Egg Hunt, Moving Frustrations, and Rewards

Yesterday, we went to an egg hunt with some of the natural mamas from Central Piedmont Mommies at a local park.  The kids had a really great time finding all the eggs with (food free) prizes!  They got tons of Silly Bands, trinkets, playdoh, bubble rings, bouncy balls, and stickers.  It was so nice to go to an event where the focus was not food and I didn't have to worry about what Reilly could/could not have.  The kids had a ball playing with other kids, especially the older ones.  They listened great, played well, and had a great time! 

Laney got her own special eggs from our good friend Stephanie.  They each have a little L on top and inside was a bow in each!  She's super sweet!!  Laney had a great time chewing on them.

Laney is wearing her new dress that Megan made for her.  It's super cute!  The little bird has a "LB" on it - short for Laney Bird :)

Onto moving frustrations --- Mike and I have a stronger marriage now than we ever have.  We rarely argue about anything, but being left in the car with 3 children - 2 of whom are screaming for more than 30 minutes because someone at corporate screwed up the box order at Uhaul does not make for a happy mommy.  Long story short, corporate reserved furniture pads from the Uhaul in ASHEVILLE instead of the boxes/packing tape from the Uhaul in CHARLOTTE.  Needless to say, the manager will personally be delivering the boxes tonight and we might actually get everything packed before my parents get here.

Reilly and Finn have been working hard to fill their responsibility chart.  This was our first time using this approach and I learned quickly that some of their responsibilities were unrealistic (like making beds seeing as how we don't even make our bed).  I'm just not the kind of mom that requires things like that.  So, after they filled their charts, they would get to go to Target and choose a toy that would not exceed $15.  They were VERY excited to pick their new toys today.  Reilly chose Color Wonder "Glow Explosion" and Finn chose Color Wonder Fingerpaints.  They came home and quickly cleaned up their mess in the living room (one of their responsibilities) so they could open and use their new toys.  Finn meticulously painted a rainbow and Reilly quickly drew on 4 sheets of his glow paper.  They LOVE the crayola color wonder stuff --- and so does mama :).

And one more....About 2 days ago, our little Lane (you know the one who is still just barely taking steps and is still only around 19lbs) decided she can (and will) scale our kitchen table.  And I thought the boys were trouble....