terrible two's???

After bad mouthing my kids yesterday, I just wanted to let the world know that my babies have been really good today. Landry has had a few "moments" but overall they have returned to the kids I am used to them being. JR promised Logan that if he was a good boy for the rest of the week he would take him to work with him on Saturday. JR only has to go for about an hour, and he won't being doing anything physical...he just has to go and pick up some paperwork and drop off a few cylinders...which I guess that part is physical...but not dangerous. Logan is really in to "working" and tractors and things like that right now, so JR thought it would be fun to take him. Logan likes to walk around the house with his tool belt and hard hat on and he asks me what he needs to "fix" - which is actually really adorable. Also, JR has started teaching Logan that when you work you get money...Logan used to be really good at helping out and picking up his toys, but somewhere along the way, he kind of fell off, so we would bribe him with candy. Now JR has him thinking that when he does things he gets money, so I guess we have started an allowance for him...which I kind of like, because instead of bribing him with toys or candy, we can start to show him that when he wants something he has to work for it and save up for it...on the other hand, he is ONLY 4. Plus, depending on what he is doing he only gets coins...pennies, nickels, dimes, and RARELY a quarter...I know - we are cheap! LOL but as he gets older we can increase the amount..I mean, what does a 4 year old need with a 5 dollar bill for picking up toys...which he should be doing anyway?
Landry is now 19 months and 10 days old, and yet it seems to me she is entering into the world on the terrible two's. She has officially dropped the second nap of the day, which scares me a bit because I wonder if some of the tantrums stem from being tired??? She has moved her nap time back to somewhere between 12:30 and 1:00 and will usually sleep until 3. However, there are some days, that she just wakes up after an hour and refuses to take a second nap later on...these are the days she is a terror (ahem...Monday and Tuesday). I am trying very hard to nip the temper tantrums in the bud VERY quickly. I learned my lesson the first time around...hey, no one can call me stupid! LOL I can't say it is working all that well, she seems to be just as stubborn as the rest of us...I can only imagine what my kids will be like as teens. JR is EXTREMELY stubborn, and I am not far behind him...Logan - well, a combination of stubborn and stubborn - usually just leads to more of the same! Landry is quickly learning. She is a lot like me in the fact that she likes things done a certain way...even if the end result is the same - there is a certain order of HOW it gets done! LOL HOnestly, in the moment, these things can be very frustrating, but writing about them now, just has me cracking up! Also, on the discipline side of things...Logan is on a whole new plan. EVERY TIME he talks back to JR or me, we send him to his room...I WILL BREAK HIM OF THIS HABIT!!! I am determined! I am soooo sick of him telling me no!
Now, my kids have not been the angels I know they can be today, but I just wanted to say they have been so much better! I also wanted to say a few nice things about them.
Logan -
He NEVER stops talking (which yes, can be annoying - but also satisfying). I think he is going to have a wonderful imagination. HE tells me stories and sings me songs and I am just so proud of him. It's hard to imagine I was ever concerned about his speech!
He is incredibly loving. He takes his time with his sister, and while he is a normal big brother and likes to pick on his sister, he is very careful with her...he loves to give her hugs and kisses. He will stop what he is doing to tell me he loves me. He is just a very caring and compassionate little boy.
HE is obsessed with his daddy right now! The first thing he does when he wakes up is ask about daddy...he asks to call him all through the day, and he gets so excited to talk to daddy on the phone. When JR gets home, Logan's eyes sparkle, and you could light up a whole house with the amount of energy Logan obtains just by seeing his dad!
Landry -
Landry is beaming with intelligence and curiosity. She seems to be learning new words almost daily. She shows interest in everything. You can just see the wheels turning in her head while she sits back to watch...then quickly jumps in to try it out herself. From cooking, to doing dishes, to folding laundry, to dancing, singing, jumping, anything going on around her, she wants to try.
She is in love with her brother. There is nothing he can't do it seems. She follows him around and copies EVERYTHING he does. For the most part, they play really well together - but there are times where they fight! GRRR! She is also very loving..she loves to give me kisses, and she loves playing with her daddy! She is a very sweet little girl.
She has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. There is nothing JR wouldn't do for his little princess. The man adores her, and the feeling is mutual! I love the dynamic in my family! I love that we all love each other so much and that we have our own personal relationships with each other. I hope that never goes away!
Happy hump day!