little" lies. Lately she is coming home from school starving, of course she is to busy at lunch time to eat her lunch. So today I asked where is your lunch box, she yells "in my room" and runs to get it then she yells, " I ate half my sandwich" "well maybe if you would eat your lunch you would not come home so hungry." After a few minutes I finally say " Hurry up Morgan" "I'm coming she yells, Now I know what she is doing, because Mom's know EVERYTHING! later at dinner time, Joe asks Morgan " so how was your lunch today, Morgan looks at me with a surprised look on her face. Even Daddy's are in on this lying thing.... Joe said "Morgan, did you know that I was watching you through your window, and I saw you eating your lunch" Morgan's face was SHOCKED, as she started laughing uncontrollably. HA caught that lie too!

The MAN Voice

Seriously is this learned or are they born with it?
Every so often Logan will start doing the "man" walk, you know the strut?!
and every so often he'll ask a question or tell you something with this very low as a matter of fact tone.
The other day Makenna came over to play, Logan and Makenna are about the same age, and she is just such a cutie pie. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks so. After both kids had a snack they went out back to play, It was early December and about 85 degrees outside. I looked outside and saw Logan walking around Shirtless, doing the "man walk". Was he showing off for his little girlfriend?or was he just plain hot? yes he is only 4 but I'm telling you THEY ARE BORN THIS WAY"
A little while later I called kids to come inside for lunch. It was pizza this time.. They were so cute just sitting together eating pizza and drinking juice, when Logan all of a sudden sits straight up, looks over at Makenna, an in a VERY deep voice Say's " So uh Makenna, do you like Peperoni?"

mommy guilt

Do you ever feel like your a bad parent? I'm sure you do I'm sure we all do. Its not a good feeling. I'm always doubting myself, and even losing my temper. It seems like I've been losing it a lot lately. I've been told that "If you are a bad parent you would not be worried about being a bad parent," So I guess that's a good thing. I just HATE feeling that I've done something wrong or scarred them for life. As the kids get older it seems they are more determined to drive me completely nuts, from Morgan arguing about homework, to throwing a fit when I ask her to turn off her light if she's not in her room. Then from Logan acting totally out of control and embarrassing me by running around out of control in the grocery store to, cutting the sides of his hair right AFTER I took him for a hair cut. I know I know this is all normal, then why do I feel so out of control? At the end of the day I find myself apologizing for yelling or my short fuse, then praising them telling them "thank you for being such a good boy today I'm so proud of you." Usually both kids look at me like I'm insane and say "um we got busted today, or mommy you yelled at us today," and here I go again saying I know but that was just a small part of the day, when really it was HUGE chunk of the day. I go to bed feeling crappy and just wanting to go into their room and hug them telling them how much I love them. I'm sure I'm making it sound like I'm Mommy dearest, I know its not that bad. I just guess everyone has room for improvement. And I'm vowing to have more patience, and try to enjoy my kids a bit more everyday..

please don't say it outloud!

So Logan is at it again! I really do wonder where he comes up with these things, and I'm actually a little afraid for when he starts school.. What are his teachers going to think, Surely he's not getting this stuff from me!!
The other day we were getting ready to go out, Logan was looking pretty spiffy, Cute little slacks with a nice button down collar shirt. I'm tucking his shirt in and he just looks at me and says "mom, you just tickled my penis," as I'm about to say " oh I'm sorry buddy" he looks at me with a smile and Say's " and it felt good, actually it felt awesome" OK WHAT?! All I can think of is please don't say that out loud, I can just see CPS showing up at the door to question me!