Beware of Momma & Daddy Bear!

Yesterday evening when I walked into the daycare to pick up the kids I was met in the hall by the director. She said, did you hear what happened? I said no, what now. She said Ethan got bit. My first question was by what? Another kid, oh duh. I was just thinking ants, bugs or the occasional playground critter. It never crossed my mind once that another kid had bit him. We do not hit, push, kick, bite or any of that at our house. My kids don't even know what most of that is yet. When Paige dragged Ethan out of the car this weekend I made her apologize, get out of it and give it back. I am not allowing those behaviors from the very beginning.

I continued to talk to the director and I ask all the obvious questions; is Ethan okay, who did it, what happened and what happened to the kid who did it? She said they could not tell me who did it. Ethan had not provoked the child or done anything aggressive towards him. So its a him! She said by law they are not allowed to discipline the child except for talking to him. I ask if I needed to take him to the doctor. Was he going to get something from being bit. She laughed and said the kids don't have rabies Lisa. Well I don't know this little kid, he might. She assured me he would be fine and that it wasn't her son. Her son is in the twins class too. We kind of laughed and I continued into their class to pick up the kids.

I was met by Miss Anna and Miss Corina with faces of solitude. They said, Okay Mom. I said I know Tiffany told me. We started talking and they proceeded to tell me mostly the same things. I then see Ethan's arm and it is horrible. The little kid locked his jaw like a damn dog on my kid's arm! Are you kidding me, muzzle that kid! They said that they often pair our kids with other kids to play because they are so nice and play well with others. She said they were all sitting in the floor playing and the little boy just leaned over and latched on. She said poor Ethan cried and cried. It probably hurt but I imagine his feelings were hurt too. I hugged my baby as they told me more.

I was just talking to Miss Anna now and I commented on how ridiculous it was not to discipline the kids at all. She said he went to the "thinking cushion" and they had a talk. She said she does not stand for that kind of crap in her class room. She hasn't had a bite in a long time. She apologized even though she was sitting right there. She said they would be talking to his parents and she would be watching the kid closely. I know it happens eventually to all kids but for some reason it is so very hard to handle. I knew it was one of three little boys, not like I was going to do anything to the child, but still.

Anna and I continued to talk about the situation in their classroom. Right now they have three little boys that are 3. Once the kids turn 3 they move to the next class; however, if they are not completely potty trained they can not move. The three little boys are having difficulty with speech as well so they haven't been moved up yet. One little boy is Korean and doesn't speak any English and the other little boy is a sad story. He has been passed around his family and is now living with the Grandpa that doesn't care. It is very sad but I don't want his emotional problems affecting my kids. Is that selfish? Oh well, don't care it is the way I feel. Anna said she is going to internally separate the kids into older and younger. She is going to take the younger and her assistant will be with the older kids to help this problem. I know she said that they are only allowed to stay in the two year old room 3 months after their birthday so I don't know what they will do after that. I have known about this situation since the little boys joined the class a few weeks ago but I can't really say anything to the director. I am not supposed to know all the personal details of the other kids. I am a very involved parent and I spend a lot of time talking with the teachers. They have my number on the wall so they can call me at any time. I ask yesterday why I was the only number on the wall. Was I just the neurotic mother of the bunch? They said no I was the only one who really cared. This surprised me. They said most parents will say leave their kid at daycare unless they HAVE to come get them. What! I am not that kind of parent. True, I have a job that allows me to leave and attend to my children but honestly I would not work unless I had such a job. My children are the most important thing in the world and nothing comes before them. If they have any concerns what so ever they better call me!

They instructed me to put neosporin on the bite and he would be fine. We finally headed out the door and I was stopped again by the director. She looked at Ethan's arm and was stunned. She said the same thing Anna and Corina did, "that is the worst bite I have seen". Wonderful. She said she would be talking to the little boys mother this evening. She apologized again and we were on our way. I was now nervous about having to show their Daddy. If you think I am bad about protecting them you should see their Daddy.

