Together

The first of March was rather exciting for the boys. To prepare and make room for this new baby we moved the boys into the same room! We waited until Tim had his long stretch of eight days off of work knowing that the task might be frustrating. The boys are actually in this picture you just can't see them -they are hiding in Ian's bed. 

There room is superhero themed. What else could it possibly be? They absolutely love it!

Yes some bins are missing logos, that's what happens with a two year old on the loose. The logos are stuck on with glue dots. As they get older and one day outgrow the superhero theme they can easily be removed without damaging all the bins. The downside to this...Aaron knows they can easily be removed.  Yes, Pike stands in the boys room and waits for me to open the curtains in the morning to enjoy the sun rays. 

As for how the boys did...the first night they talked and laughed for just a few minutes and then were both fast asleep. The rest of the week went the exact same! It was too easy -which is what made it scary. Wouldn't you know the next week (when Tim returned to work) let just say I thought I was going to pull out all of my hair. They were driving me absolutely crazy...talking, yelling, screaming, spiting, teasing, taunting... I thought I was going to lose my mind. Normally if a child gets out of bed or does not behave in bed they get a warning, if it happens again then their door is shut the rest of the night. Our door locks are reversed so I can lock them in -best advice our pediatrician ever gave us! If you are struggling with bedtime try it- so much easier than the countless hours of putting them back into bed until you feel like you are going to throw them through the bed. So now the dilemma -you can't exactly close the door with both of them in the room, especially if only one child is the problem. After of few days, and a lot of hair loss, I finally figured it out. Aaron needs a couple minutes on his own to settle down for the night. So I put Aaron to bed first and allow Ian to read another book or two. Then Ian heads to bed. While this method is not flawless it seems to help. They tend to go in phases, one good week of bedtime, one bad week of bedtime. We are currently on "one bad week." I really hope all the kinks are worked out by June when this baby arrives, but something tells me it will not be the case. 

Other than attempting to get ready for this baby to arrive we have been loving the weather. Just this last week it was in the high 60's. We had the bikes out and were riding around the neighborhood enjoying the sun. Then one morning we woke up and there was about four inches of snow on the ground. I discovered this when Aaron come running in our bedroom from the deck in his underwear. snow boots, with a snowball in his hand ready to fire. So we put on our snowsuits did a little sledding and then Ian decided he would make a snowman. 

Aaron helped for a little while, then decided he was done. Sometimes I am not quite sure what to think of this boy. He just decided to rest for a few minutes laying in the driveway.

The finished product! He did the entire thing all by himself and was so proud! Can you tell he got tired of making snowballs. The head of the snowman is quite funny. 

Next week it is supposed to be warm again! Who know what the weather will be here in good ole Utah!