Star Wars? Dark Age?

Okay, so it just took me like 15 minutes to find the name (shows you how big of a Star Wars fan I am!). But when Jacob was "floating" around after his bath last night, it reminded me of Yoda! (from the back) He was having fun, but only as long as the towel was over his eyes. There's something about not being able to see that this strange boy likes!

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Many might think we've gone to the dark ages....we cancelled our Dish! We signed up with a special to get a year free and this was our last month. We had several reasons for doing it. The main one was to save money. The other was because it's such a time waster most of the time! And sometimes it just becomes habit to turn it on for the kids. They never watched live TV anyway...it was all just cartoons I'd recorded for them. And really, now that it's summer they want to play outside. There are a few times when Jacob wakes up CRANKY and the only thing that settles him down is Dora. But we have a million DVDs they can watch. And for Aaron & I, it ended up being something we did instead of spending time with each other (or doing things that needed to be done around the house or at work for him). Today was the first day and we survived! I was in the habit of turning it on and either watching one of my recorded shows or a game show (I love watching the crossword puzzle game!) while I worked during naps. But now I just listen to music while I work (or the silence...sometimes that's nice:)). We didn't have TV for a long time when I was growing up and I certainly didn't miss it. And like I told Aaron, even the cartoon channels had commercials I didn't want Anna and Jacob to see! It's crazy what is on these days. Even just watching sports, very few of the commercials are appropriate for little eyes & ears!!! I told Aaron we can watch almost any of our shows we want to online. Maybe not the same night they air, but who cares?! We'll see how it goes once NFL starts! :)

They're watching an old time cartoon video here. They both love it. That slap-stick humor isn't in any of the new ones! Anna built a tent with her Dora couch and any blanket or towel she found!

One of those days

It's just been one of those days today. Both kids were grumpy...Jacob's getting more teeth in, which means he's fussy, clingy, and his nose runs like a faucet. I have to put Vaseline on it b/c it gets red and sore and has even gotten so bad it bleeds. Poor baby. I think he might be getting some back teeth in the way he sticks his finger (or anything for that matter!) clear back in his mouth. So it's long days and long nights, too. Anna's allergies are getting bad again, so she can't breathe very well through her nose. I told her to blow her nose and she got mad (at her nose) and said "It won't cub out!!!" ha. I know the feeling. Luckily the OTC allergy medicine works for her.

"Don't take my piture!!"

WHIIIIIINE :(

Ohhh, he got so mad when I shut the bathroom door! He sat there for a good 5 min. and whined and pushed at the door! Nevermind that he had a gazillion toys to play with and all the other rooms in the house to explore...he wanted the bathroom!

But, I still have some wonderfully good kids :) Anna with her matching doll (again, thanks Uncle Windell!!)

They love to play on Anna's Dora couch. Jacob really likes Dora--he takes off really fast for that thing and gets his face right up there to look at her. It's quite funny!

Is it just my kids?? Anna would play forever on the dishwasher...of course, she wasn't as big as Jacob so she could actually crawl up ON the door and play. Jacob just stretches and tries so hard to get something. Usually he'll settle for a spoon and sit down and chew on it.

My TV junkies ;) I didn't figure Jacob would like TV as much as Anna does, but there are some shows he gets absolutely mesmerized with!

I have to admit, he did have his happy moments (however brief they were!) today. He loves playing with the handles on the dressers.