Keeping Busy

We have been trying to keep busy during this never ending doom and gloom winter. I am just bursting at the seams to get outside to my flower beds and dig in the dirt, to go on walks and watch the boys play out in the sunshine. Ah, this too shall pass:) I'm taking the opportunity while I have this time with just the boys to get creative and keep them busy during the day...before I am so distracted and overwhelmed with adjusting to three I don't know which way is up. So we have been keeping busy and having a great time! Some things that have been keeping our plate full...

Building train tracks. We usually make a new one everyday. I enjoy watching their imaginations at work and seeing their wheels turn as they try to figure out how the pieces will fit.

School work (as Jett calls it). He is loving going to preschool and that keeps him busy most mornings. He is super excited about spelling and getting more into his activity books lately, which is really fun. Of course, if I suggest it, it's a horrible idea, but if he brings it up - it's a great idea:) I remember when I was little I would always tell my mom how bored I was and she would list off all these "fun" things I could do and I didn't like any of them. Oh my word, I have just walked into her shoes!

UP TO NO GOOD! It's easy to be more mischeivious when you are stuck inside all day. Brayden is becoming quite the little stinker. He has gotten into this thing where if he knows I'm off doing something he runs to the fridge and takes everything out of the door and puts it into the big part. This picture is of the first time he did. I laughed. It was cute. Um yeah...there are no more pictures of this "cuteness"...and I am no longer laughing.

FUN DAY! Once a week I try to have a fun day. Last week we made this huge tent and pretended that we were camping. We made a "fire" and sang songs and read books around it. Had a snack. Went monkey hunting (we don't have any stuffed bears so we had to make do). This week I made a carnival. I put about 10 games around the living room and after they did each one I gave them a ticket. Afterwards they could claim a prize. I also had some face paints and they thought that was pretty fun.

I am at 33 weeks now, so I am staying busy just getting around:) I have started my spring cleaning early. I'm almost done and it feels so good to be organized before Little Miss arrives and organization flys out the window for a couple months. Right now I am working on one final overall good cleaning and then I need to price all the junk I have accumulated over the last month of going through closets and cabinets for our garage sale this spring. I can't believe I am down to seven weeks now. This pregnancy has been going pretty fast for me and March is already really full, so I know the time is going to fly:) I can't wait to meet this girl!