We pull in the driveway at the same time as Dallas. I get out Ethan and meet D on the other side of my vehicle. I said, be prepared. He said for what? Ethan got bit. His reaction was the same as mine, by what? I explained the situation and he reacted the way I thought he would. He wanted to know which kid it was so he could go bite him! Parenting is such an interesting roller coaster of emotions. Between Dallas and I there is no chance in hell for anybody that messes with the Mayfield twins.



Ethan is doing fine. He did not mind us putting medicine on his boo boo. Ethan is being very mature about the entire thing. Glad one of us is! I am watching those little boys...

A toddler concept, really!

I was laying on the couch and Dallas was in the chair watching TV. The kids were standing in front of me taking a drink out of their sippy cups. We were all just hanging out in the living room. I turned towards the TV when I hear Paige start whining. I turn back around and Ethan has both cups. I tell him to give sister her cup back and say he is sorry. I explained you do not take things from other people, it is not nice. He looked a little confused but was not upset. I turned back around and again she starts whining. He has her cup again. I was really wondering what his problem was because he usually only gets her cup when he can not find his own. He had his cup in his hand so why was he getting hers except just to be mean. I told him again to give her cup back and not take it again.

I continued to try and watch the show but out of the corner of my eye I watched the kids. Then I see Paige hand Ethan her cup, immediately look at me and start whining. I could not believe it!!! She was actually framing her brother! Where in the world did she get that concept? If I give him my cup and yell he will get in trouble. Although this is a genius sibling rivalry tactic I did not know my two year old could grasp such a concept. She had messed up now because I saw her. I took that cup and put it up on the counter. I explained you do not pretend like your brother took something to get him in trouble. If you give him your cup then you do not get upset.

She was upset she had gotten caught but mostly because I took her cup. You better learn early little girl we don't play those games. Can you imagine by the time they are teenagers I won't be able to trust either one of them. Oh Lord help me. It has already begun...

Sunday fun

Sunday we decided to take it easy and rest at home. When the kids got up from nap they were obviously bored. We decided to get them out of the house for a little while. It was too late in the day for Abbey's Playtown so we headed to the park.


We took bread to feed the ducks. Ethan kept chasing the ducks saying, "Quack, quack, quack".

We only let the kids play on the playground equipment for a few minutes. It was extremely hot and I was nervous about them getting burned legs.

When we first arrived I noticed a young man playing a recorder. When I say recorder I mean the little plastic flute you played in 5th grade. I thought it was odd but whatever. Not long after we hear bag pipe music. It was so neat! The young man was apparently warming up on the recorder before he started his real practice. Both the kids were very intrigued. They both ran over to the pavilion to listen and point as he played. It was really nice to have bag pipe music as back ground as we hung out at the park. It was something our kids would not normally been exposed to.

Since the ducks were full and the equipment was too hot to play on we decided to take a walk.

I love this picture! She was not as far over the edge as it looks in the picture, I promise.


He had to touch ever stone. Aw, look at my little red faced dolls.


Paige was watching another little girl feed the ducks. So precious!

Once we finished our walk we decided to go ahead and leave the hot park. We took the kids to McDonald's to play since we still had time before the evening routine.

See Daddy in the background. He had to take them through the tunnels the first time.


They were so excited to be up so high!


They were having so much fun. Can you tell?

We were the only people in the play area except for a little 3 year old girl and her Grandma. They were sitting diagonal from us and before long the kids had made friends. They chased each other through the tunnels, down the slide and started all over again.



We were watching the kids play when all the sudden a loud crash and water every where! When we first came in we noticed they had a bucket set up in the middle of the room where the ceiling was leaking. I never looked up at the ceiling and did not give it a second thought. Apparently the ceiling tile was bulging with water and we were there at the exact moment when it finally gave in. I luckily lifted my feet and the diaper bag just in time. The Grandma was not so lucky. She already had a big boot on her leg so she couldn't jump up and move. She got soaked. The not so bright manager just came out and just stood there looking at the giant wet mess. She ask if every one was okay and we said yes. Thank goodness the kids were all in the tubes when it happened. We started looking and noticed that the tile next to the one that had crumbled was also bulging with water. The Grandma advised the manager to poke a hole in it before it did the same thing. The manager took the mop handle and poked a hole in it and water gushed out onto the floor. The manager stood there watching with the bucket about an inch and a half from the gushing water. Dallas yells, "move the bucket"! She looks down and duh, moves the bucket to catch the water. It was crazy! At that moment Dallas suggest we get the kids out of here before they get hurt. Not two seconds later Paige walks right in front of us, slips and pretty much just sits in a big puddle of water. She did not cry. She just reached over and started splashing in the puddle. Yep, it was time to go. I was shocked at the managers lame attempts to apologize and rectify the problem but generally it was just funny. Never a dull moment at the fine McDonalds establishment!

