Asparagus tales

I'm going to bullet point how today went before I start writing.

-Kids woke me up earlier than I wanted to wake
-I cooked pancakes by request
-Rebecca went to work
-We took Cayden's shoes back and exchanged them for a bigger size
-Because of their good behavior we went to the science spectrum
-We ate lunch then played Kinect while Kennedy slept.
-Rebecca came home
-we ate pork chops, corn bread, and asparagus (more on this later)
-We watched RIO and ate pop corn

I ventured into the great unknown today.  Rebecca had to work so I decided to take on the task of taking all four kids around town.  I have more appreciation for those of you who have multiple kids than you will ever know.  I wanted to see if I could do it.  It reminded me of when I am scheduled for a long run while training for a marathon...I DREAD starting and have to convinced myself to suck it up and start placing one foot in front of the other.  Needless to say, just like my long runs, it didn't kill me. 

We had to take Cayden's shoes back because school starts on Monday. Due to their good behaviour I decided to take them to the science spectrum.  They truly enjoyed the exhibits and I enjoyed explaining to all the kids how certain things worked and why.  Just like my long runs, when I am finished I feel very rewarded, I had the same feeling today.  I realize that while life with four kids will be different I understand that they are still just kids and you treat them the same way you would if it was just one kid (dont touch this, dont push that, stop running in the aisle ect...)

A little side note that I have to write about....We bought Mehkya the kinect game wipeout and played if for a long time last night.  If you have see the show, you know there is an obstacle called big balls.  Well I guess the game was in her head, because at about 11:30 last night she slept walk into our room.  We asked her what was wrong and she she just could not get pass the big red balls (insert joke here) and walked back into her room.

One of our concerns with this process was the change in diet.  We have taught our kids to eat what we cook and we tend to eat fairly healthy.  Tonight we had pork chops, corn bread and asparagus.  The looks on the boys faces when they saw the asparagus was priceless.  I was convinced they would never try it.  We explained that we were going to have a movie night and the only way you get to watch the movie was to eat all your food.  After the initial "I dont want it" both boys gave it a shot (a little convincing by telling them that it would grow their muscles helped), they ate all of their asparagus.  As a matter of fact, Camryn told me that he liked it!

We did have to get on to Cayden today.  For some reason he decided to punch and kick the walls.  I set him in time out for 5min and we discussed why you dont do that.  After that he was fine. Both boys are really starting to react to positive reinforcement.  After they do something that makes them proud, the ask if we are proud of them.  Their little faces light up when we praise them and I truly feel that a few more weeks of this and they will enjoy doing the right thing. 

I must say we have some amazing friends.  We have been blessed beyond measure with support.  The boys now have more clothes than we know what to do with.  Today when I was making Camryn try on pants, he leaned over me looking at the top of my head.  He gave me a strange look at asked "why do you not have much hair on the back of your head?"  Man I started laughing...Kids say the funniest things.

My favorite bible verse is John 11:35.  The simplicity of this verse reminds me that we are all so very human.  It has been an important verse in my life and it is helping me through this process.  When I feel stressed I remind myself that these kids are human and need to be treated with respect because the one who these words describe was human and deserves respect, when I am worried, I remind myself that the one who these words describe worried more than I will ever know and when I feel like I am overwhelmed, I am reminded by this simple verse that my problems will never compare to the problems that the one who these words describe came to ease.  My life is blessed!

To be continued....