Lucas loved the slide - going down with Daddy anyway. It's really fast, so I said no way to a solo trip. I'm sure he'd have loved it though- quite the daredevil.
And then it was time to say bye to Daddy. It went much better this time. No screaming, no tantrums. Just a "I want to go with daddy. I wish he could stay here." I said me too, and that was that. We even had a great evening - they ate their dinner, my dinner, and everything else in the house, took baths, watched a movie, and snuggled like crazy. I couldn't be much luckier. 
We also stopped at Old Navy today because I have officially grown too small for my clothes again - hooray! So i am now down to a 1 digit size (8) for the first time since the middle of college. Crazy! I'm getting oh so close to my goal - less than 7 lbs to go.
Thanks to our friends Steve and Linda who loaned us their truck, we got to take a whole bunch of stuff to the dump today. 2 loads in all, lots of broken or damaged stuff. Ethan got to go on the 2nd trip and loved it. So much to see! 
Lucas enjoyed cleaning the driveway when they got back, as well as climbing in the back of the truck with his big brother.
Other than that huge job, I baked granola bars and pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, we played and played, and ate a free pizza from Domino's (came with a game we bought a while back) that was delicious. While the big boys were gone, Lucas and I had a giggle fest here at the house. I think he just soaked up that alone time with me. It's a rarity these days...
Then tonight... I should just eat after they go to bed, but like many nights, I finally got around to my dinner and I had two little birdies begging "please!" between every single one of my bites.
So I share - because look at that grin... Even though I DON'T want to share.
They also took their first shower together tonight. I don't know how we got on the subject, but we were discussing being a big boy and talking about how one of his friends takes showers by himself and how when you're in there by yourself, you don't get water in your eyes as much as when you're with someone. So he was determined to try. He seemed to love it. Then Lucas went in. He loved it too - though stayed out of the stream of water (I just used the bucket like a bath). They loved it sooo much, in fact, that the temper tantrums when I pulled them out might have set records. It was bad. 
Poor Ethan - he thought he was being funny when he got himself lodged in there. He did get out, but not before a little bit of panicking. And a lot of laughing from me. We had a great night last night - even played a bit in the backyard. Lucas loved the slide until he went down face-first. He only cried for a minute, but wouldn't go back to it after that.
Friday - fairly uneventful except look at how cute this boy was! Actually, the highlight was running into a friend at Costco - thanks for stopping Val! It's the little things that make me still feel human!
Lucas just kept trying to eat it... but what's new.
And I.... well, let's just say I was identifying more with Lucas this morning. That stuff is good!
Oh, what a week.... Tuesday night after we got back from dinner Lucas was a mess and kind of hot - yep, had a temp of 100, and Ethan had been complaining of his stomach all day... So, no daycare for Wednesday. I made the boys a dr. appt for the next morning and wrote some sub plans. Turned out Lucas has double ear infections - oops. And Ethan was just fine. The tummy trouble was probably a combination of stress and the antibiotics. Sooo we spent the day snuggling and resting. It was good. I hate missing school and this was the 6th day since Brian left that I had to be home. That's nuts! I was feeling really stressed until I went to Zumba and pushed myself really hard. Then I went and bought myself some flowers and a stress-relief Yoga Dvd. That should help, right?
Today was a much better day. The boys woke up in great moods and seemed pretty healthy - despite still having nagging coughs. I lined 'em up for their meds and away we went. They had great days at school. Ethan told me all about his tooth necklace and his argument with his teacher about how many teeth were on it. He was right by the way. Or at least the way he tells it. Then tonight I tried to do the yoga video while they were up - thinking they'd enjoy doing it with me. But every time my head was on the floor, Lucas sat on it. And Ethan kept trying to stick me with the thermometer
Not an overly exciting weekend, but we got a decent (well, by some standards) amount of stuff done around the house, played a lot, and ate some good (well, by some standards) food.
What Lucas was doing at the restaurant, I'll never know. What a goof! He was so loud and obnoxious.... just in a goofy goofy mood I guess.
They practiced various stances and their "form" which is where they do a little routine, shouting out "Honesty, is alway telling the truth!" Of course, its a bunch of little guys, so it's actually telling the troof.
At the end of class, Ethan earned two stripes - red for being able to say the word (Honesty) and what it means. And green for showing his "focus face" during class. 
We were proud. He did quite a bit of silliness, showing off, and genuine goofing off during class, but for the most part followed along really well.
So great to have Daddy here... So great to see the boys soooo excited and happy... Check out that smile!
So great to have someone else to help pick up the pieces... (FYI he's not really hurt- it was a dramatic moment after the big chase)
Quiet day, quiet night.... just hanging out here. So great.
Dinos for Ethan and Dr. Seuss for Lucas. Both with tootsie pops- which it's a good thing there weren't lots of extras of...
Yep, he's sick. Sick sick sick. He's got strep. I figured it out this morning when he told me his tongue and teeth hurt. Then when I called the doctor and explained that he'd been complaining of his tummy and head they said those were the tell-tale signs of strep in his age group. Oh. So I probably shouldn't have ignored those symptoms. 
So tomorrow should be a little more normal. I hope. I can only take so much Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder. Seriously.
Then we decided to go for a bike ride- that was awesome. Lucas moved slowly, but loved being out there with his big bro. Ethan was a mad man. He figured out how to go fast around and around and around. We had one bad fall, but I just said "Ready for Round 2?" and he said, "Yeeahhh!"
We came home and made mini-mini pizzas - delicious and healthy. Ethan's getting really good at rolling out the crusts - he wouldn't let me help at all.
Bath time was insane - Lucas has learned to splash - big. It was crazy, the bathroom was/is soaked.... But they had fun. We had fun.
So I started feeling a bit cruddy again, was thinking I might need to go back to the doc or go get some more meds or something when I get a phone call. "Remember that culture we took A WEEK ago? Well, turns out it was positive. How are you feeling?" So then I stumbled around explaining that I had taken some antibiotics left over from a previous infection because I was sure they'd be calling me..... Anyhow, I am now on a Z-pack and never going to that Urgent Care again. So there! (Until the next time that I'm miserable and that's the most convenient choice....) 
