Keeping up!

Our goal these days in our home is to just keep up! Much more than that seems impossible. Even keeping up has been difficult. I feel like every time I turn aound one of THE 3 have either broken, spilled, or are into something they shouldnt be. It is not unusual to change Caleb's clothes 3 times in one hour because he has found a way to soak himself with water. Whether he climbs on top of the counters in the bathroom ri brushes his teeth, he climbs in the bathtub and turns the water on himself, empties a water bottle he can easily unscrew himself these days, or just playing in the toilet. This week alone one door was broken off the toy box, one door was broken off the play kitchen, the blinds in the family room were completely pulled down to the floor, the screen on the back door was ripped open, and Bekah's dress was torn. Now either everything in our home is getting old or my children are CRAZY!! If you happen to walk by my home you will hear me saying, "stop that" "go to time out" "say your sorry" "go to your room" "do to others what you want them to do to you" "just obey" "No, No, No" "Urrrrgggg!" My children used to be so tame but Im telling you once we added a BOY to the mix things have gotten crazy! I love my boy, but he drives me crazy and he drives his sisters crazy which causes a lot of problems. He has certainly learned to fend for himself and let us know what he wants even if he cant use the english language. He much prefers grunting, moaning, and screaming along with throwing of self to the floor over and over and pointing or shoving. It is quite impressive how much a child can say without actually saying anything! I really need to learn a few things from that boy. If it is nice enough to be outside he is an angel. The only problem is when he has to come in. With all the constant rain this spring Caleb has spent many hours throwing tantrums. He will literally cry an hour straight after his nap if we cannot go straight outside. Much like he does in nursery on Sunday mornings!! haha. But one thing I can say is that he is so cute and if you dont see that in my little man I feel sorry for you!! Ryan was having a great streak during the age of 4, but Im telling you the closer she gets to her 5th birthday the harder it is getting again. She is an emotional mess! She is also struggling trying to decide if she wants to be big or stay a little girl. One minute she hollers at us that she will do it herself and the next minute she is crying because we wont dress her! How am I supposed to know when to help!? If I ask she freaks out too. I just cant win with her these days. She is also becoming extremely attatched to me. She wants me to hold her for very long intervals. I am shocked by the things she is learning to say already too! I always hated teaching Pre K and Kindergarten when I worked in children's ministry and now Im remembering why. Wow such a hard age! We made it through her terrible year at age 3 we can do it again! Bekah has actually been our tame one lately at least in comparison to the other two. She has her tantrum moments but I will say she has much less than the other two. She is still wild as can be but the girl loves life! That is something I hope she never looses! On top of the craziness of being home Ryan is playing softball and Bekah is playing soccer which I am coaching. With the two overlapping at times it has been a bit crazy but after today they wont have anything the same day again. It is so much fun watching the girls play and interact with the others kids. We will see if they like it and ever play again, but at least for this season it gave them something special to do. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and Im only hoping for a few less tantrums and simple nap! That would be the perfect day!