Home Bodies

We have been home all week.  Our biggest outing was going to Walmart.  I am a home body, but I'm starting to go a little stir crazy.  Mornings get a little crazy around here.  All of my kids are so grouchy in the morning and I am grouchy in the morning so it is a bad mix.  Snacks and a movie always help with grouchy kids.

Wyatt has a cold so we haven't been getting out like we normally do.  We have spent lots of time playing downstairs in the toy room.  I did the laundry today and it pretty much consisted of mostly pajamas.  I love having the toy room.  We decided to put the boys together so we could have this room.  Even though half the time Jonah ends up sleeping in Caitlyn's room, it is totally worth it.

I'm trying to give Hallee an outlet for her aggression!  The more we see of her personality the more I realize how similar she is to Jonah.  She is a born tease with a nasty stubborn streak.  She is constantly taking Wyatt's toys and snacks.  She will take his toy and get a smile on her face and run off while Wyatt screams.  After a minute or two she brings it back to him with a big smile and gives it back to him while saying, "thank you." I know she doesn't want the toy because if she wants what Wyatt has she will scream, when she is teasing she just laughs and runs.

Wyatt has a very similar personality to Caitlyn.  He is more sensitive and hates it if anyone is mad at him.  He has the hardest time obeying, so by the time I have asked him ten times to do something I am frustrated and he knows it.  He will get this sweet voice and say, "don't be mad at me mom."  He is very animated when he talks.  He uses a lot of expression in his voice and usually keeps his mouth open wide at the end for extra emphasis.  He loves to pretend.  If he is pretending to be something he will not answer to anything other than what he is at the moment.  He always asks me what radio station is on in the car and loves to say, "told ya."

Hallee is the queen of dirty looks. I am constantly getting comments from people on this.  I think everyone is surprised when this sweet little face turns to a scowl when they talk to her.  You always know where you stand with Hallee.  Lately when people talk to her instead of scowling she will play with her fingers.  She keeps her eyes totally focused on her fingers and won't look at the person.  I guess that is her nervous, shy habit.

Wyatt also gets obsessed with things like Caitlyn does.  He picks a book and we have to read it over and over for weeks.  Right now it is, "The Gingerbread Boy."  I love that my kids fall asleep reading.  We have always let the kids read at bedtime and they all love it.  Caitlyn and Jonah read for an hour or two before falling asleep every night. 

This girl loves to be naked!  She took all her clothes off yesterday and had the biggest smile as she ran around the house.  I love how she just goes about her business and plays like everything is normal.  It is a challenge to keep her dressed, but it totally cracks me up how happy she is to be naked.