Bits of Life

Here are some random bits of life lately:

Zane is a night owl. We put him to bed before Jaxen (because it does not seem fair that the younger kid stays up later than the older) most nights. There are exceptions. But most nights, Zane goes to bed before Jaxen and is still up when Jaxen goes to bed. He is quiet (for the most part). The other night I peaked in at him and found this.

There have a been a few nights where Zane is up until 10 or later. And he still wakes up in the middle of the night to go potty and then wants to lay in my bed for 5 minutes with me. I rarely wake up enough to take him back to his bed after a few minutes or argue with him that he has to sleep in his own bed. Therefore, Nik often finds Zane in his spot and moves him back to his own bed (but not before he snaps a pic!). It's on my "parental to-do list" to work this out where Zane goes back to his own bed.

I also found Zane sleeping in his pillowcase one night. This boy - you never know!

This t-shirt right here....it is my new favorite. How many times do you say "it's fine" or "I'm fine"?
I might just have to purchase it!

Nik and I have been more consistent the past few weeks with making the boys do chores each day. Nik sent me this picture one morning - Zane drinking his milk and vacuuming - multi tasking at it's best!

Jaxen rarely lets me take pictures of him anymore. But I do find selfies on my phone frequently. They are taken first thing in the morning. He is not allowed to do anything until 7am, so if he wakes up before 7am, he lays in my bed (and that is when he grabs my phone and takes selfies).

Zane made me a heart the other day on his light board and left it on the kitchen table so I would see it when I got home. Sweet boy!

Over the weekend I got out the car wash soap and let Zane and his neighbor friends have a bike wash. They loved it!

Sunday evening one of our neighbors came over (after mowing his lawn) and asked if he could put his head in the sprinkler (of course). The kids thought that was the funniest thing - and they started doing it! Not long after he asked if we had any water guns...well, yes of course we do! He then had an "epic" water gun fight with my boys and the neighborhood kids! I watched from the sidelines and laughed :)

Zane was not too good at sitting through church this past Sunday - but he sure looked cute!

It has been really rainy here the last few days/nights (which I love) so instead of being outside last night I pulled out the paints and the boys enjoyed painting!