So many Kids, So Little Time. . .

No big news on the Goebel front. June is winding down and we are getting ready for our big trip to Denver. It'll be the first road trip as a family of five. Wish us good luck!!

Walker is doing sooooooooooooo good sleeping in his own bed!! As with most things with him, when he is ready he'll do it. On that front, Brady is doing so much better going down at night too. He hasn't really cried at all in a few weeks. It makes a difference when Walker is in there with him. He loves that. Although Doug and I have degrees, we are not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier (and they let us raise kids??). We have FINALLY started putting the older two down at eight or after and they are going to bed so much better and getting up at a more reasonable time. I had been trying to put them down at 7 with me, but that was not working so great.

Lauren Grace, what a little bugger!! She is, as Doug calls her "Lucy loud lips!" That girl talks and talks and talks and talks. But she is so cute with Brady. She loves to try to make him laugh while he is eating lunch.

Brady boy, he is just hanging out!! Today was pretty cute. He was literally wrestling with Walker and Lauren. He was having such a good time, laughing like crazy!!

So that's what's new!!

Adios!

Pool days, School days!

Well, Lauren seems to have conquered her fear of the water. She likes to swim in the baby pool now with Brady. Brady just takes it all in and Walker, well he is our fish. He is now jumping into the deep end with his life jacket on. He LOVES to swim!!

Lauren seems like all of a sudden she is getting so big!! What happened to my baby girl? And boy is she a talker!! She is such a cutie!!

Walker is gearing up for preschool. He is pretty excited!

Brady boy is just crawling around like crazy!! He is talking like crazy too!! "Da!! Hi!! Ma!!"

In terms of speech therapy, I am working with Walker on Yellow. He says Lello. I think this is pretty typical, but I just wanted to see if he could do it. It is still Lello!

Lauren makes her S's into F's. For instance, she says "I want to go fwimming!" Embarrasingly, "I no want a fanking!! (spanking)" Walker's stuffed dog Sparky is Farky to her. Pretty cute!!

Well, off to work I go!!

The Long and Winding Road

Nothing to terribly exciting to report. Summer is here and the pool is open! Walker loves to swim. He would jump in all day if he could. Lauren won't go near the water. Not quite sure what the deal is there. Brady is loving sitting in the baby pool and watching the other kids.

Doug is teaching summer school right now. I think this will be a good thing because it is not all summer long and will give him a bit of a break. We are planning to go to Denver in July and maybe, finances willing, California for Christmas. I would really like to get out there, but we'll see how it all goes.

Every day has its little challenges. I have to admit, I wish I was more patient. (if you are my brother or sister, stop laughing as you know that I have a history of being impatient and prone to temper tantrums). I am really trying not to get to upset with the kids of insignificant things. My big hurdle right now is the whole potty training thing. Poor Lauren. She gets it. She does it. But she doesn't always remember to scoot back on the potty, thereby peeing all over the floor. I am so tired of wiping up pee!! But I also know that she is not even 2-1/2 and I need to not take it out on her. Those of you who know me well will appreciate that Walker is just like me, thus we butt heads quite a bit. If I lose my temper, he loses his and it escalates. If there were a video camera, it would almost be funny to watch because he says and does EXACTLY what I do when I get frustrated with him, down to the facial expressions. Nature or Nurture? Talk amongst yourselves. Otherwise, he is really getting to be a fun little guy, riding his bike, playing, reading books and boy does he remember every little thing I tell him!! He is also a great big bro to Brady (Except when Brady blocks the tv, where does he get this from?)

Brady boy, or as Lauren calls him "baby boy" is getting himself into more and more trouble by the day! Yesterday he climbed all the way up the stairs!! He is pretty darn tall to so putting stuff up is not always out of his reach!! He is such a little cutie!

Lauren Funny- Doug bought them some batons at the grocery store the other day (SUCKER!) and taught her the following that she now does standing on top of the lego box as her stage "Go team GO! Go Team GO!" waving her baton. It cracks me up!!

Well until next time, Toodles!