Painting the Bathtub

I saw this on Pinterest and thought this would be a great evening activity for this snowy, cold day.  Owen and Olivia loved it! 

All you need is shaving cream, food coloring, and a muffin tin

3rd Dinner

It seems as though our blog entries have been heavy on Owen's eating these days.  And yet here is another. 

Last night we were at Mimi and Papa's eating mexican chicken chili.  Owen was begging to eat at 5:00, so we put him in his highchair and he ate at least one bowl. 

Then when Papa ate around 5:30, Owen gladly joined him on his lap and ate again. 

Then when Uncle Justin ate around 6:00, Owen climbed up on his lap to eat again.  And asked for more when the bowl was empty. 

Then when it was time to go, I found Owen in his highchair eating an apple.  How does this kid possibly have enough room to eat all of that food?  Growth spurt?

Timeout

We started timeouts recently.  Owen and Olivia don't quite get it, and they definitely don't sit still.  But I wanted them to start putting the word timeout together with doing something bad.  Timeouts are usually for bigger offenses, and come after a warning.  Some examples....

1.  Shoving your sister off a ride on toy dino
2.  Hitting your brother in the face with a golf club
3.  Climbing up a bookcase

Ok, as I write those things out, all I can think off is how crazy things are around here these days! 

The other problem with timeout - compassion.  Picture Olivia hitting Owen in the face with golf clubs while he has his diaper changed.  She's been warned once, so now she sits in timeout.  Owen sits down next to her and brings her a toy.  And a binkie.  And pats her on the back.  It is so hard to not think that is adorable!  But no toys in timeout, so now I am spending my time explaining to Owen why he can't give Olivia a toy, which basically takes my attention away from the timeout in the first place!  Fail. 

I'm sure discipline only gets easier, right??  Ha!

Chopsticks

Owen is always impressing us with his eating abilities.  He eats anything, and he eats all the time.  Especially if there is dip.  At Pei Wei last weekend, he used chopsticks!

Thanks for the pictures Aunt Erica!