Books

I was reading an article with a celebrity who said she read books to her kids at night, and was talking about how they read so many books, fourteen or fifteen at a time.  I always wonder when I read things like that -  what time do they start bedtime?  We read four or five books, depending on the type of book.  Fifteen books would take us two hours to read.  If it's a little paperback (e.g. Diego saves the Sloth) we can read five or six because they are very easy.  I think those books are too easy for Owen and would rather read something more complex.  I tried to get him interested in Kipling's Just So Stories but the language was a little too arcane.  We just checked out the Henry and Mudge books from the library and he likes them.  I like that they are longer chapter books so maybe he can move onto the next level of reading (listening?) comprehension.  Ironically the actress who bragged about reading a thousand books a night also keyed me into Henry and Mudge.  We are big readers so we are so happy Owen likes reading too.  Another book we checked out was Madeline which I don't think I ever read.  What a cute story!  And I love the pictures (lithographs?)!  I'm excited to get some of the other Madeline stories.  Anybody who would like to leave the names of their favorite books would be appreciated by us.  XOXO! 

woo hoo!

Yay!  I was able to upload my Owen video to YouTube.  Now let's see if I can post it here... 

Success - Hooray!!  Now tell me if this is isn't the cutest thing you've ever seen!  

frustrated

I tried to post a video of Owen singing "itsy bitsy spider" but I couldn't get my video to upload.  I tried uploading directly to this blog, and I tried using Youtube but nothing worked.  You all will have to imagine in your head how cute it is, meanwhile I'll keep trying. 

So a funny thing happened on the way to bed Saturday night.  I went to check on Owen before going to bed.  I opened his door and he was lying in bed with no clothes on!  No diaper, no jammies, nothing.  Apparently he had peed in his diaper and it woke him up (good thing) so he took everything off (bad thing).  It was really funny at the time.  I called Loren and we took pictures and everything.  It wasn't as cute when it happened again at 4 am.  Or again this morning.  He's totally potty trained during the day, but he still has to wear a diaper at night when he sleeps.  Apparently all our talk about being a big boy and going pee pee in the potty has sunk in a little too well.  We'll see what happens tonight.

Speaking of tonight, I think it's a little crazy that it's quarter to eleven at night and both boys are still awake. I have no idea what is going with Owen.  We put him to bed at 8, by the time Loren read him his stories and sang his songs it was almost nine.  Why in the world is he still awake???  

Saturday Morning

This Saturday morning is different from every other in that Papa Johnson is not here to make the big breakfast.  No waking up to the smell of sauteed onions, or the sound of Owen and Papa choosing which color guts to put in the pancakes.  Mama and Papa Johnson have taken off on their European adventure leaving the Wortingers alone in our tiny kingdom.  As I was eating my current favorite cereal, Just the Clusters Maple Pecan Granola, I decided to create a blog.  Any who read this will share in the joys and travails of a Mommy and her three boys (two boys and a Daddy).  

  So with a whole weekend stretching out in front of us, the possibilities are endless.  Fun and games will prevail, but we also have some work (i.e. errands) to do namely...Costco.  I know what you're thinking "Costco on a Saturday??!!" but needs must.  Loren is off and it's so much easier shopping with kids when there is another adult.  So aside from Costco, my goals for this weekend are to fix Owen's bookcase (which I broke trying to redecorate his room.  Blame it on too much HGtv), and to find a way to label his clothes (other than using a Sharpie).  If anyone has a suggestion I would love to hear what worked for you.

  That's news from our tiny kingdom. XOXO