wow! it's been a week since the last post! we've been busy! 

last wednesday, 3/13, rex didn't have an accident at school. in anticipation for good news, i bought these swirly pops as a reward for not pooping in his underwear. yes, i was that excited that he didn't have an accident! (fyi -  i know this is a ridiculous treat. the lollipop got thrown away without a dent even made in it!) when rex saw it, he started jumping up and down and he said "that's the best treat i've ever seen!" 

waiting for malloy to get out of class

malloy got a swirly pop, too. she's been very patient and understanding during rex's accidents and the consequences (no tv) 

rex also got a toy for filling up his potty chart. malloy got to pick one , too. 

playing blocks

peek-a-boo! 

thursday 3/14

we went to the dr. in the morning because rex has pink-eye. we got an antibiotic and were on our way! i'm pretty sure it's from the poop incident at naptime a few days ago! we stopped at wegmans to pick up the prescription. rex got a donut and chocolate milk and malloy got a cheese pizza bialy and strawberry milk - i was so impressed with how quickly they got ready to go to the dr. 

when we got home, it was time to administer the first round of eye drops. i showed rex how i was going to put the drops in on malloy's bear. when it was his turn, he laid right down and shut his eyes so i could put the drops in the corner of his eye and then he opens them to let the medicine in. he did amazing! i was so proud of him!!

using malloy's headphones

superhero rex

helping dad take apart a computer. or as rex calls it, a "pacutor" 

friday 3/15

malloy went to school and enjoyed the st. patrick's day festivites while rex stayed home with me. we stopped at tops, rented wreck-it ralph and got some donuts. we had a little movie morning (slash disinfecting the entire house!).
the kids napped, and then we were on our way to visit grandpa gary and grandma tappy. we went home to celebrate grandpa gary's 60th birthday! the drive down was uneventful - the kids were great! they stayed up way too late!! rex went to bed at 10:45 and malloy finally fell asleep at 11:30!!

saturday 3/16

the kids were up at 6:30am despite going to bed so late! they were pretty cranky all morning long!!! they napped and then went to uncle ryan and kari's for a birthday party for grandpa gary! the kids were super excited to play with bella! bella had a friend over, neveah. she was the sweetest little girl and was running around holding rex's hand, dragging him everywhere. malloy was a bit shy at first but warmed up within a few minutes! they were playing karaoke and chasing each other all over the house.

sunday 3/17

happy st. patrick's day! grandpa gary made the kids a fun breakfast - animal pancakes! we packed up and said good-bye to grandma tappy and grandpa gary and headed over to grandma val and grandpa don's! the leprechauns had come and left green coins hidden everywhere, green milk, and shamrock cookies! the kids got to play for a bit and then we had to hit the road to get back to buffalo!
there was a bit of crying but both kids slept for a bit on the way home. when we got home, the leprechauns had gotten in our house, too! they played a bunch of tricks and left some candy gold. neal ran out and got the kids a shamrock shake to celebrate st. paddy's day!
they were happy to be home and went right to sleep in their own beds!

searching for coins

sour candy

the leprechauns were bowling in the kitchen! 

green footprints and pee

piling stuffed animals

monday 3/18

rex has been accident free for 4 days now!! yahoo!!! 

modeling his mohawk

tuesday 3/19 

nothing too exciting! we went to the gym and wegmans. 

today - 3/20

we picked our friend, ben, up for school today. he's got newborn twin sisters, so i figured we could help out a little and pick ben up and drop him off on our way to school! malloy and rex were so excited about this! we had to play some simon says to keep the kids busy since we got there a tad early. they were having a blast, though! 

the kids didn't nap today but played nicely together so i could have a tad of quiet time, too! 

they were pretty much a blur waiting to go into their classes this morning! 

at bedtime, i put this hat on rex as a joke. auntie elaine's mom made it for malloy when she was born. rex kept it on and did NOT want to take it off! it was hilarious!!! he finally took it off when it was time to go to sleep.