Cleaning House

• I got the boys to clean the house well this evening with me.
• Mica was busting a move on cleaning because I told him that the Easter Bunny couldn't hop through our house getting his paws dirty on the floor, and he wouldn't want the Easter Bunny to trip on Mica and Isaak's toys.
• Now the hiding ceremony begins.

First Easter Egg Hunt of 2010

• We usually only have two Easter egg hunts. This year we'll have 3.
• We got invited to go over to a brunch by one of Daddy's old co-workers. His wife just had a baby, so we wanted to see their baby.
• They had eggs hidden outside for the kids.
• Isaak was pretty slow. He wanted to open each egg before he put them in the basket. Opening and closing the plastic egg was much more interesting to him then finding eggs.

• Mica was running all over, so it was hard capturing him on camera.

Durham Western Heritage Museum

• Daddy took the boys to the Durham Western Heritage Museum this morning.
• They took a step back in time with a visit to this totally renovated art deco-style train station.

• One feature about the museum that's really pretty cool is it's tall 65 feet ceilings. At Christmas time they have a HUGE Christmas tree go in this space.

• The boys had fun. So much fun that Isaak crashed in the car on the way home. This is something he rarely does.

OCD Behavior

• Mica and I have the horrible habit of picking our lips when we're thinking, bored, or already have dry/chapped lips.
• Today I found out that this is a Obsessive Compulsive Disorder behavior that's hard to stop on your own.
• Daddy gets irritated with Mica when he won't stop picking at his lip. After reading this article I understand the disorder a little better.
• I would of never thought of it as a disorder. It seemed to be a bad habit. I find myself picking at my lip even though I know it's bad that I'm doing it.
• Maybe all bad habit's are labeled as disorders now a days.

Teeth Brushing Time

• Isaak's been wanting to do everything on his own lately. Here's him brushing his teeth. He's gets so excited to be independent.
• Of course it's nice for us to brush his teeth sometimes, so that we know he's getting them clean. When we take over Isaak is not happy.

Eiffel Tower

• The Eiffel Tower that Daddy made. He was pretty happy with this one.
• Mica wanted to build a Thomas track to fit under it, then they can go through it.

Step 2 Neighborhood Fun Center Playhouse Giveaway

• J. Leigh Designz is giving away a Fun Center Playhouse from Step 2.
• It looks like so much fun.
• I want to get in and play!

Purgood Organics Giveaway

• One Jolly Mom reader will win her choice of either the Purgood Organics Baby Wash & Shampoo or the Lotion!
• My kids have always had skin issues, so I'm careful about what I put on them. Mica's grown out of his issues, but Isaak still gets patches of baby eczema every once in awhile and has what I call chicken skin on his arms and legs.
• Part of what triggered my kids bad skin is after Mica had his staph infection at 7 months, and Isaak had meningitis at two month. All those harmful antibiotics were not good on their little systems. When I gave them probiotics, this helped clear their systems. Once their skin would clear up, they'd have another break out. I'm very careful when it comes to their skin.
• Purgood Organics is made of all natural ingredients, which is important to me.

Art Easel Giveaway

• Jolly Mom is giving away an Art Easel by Melissa and Doug from the company Gummy Lump.
• I love Melissa and Doug products and the company Gummy Lump. They have a great selection of toys!

In Regards to My Last Two Posts

• The preschool director emailed me back.
• She said that they do not have kids graduate twice. Mainly because they give out a Bible when they graduate. If he walked twice, people would wonder why he's not getting a Bible.
• I think if he had a robe and a hat on he'd be fine.
• She said that they could have Mica lead the line to feel important.
• I can't decide if I want him to go, or just to stay home?
• I just think it's awkward for a little kid to be isolated by not getting to do something that a whole bunch of other kids get to do. I'd feel different if it wasn't for rest of his class graduating. I'm not the type of mom that feels my kid should get everything when they don't deserve it. I just don't want someone so young to have that feeling of being really left out. I know what that feels like, and it's not fun.
• Maybe I am making too much of an issue out of it. I very well could be.
• It would help if they just had a little party celebrating them graduating. Instead it's this formal event with robes and hats.
• I'm going to sit Mica down closer to the event...tell him the whole situation, and ask him if he wants to go to see his friends off, or if he wants to go do something special as a family? He'll know about the whole ordeal anyhow because they are practicing songs for it in preschool. His cousin will be talking about it too. It's not like I can hide this event from him. Usually with kids if you just don't talk about something...they don't know what they are missing. He will be seeing some of his friends when he has a birthday party in August.