You can't see the water in the picture very well but I was trying to be discreet about taking a picture. Ha Ha!

Its officially summer!

I apparently never posted this one, oops! This was last weekend the 6th of June.

Saturday morning we had an appointment to discuss options for our retirement investments at 10:30 am. Thankfully Dallas' parents were going to be in our neighborhood and wanted to watch the kids for us. Talking finances and dealing with toddlers just don't go together. The kids had woke up on the wrong side of the toddler bed Saturday morning and were whining constantly. We were so happy to see Nana and Grand Daddy! Of course while we were gone they were perfect angels with very little whining.

By the time we got back they were eating lunch and were about ready for nap. We put them down and spent a little while visiting with Linda and Michael. My mom ended up coming by to drop off some holiday supplies. We were planning on taking the kids swimming at Cheyenne's Mom's house once they got up. It was LeeAnn's birthday and our first official summer pool party.

I ran around crazy trying to get everything ready to go. Linda and Michael headed out and Grammie stuck around a little while to see the kids. It worked out really well while Dallas ran to the store and I got ready, Grammie entertained the kids and fed them snack. The kids were very excited about going swimming in the big pool. I was a little nervous about Miss Paige. She was so fearless last year and I worried this year I would not even be able to control her. Nevertheless I was excited to see how it would go.

We arrived and unpacked all our gear. Doing anything with two kids is always a job but swimming takes so much extra stuff. The kids patiently waited for Daddy to get their floats ready and get in the pool. We headed out into the water and began our day in the sun.

Paige absolutely loved the water. She was screaming with delight! Ethan was not really in the mood. We knew he was going to be difficult because he had only slept about an hour at nap time. We were in the pool for quite some time before ever getting out. The minute we stepped out of the pool the kids wanted to eat. I thankfully had brought their outside chairs and I set them up by the picnic table bench. It worked perfect! I didn't have to worry about them slipping off the bench while they were eating soaking wet.

Round 1: goldfish, grapes and ice water.

Kingston got a little jealous when his Mommy was holding baby Kai so he had to give her a hug too.

After snack it was straight back to the pool.

Daddy and Ethan had a good time floating.


Paige and I had so much fun together in the water! By the end of the day Paige was kicking her feet and doing the frog swim with her arms. I did not teach her the arm motions she just figured it out. She is going to be our water baby for sure.

After another 30 minutes in the pool they ran straight for the food again. We were busy getting things ready for the BBQ when we saw this. Paige feeding Ethan snacks. So cute! She is in love with her brother lately and wants to do everything for him even feed him.

I just love these!!!

Then it was back in the pool for another round of swimming. Paige and I were in the pool at least 5 separate times. Ethan and Daddy spent some time in the pool but they also played in the house and around the back yard. The last time Paige and I got out of the pool it was getting a little chilly to be swimming so we moved on to other forms of entertainment.


Balls and Bubbles... always fun!


Cheyenne dancing with Ethan. He kept dancing by the radio. It was so adorable! That little man has some moves.


Then they discovered the big cup full of crayons.

The kids were so busy having fun that they never noticed the time. We sat outside talking while they played and before long it was dark. I could not believe we got to stay out that long. I started gathering up all of our stuff since the kids were now rubbing their eyes and yawning. Dallas wanted to just put the kids down there but I was exhausted. I packed up the kids and we headed home about 9:30 pm!!! This is the longest we have ever gotten to stay anywhere with the kids. Our kids are very scheduled and regardless of what we want to do they are ready for bed before 8 pm normally. We were shocked and thrilled that they let us stay so long. They are getting older and are becoming more flexible. I am very excited about this summer. Thank you LeeAnn for having us over!

The birthday girl being silly.