The Frain Train

Monday, June 10, 2013

My own personal comedian

After days like today, I just collapse into our couch and take a deep breath. Sitting down and taking five minutes to myself is overrated while the boys are awake. Totally overrated. I spent most of today vacuuming up crushed Cheese nips, mopping up my Sam's Club sized bottle of spilled shampoo used to make "bubbles" in the water table, and wiping Henry's runny nose. Alex walked through the door tonight at 5, and gave me a huge hug. After inquiring why I smelled so good, I told him it was because I had used the boys Spiderman 2-in-1 Berry Blast conditioning shampoo. While the smell apparently is a turn-on, it just doesn't give my hair that bounce and shine needed for my just-jumped-out-of-the-shower-and-threw-it-into-a-wet-bun look, so Johnny and I headed out to Target tonight for new shampoo for mom.

Johnny was already in his pajamas when we left; a pair of Phineas and Ferb sleep pants and his customized scrubs t-shirt with "Dr. Toot" embroidered at the pocket. Long story-inside family joke. Do you know how hard it is to remain serious and discipline your 4 year old when he is walking up to every stranger in the aisles, sticking out his hand and saying, "Did you page Dr. Toot? Dr. Toot at your service" followed ever so subtly by a familiar sound effect to go along with the title?

He asks question after question and I throw out answers as quickly as I can think of them. I was in the baby aisle buying diaper wipes tonight and he pointed to the breast pumps and loudly asked, "Mom-is that the thing you used to use with Henry to make milk come out of your boobies." Yes. Yes it is. Now stop making toot sounds at people, and climb back onto the cart.

On the way home, I had a major craving for a diet coke, so I swung into the McDonalds drive-thru line and asked Johnny if he wanted anything-thinking maybe an ice cream cone or a pie. "I'll take a McDouble mom." Huh? I didn't know the full extent of his familiarity with the menu, considering it's a rare thing to him to stray from his chicken nuggets and/or hamburger with 8 pickles. (3 bites btw, and the rest went to daddy.)

I love those moments when I am able to get one of my kids completely one-on-one, and I love age 4. John is just at that age where everything he says either makes me cringe or laugh until I cry. Tonight, I did both.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Catching up!

Somehow I was under the misconception that being a SAHM would give me ridiculously large amounts of time to update this blog. Poor Henry has not received his due amount of pictures and attention on this blog; Nicky either for that matter. Henry is almost 1 year old-when the heck did that happen?! He is seriously the most easygoing, laid back child anybody has ever seen. He is happy sitting and watching every move his brothers make, and when the opportunity easily presents itself, he dives in, grabs whatever toy has captured their attention for the moment and crawls away as fast as he can. Brilliant baby. Poor Nicky broke his leg a couple of weeks ago jumping off of our king size bed into a pack and play. Boys. He's taken it like a champ though, and I caught him scooting himself off of the couch today and "walking" across the living room. You just can't keep little man down. We took away his pacifier during the day, and who knew?! The kid can talk! He came into the kitchen the other day after months of saying a handful of words "clearly" as Alex and I were making dinner and said, "What are you guys making?" So yes, Alex and I are single-handedly responsible for holding our 2 year old back from having an expansive vocabulary. Awesome. Johnny makes me laugh so hard every day with his classic one-liners. My mom suggested I start writing them down so that I don't forget them, so here are just a few favorites from the last couple weeks.

"Mom, I really want to be a garbage man when I grow up, but I'm not a brown amigo!"-Whoops.

"Nick, when the doctor comes in-make sure you tell him that you ONLY drink milk at home and eat lots of vegetables; that's what mommy likes us to say." -Again, whoops.

He graduates from 3K tomorrow. I would normally be the first in line to proclaim how totally lame and pointless a celebration like that is, but it's my child. So the tradition is brilliant and timeless-let's have a graduation for every year. Alex had a meeting scheduled for the afternoon that was changed to the morning, so he has to miss it. He was really bummed and made me PROMISE to get the entire 5 minute ceremony on camera. So all I need to do is make sure that my 2 year old stays in his chair and doesn't break his other leg, make sure the almost 1 year old doesn't crawl up and join his brother in for the goodbye song and keep the camera on Johnny the whole time. Piece of cake.

How precious is this face?

"Baby" Henry

Johnny boy-4 years old

I just feel that this picture encompasses his "boyness."

Ever the trooper

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Our Nicholaus is 2 years old!

My Nicholaus turns two years old tomorrow...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

It's beginning to look a lot like...Chradvent?

So our Advent wreath needs new candles, but enjoy the pictures of our Christmas decorations. I know, I know...it's Advent and maybe we should pull back a little on the Christmas decorations, but let's see how long you can last while my 3 year old asks you every 5 minutes if it's time to put up the tree. I lasted about 2 days. Sigh...he was so cute putting it up too. In all honesty, he put up almost every ornament. And in all honesty, as soon as he was down for his nap, I attacked the tree and re-situated almost every ornament. Nicholaus may have eaten some tinsel...the jury is still out on that one. Henry just jumped in his jumperoo in step with the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer soundtrack. Nativity is up, Jesus is hidden behind the popcorn in the pantry where he goes. On with the pics...