Friends

Well, Aaron got his first "you're not my friend anymore" declaration from Liam last night. Liam was misbehaving and got a toy taken away, so he decided Aaron was no longer his friend. It was a little sad. Then he said the same thing to Max today, about five times so far this morning. Guess it's not quite as permanent as first thought... ;)

Sanctuary

We've been whiling away the winter at the Wildlife Sanctuary!

We may have to have our mail delivered there since we're such frequent visitors!

Exhaustion

Maybe I'll get the energy to post pictures on the blog sometime over the next year. Not today, though. Liam was up running around his room (which is right over our heads) at 3:30am.  I went to get him back in bed and he was piling things under his pillow: a walkie talkie, pair of toy guns, a plastic dagger and miscellaneous "guys". I was not happy. I got him settled, got back into my own bed and then heard him run downstairs 10 minutes later  to go the bathroom. Fine. Now go to sleep. 15 minutes later, more running around. Dad goes upstairs. Dad returns to bed. Max wakes up. I go in to settle him. I get back into bed. Max starts screaming. Liam starts running again. I lie down with Max on the floor in a makeshift bed. He tries to get up a nd play. We do not fall asleep. We try sleeping in bed with Daddy...nothing works. We are all up for the day before 4:00.

Blah.

Misc.

It's been a loooooooong weekend of work (Fri-Sun) for me, and I'm finally enjoying today off. I know, three days doesn't sound like much, but it wears me right out after a day with the boys and working until the time I'm usually getting into bed. It was a good weekend of work though, with most nights leaving me feeling like I accomplished something at least.

I had my first Advanced Anatomy and Physiology class last Wednesday and really liked it. I have lecture and lab together on Wednesdays, which makes for a very long night, but it's good to get it over with in one shot. I think it's going to be a good semester.

Well, the boys and I are off to the Wildlife Sanctuary for the morning, and I predict Candy Land and Memory this afternoon!

Happy Birthday to Me!

And now it's time to take a little vacation in your mind to one of our favorite places:

Wave Pointe Marina & Resort in Little Sturgeon Bay.

We go every year for my birthday and take advantage of their seriously awesome off-peak rates. Their peak rates actually aren't that bad either, but we've never been there in the summer.

We love how quiet it is in the winter. Each suite has a balcony overlooking the bay.

And you have a great view of all the ice shanties! And the beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

If you need some time away, I'd definitely recommend Wave Pointe. Just don't go the same weekend we do. I'll be way too busy relaxing to visit with you!

Starving Artist

Sleeps like a...monkey?

When we went up to check on Liam the othe rnight, we found him sleeping like this:

He can always be found in pretty creative sleeping positions, even as a toddler he'd fall asleep with his feet up on the wall or with a bed full of legos. So cute.

Don't worry, we moved him!