The Zoo, a Barbecue, and a nasty story of Poo

We had a great weekend. On Saturday Michael went paint balling with friends. He came back very sore, but had a great time. Monday we went to the zoo and a barbecue with friends. I know I post a lot of zoo pictures but we have a membership so that is what we do. The zoo was fun, but I would warn anyone who rides the monorail at the Dallas Zoo that cart number nine is where Joshua decided to pee. I wiped it up with wipes and it dried very fast. I was so embarrassed, luckily we were with friends who are also potty training a child, so they were understanding.


The gorilla came up so close to us that Joshua felt the need to back up, we enjoyed spending time looking at all of the animals.

We spent some time at the Children's Zoo and the kids played in the creek. Joshua and Dallin had so much fun. Dallin didn't even care that he was being walked on by bigger kids. :)

My boys are growing up so fast, in this picture I think they almost look the same size.

At the barbecue we were with the same friends as last year, and it just struck me how big they are all getting, and how much more they can do. Joshua was just barely walking last year. The food was delicious, and we had a great time Thanks to the Lukers and Gerstners!

As a side note, this morning was so nasty. Dallin was eating breakfast in the high chair. He started to grunt and I knew that he was pooping. He had a little bit left to eat so I figured that I would grab myself a bite to eat and then change him as soon as he was done. I grabbed my food, turned around, and saw that Dallin had poop all around his mouth. I was horrified. I screamed at Michael. Michael threw him in the tub, and I cleaned up the high chair. I bleached everything and scrubbed the chair so well. I guess Dallin must have been sitting just right because the diaper hardly had any poop in it. Needless to say I wasn't hungry anymore.

May is Here and Almost Gone

I got the messages that I needed to update my blog. :) I just have not had too much time to be on the computer. We had fun at the zoo two weekends ago, which is where the pictures above are from. I played hooky from a Church meeting and hung out with my family and our friends. We had a blast! Michael did a great job with Mother's Day, he made a delicious breakfast and dinner.

My patience have been tested this past week. I really need to work on my patience. This week is looking a little better. I am not sure if it is because I am in a better mood, or if Dallin is in a slightly better mood. I think Dallin may be teething so he has been very much attached to me. He also had a fever last week, but it was very low grade and went away over night.

The boys have been fighting a lot. Dallin is quite the antagonist. He will steal Lightning McQueen from all of Joshua's cars and crawl away as fast as he can. He does this several times. He will also take the binky out of Joshua's mouth right after nap time and take off with even though he already has one in his mouth. Joshua on the other hand is not so innocent either, he always seems to want to play with whatever toy Dallin or any other child at our house has, and feels it is his right to take it away. We are working on taking turns and sharing. I hope it will catch on soon. Joshua is doing ok with potty training. We still average about 1 accident every two days. I just wish he wanted it more. I still have to encourage him so much. Oh well, at least we are using less diapers now. Dallin is starting to stand a little on his own, and is walking behind the Tonka truck. They are both doing so great!

Below is a video of my boys actually getting along and this is what I would like to remember so that is why I posted it. The boys like to play in the window because they feel like they are outside. :)