Just Another Way They Are Different

While Jason is all in to mixing his paints and rainbows or racetracks as the subjects of his art, Shawn takes a more minimalistic approach.

I call it "4 Dots - Imagine What You Will"

No mixing. No rainbows. No fluff. The boy just does what he has in mind and then he is DONE.

They continue to show their individuality at every turn. I love it!

Confusion

It seems this new round of sickness has thoroughly confused my kids. Perhaps they are suffering from a bit of delirium? I don't know, but all of a sudden, they can't seem to remember how things are supposed to be used.

Take Shawn for instance:

Shawn, that pail doesn't go on your head!

I'm pretty sure that Shawn's aware that a pail is for putting stuff in, and by stuff I don't mean your head. Yet, here he is trying his darnedest to prove me wrong.

And then there's Jack:

He saw his brother attempting to wear the pail, so he just had to try it himself...

Jack, didn't you just hear me tell Shawn that a pail doesn't
go on your head?!

Silly boy. I told him it wouldn't fit!

Then he thought he was going to give reading another go. He was even more confused about that idea.

Oh, Jack! You don't read books with your teeth!

He tried his hardest to prove me wrong, too.

Lastly, there is Jason:

He's confused on the proper way to use a paper plate. Jason thinks the perfect use for a paper plate is to finger paint on it.

Here he painted a rainbow. :-)

And this, my friends, is a race track. lol
(see? there's a red car in first, blue car in second, and a yellow car in third)

I hope the confusion passes quickly. At this rate, who knows what I am going to find them trying to do next!

Sunday Six

A few memories from this last week:

1. Jack has this thing he does that melts my heart. When he is in the middle of playing, he'll stop what he is doing and come crawling straight to me for a hug and snuggle. He'll sit with me for a little bit before he'll get down and again go on his way.
2. One of Shawn's favorite pastimes is to put all his toys out the doggie door that leads to the garage. He tells stories about each of the toys as he's putting them through the door. Sometimes, he'll ask me to rescue them once he's finished putting them all through so he can do it all again. lol.
3. Jason is on a painting kick this week. His favorite subject is a rainbow and he loves to mix his colors. The only problem is after a while, all of his colors look exactly the same so his rainbows don't look like rainbows to anyone else but him. (He thinks they look beautiful!)
4. Jack has discovered our cat. Annie. Anytime Jack sets eyes on her, he laughs and chases her all over the house. I swear the cat knows what is going on, too, because she goes out of her way to get his attention when she enters the room.
5. Shawn loves, loves, loves talking on the phone to grandma. He always knows when I am talking to her, and INSISTS on talking to her, too. He tells her what he is doing, what Jason is doing, and then ends with a routine about her taking dirt off of his hand. It's hilarious. Once this week I tried to convince him that I was talking to a salesman instead of my mom. He insisted on the phone anyway and had the funniest conversation with the "salesman/grandma." He knew it was her, but kept calling her "salesman" anyway. We still crack up when we think about it.
6. Jason has become very protective of his brothers over the last few weeks. It is one thing if he does something to his brothers, but he is the first to their defense if he thinks Isaac or I are doing something to them they don't like (like giving Shawn medicine for example). He'll rush over and tell us over and over again, "Shawn doesn't like that, mommy!" until we stop the "injustice." He'll sometimes even give alternatives for us to do instead of whatever is causing his brother's stress. Perhaps he has a future as a lawyer?

 

Painting Time

From yesterday:

Poor Shawn was in the middle of the Sick and didn't want to do anything but just be. Jason on the other hand (and Jack, too) had all kinds of energy. Isn't that always the way? lol

Jason got to do a painting craft.

He chose a fish magnet to paint.

Look, mommy! There's a rainbow on my brush!

Concentrating on his work. If only his pesky nose would
cooperate...

Blowing on his work to help it dry.

Lest you think he was well, here is what he looked like
in between all of the happy shots above.

Today was better than yesterday. I think we're on the right path toward recovery.

Sigh.

The sick is back. Boo. Sadly, that runny nose of Jack's wasn't just teething. This germ fest round hit Jason yesterday. Poor Shawn was hit today.

Hoping this is a quicker moving, less nasty version than the last round we had.

"I just want to sit here and watch TV."

The good news is Jack is pretty much back to his old self with the exception of the occasional runny nose. Jason is not well and his nose is like a faucet, but at least he's no longer refusing food and drink any more. And poor Shawn has the leaking nose, kept his appetite to some degree, and is "just" fatigued.

All three managed to play a quick game of chase before bed. :-)

To sum up, they're sick. They've been worse. We hope this is fast moving. And...well I am done with this whole germ thing.

Oh, and let's all hope that my mom and I manage to avoid it this time. (We told Isaac it was his turn to get sick. He told us he didn't believe in germs. If only it was that easy to stay well!)

Priorities

I had to laugh at Jack this afternoon. He was soooo tired, but he was adamant about eating his lunch before he went down for his nap. Every time I tried to stop giving him his food, he'd cry. He'd been doing this for a while before I even thought to go get the camera.



Notice how he can barely keep those eyes open, but the mouth has no problem staying open at all.

The boy's got his priorities.

Apparently it is food first, then sleep!

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

A typical night here at Casa Lopez...

Shawn's chowing down on a chocolate chip cookie. The boy
does love him some chocolate--and no, I wasn't the one who gave it to him.
Just saying.

Jason's laughing at daddy. He's pretty funny, you know.
Daddy that is, not Jason. Although I guess Jason is pretty
funny, also. :-)

Jack is just about ready for bed. He's on one of Shawn's his blankets
that he took over as his own. He loves burying his face in it. It's so cute to watch!
He's had a runny nose since yesterday. Let's all agree that
the teething is causing the runniness, not something more sinister.

Nice and quiet. Just how we like it!