Bubble wrap??... Football helmets??... Charmin???....

'm looking for suggestions on how to keep my boys from serious injury. Seems we have rung in the new year with some medical emergencies- that- thankfully, were not worse and did not require ER visits... just an anxious mom doing the waking up every couple of hours throughout the night concussion checks.
It all started with Aidan. We have a sort of landing at the base of our stairs, between the living room and kitchen. He was walking from the kitchen to the living room and somehow tripped and with some momentum behind him because it is a two step landing- he caught a corner of the coffee table behind his ear. Thankfully on a bony area of his head. Here's some proof after the swelling went down.

Then, of course, Owen couldn't be outdone by his older brother... so New Years day- he went out to our kitchen to talk to daddy who was doing the dishes and he was trying to round a corner to quickly. His feet slid from under him and he landed square on his face, chipping his front two teeth. David took him to the dentist the following Monday- and they decided not to touch it right now- not doing any harm really- didn't get down to the root. Then that night- Owen fell with his face into the stair and put his tooth almost through his lip.... (I don't have photographic proof of that- but trust me, it was ugly).


So, really, any suggestions??

A few pictures from the holidays...

The calm (?) after the unwrapping storm...

Owen helping to put together a Christmas gift.

One of the boys favorite parts of Christmas- the jolly old elf himself left them a thank you note for the cookies and milk!

Showing some attitude- wearing matching jammies...

Less attitude- more brotherly love.

We had such a marvelous holiday season! Family... friends (some that we haven't seen in many years)... FOOD! The boys have had the holiday twinkles in their eyes since Halloween. We have had so much fun watching them take all of the seasonal spirit in. Happy Holidays!!

Little is three!!

And we had a marvelous time! Here's some proof:

The birthday boy

The cake

Getting his wish!

Some of the gifts!

The gang!

Twas the day after Thanksgiving... or do I mean Halloween??

It has been a while since I have posted. I have actually had some troubles with my computer selecting pictures- so I have tried-unsuccessfully to post a couple of times. Now I have a NEW computer- yay- and it works! Here is one of those posts I was working on. Owen was in the middle of potty training (that day that he was busy potty training)... he is a potty training expert by the way... and he was showing off his new big boy pants while he was being wearing his shades and trick or treating (around the house gathering various treats). AND I captured it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are so thankful for our family, our friends, and all of our blessings... Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Owen and sharing

Owen still uses a pacifier. Mostly while he is sleeping- but also when he gets hurt- which is way too often- to give you an idea why... I took him to the coffee shop this morning and he pointed to the roof and said "I can jump from there... when I get wings, I can fly!" and, he truly believes that- so sometimes he has his pacifier when he is testing out his wing growth.
One of these days, Owen had his pacifier and asked for a snack. I told him he would have to put his pacifier and his cow up (he has a cow flashlight he likes to feed because the mouth opens up where the light is). I came out with the snack to find this:

If you can't tell in the picture, Owen put his pacifier in the cow's mouth. Such a sweet little man!

A night out with the mario brothers

Halloween this year was SO much fun! The boys were incredibly excited to wear their Mario and Luigi costumes... Don't know if you can tell but Owen's Mustache covered his mouth and adhesived his mouth shut. (he could still breathe out of his nose... but his "trick or treat" call- sounded more like "mm-mm-mmmmmm"). He just absolutely wanted to wear it and ran the other way when we tried to fix it so he could open his mouth.
We went with cousin's S and S, and aunt C and uncle M. Also, Uncle W. was able to join us this year (he was in town for grandma's funeral and so he wasn't able to go trick or treating with his girls in Cali- so he decided to go with the nephews.) I think a fun time was had by all.
It was pretty cold- but it made it easier to get the boys to come in after their fun was had. They are being amazingly controlled about the candy consumption. They don't ask for it that much- a couple of times a day- but we have set a limit to only after they eat something of some substance...and it really hasn't been a hassle. They really aren't candy guys yet. Mommy... however... where's that halloween candy??? It's like stealing candy from a baby... (just kidding- kind of)!