All in the day of

Today's email to Jeff...with added things to give someone who doesn't live this life a better idea.

Today has just been one of those days!!!! Parker has whined about EVERYTHING!!! He started off the day by peeing in his pants!!!!! He’s upset that he has to put his shoes on, then he doesn’t want to walk to the car, then he doesn’t want to go into the store, then he can’t walk at the store, he’s mad that he was busy with his sticker and didn’t get to carry his library book to the car.... and it just goes on and on! (insert a tantrum, arm crossing, crying, feet stomping, flipping out after EACH whine session)

Piper decided to squirt an entire 3 oz bottle of hand sanitizer into the cup holder in the van! (how the heck am I supposed to clean up 2.5 inches of hand sanitizer??) Then she decides to touch the container of hand sanitizer wipes and puts them at the edge of the front car door so that when I close the door it squishes it and then when I reopen the door (after our trip into Target) the lid bursts off and sprays all over my legs!

We go to the library and Pax is just all over the place. At one point the younger 3 are pounding away at the computer keyboard and I can’t get a single one of them to stop touching it. I have a screaming and squirming 23 month old in my arms in a LIBRARY, 2 toddlers and a 7 yr old who I ask to stand with the stroller while I put Pax in the stroller and get our stuff together. Next thing I know Piper is playing puppets and the boys are fighting over the lollipop bag! AHHHHH!!!!!! (all while other people are watching the charades and I am clearly giving them reason to judge me for having 4 kids so close in age because I look completely out of control!)

I knew it was going to bad even before I left this morning, when I’m trying to leave and Piper and Pax are running around the dining room, grabbing my keys and pressing the panic button (thankfully the battery is dying and they weren’t able to set off the alarm), Parker’s throwing a tantrum over having to put shoes on and go to the bathroom, Piper's then deciding to refuse to go to the bathroom, once again Pax has the keys, Peyton is absorbed into his DS and not listening to me ask him to grab the keys while I am yelling at a 3 yr old to JUST GO TO THE BATHROOM ALREADY, Parker is still crying because he doesn't want to put his shoes on, now he's mad because I put his Leapster in my bag (to protect it from the grabbing Pax) instead of leaving it on the table...... And around and around we go!!

All in a day of the life here at the Borchelt household!!

Family photos

 We got to get some family photos done recently.

Actually got one of all 4 sitting and smiling!

                                                 

Piper's 3rd Birthday Party

Piper had a princess birthday party!

Its so cute to see these two becoming closer. Piper loves Braycee!

Piper's friend Kate.

These two have been friends since they were 3! Its so cool to see them pick up where they left off. They don't get to see each other often because we don't live close. They are so much alike its scary.

Uncle Trevor was home for a visit! He was teaching Parker to ride a skateboard!

Pax's new way to drink his bottle.

Summer Fun

I haven't posted in so long and we have been busy playing outside. Here are some of the fun things we have been doing...

Playing at the park on Piper's birthday.



Some hiking at French Creek State Park. (or if you're Pax - some sleeping)

Some fun in the fountains at Center Valley.

Pax spends most of his time buckling his stroller rather than playing in the water.

Piper's birthday celebrated with a cake and a slip and slide.

Paxton is 23 months old

Paxman is going to be 23 months old tomorrow!! I can't believe in just a month he will be 2 already! My baby is very quickly becoming less and less of a baby and I'm not liking it at all!

Pax has been suffering from chronic ear infections throughout the winter and went to the ENT the other day. We found out that he needs to have tubes put in to help him drain the fluid in his ears. Apparently he doesn't have the ability to do it himself. These tubes will stay in for 6 months to 1.5 yrs depending on the growth of the ear. He had a hearing test while we were at the drs. and he didn't pass. He can't hear certain sounds when he needs to use both ears, but some of those sounds are notiecable to him when he only uses one ear. It is similar to hearing underwater, which explains why he hums a lot of his words. We won't know if the hearing loss is permanent until after the tubes clear up the fluid.

 It was heartbreaking to sit with him and hear the sounds myself but know he isn't hearing them. I wanted so desperately to help him and just felt helpless sitting there while he didn't even have an inkling of a response to a few of the sounds.

He goes on August 8th for his surgery. We are anxious for him to be able to hear the way all the rest of us do and to be healthy again. (and Mommy is ready for some sleep at night!!) :)

Piper turned 3!

The princess of the family is officially 3 years old!