10/30/2012 - Keep away Liam

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I asked Finn to recreate his "Keep away from my delicate magnatile building" face. Liam, our little personal wrecking crane, finds anything that anyone builds and proceeds to knock it down. FOr the most part, Finny is really patient with Liam, but sometimes it makes him really upset when Liam ruins his creations. I am sure that Finny will ruin Liam's creations one day as payback. Oh .... the joys of brotherhood!

10/29/2012 - Allowance

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Finn has been asking for all sorts of toys lately, so we thought it would be a good idea to introduce chores and an allowance for him to have his own money. We started a list of ideas for weekly chores. So far, there has been a lot of reminding, but he has been really receptive to the idea of doing "jobs" for weekly payouts. Child labor is the best!

10/28/2012 - Distraction Tactic

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Tonight I used the ultimate weapon to get both boys fingernails and toenails cut. The Netflix App on the Iphone, I love you. Both kids have had an aversion to nail clippers since birth. Finn would shiver and cry each time we would ever touch his long and terrifying toenails. But I have discovered that certain distractions will allow me to get at give them their much needed finger and toe nail clipping. 4 little hands and 4 little feet all done in about 10 minutes. I swear it used to take an hour of negotiations with Finn previously. My hands were tied up during the mani pedis, but here are the sweet boys afterwards holding on to their iphone with such tenderness.

10/27/2012 - Big Boy Bike

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One of our friends threw a little adult kid party at their house. While the older kids ran around screaming, Liam quietly discovered the cool tricycle in the kitchen. He proceeded to mount it and was just an inch from reaching the pedals. He looks so much older already. I can already see my little Liam speeding through the streets on a big boy bike!

10/26/2012 - Friday Night Downtime

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After a weird and crazy week, we all needed some downtime. Some magazine perusing and pre-bed Thomas the Train was a treat for all.

10/25/2012 - Dental downer

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It seems that our little Finn's filling fell out. We had to take him to the dentist today to get it refilled. He was an absolute star. This picture looks kind of sad, but actually he was making an unhappy face because he didn't want to get his photo taken. He was a lovely brave and patient boy. I rewarded him with a cool Batman themed Hot Wheels car as a reward for his good behavior. No more Reese's pumpkins for awhile.

10/24/2012 - Pumpkins for my pumpkins

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Halloween is upon us next week and my work candy bowl is full of all sorts of tempting treats. I brought home a little Reese's Peanut Butter pumpkin for each kid. I don't know why but the cute shape seems to make it taste better.