Grammy and Sleep issues

I can't find my card reader anywhere, so I was going to post photos today, but maybe tonight I will have a bit more time to look for the reader and then post and edit photos. I have some great ones! My mother in law came over on Saturday and surprised us with some arts and crafts stuff to do with the kids. She always seems to come at the right time. I was having a party and inviting some friends over, so she kept them busy and happy for quite awhile so I could prepare. I was so thankful! They painted a birdhouse (which we are going to later today put up outside w/ some bread crumbs)... and they did puzzles and had such a blast getting paint all over themselves. Sherry came out and had paint all over her glasses and everything, it was hilarious! Their bathwater was an assortment of colors... they were so cute! I will post pics later. What fun!



We are having trouble with bedtime lately. It is very frustrating, and we are hoping to happen upon a resolution, until then... we experiment. Adi and Wyatt have both been pretty cranky lately. They haven't been getting naps because usually it is sufficient to put them to bed early instead. (I realize it doesn't make up for it, but somedays we just can't work in naptime). We think we remember this happening with Wyatt, but Adi acts seriously scared of her crib. She screams and sounds panic'd. It is so hard for us to figure out if she is just cranky or not wanting to go to bed, versus being scared. We don't want to punish her if she is scared of something. I had recently moved their beds in the room, and thought that could be it, so last night, I put it back into possition and then put her in, and again, terrified screams came from their bedroom. Since they share a room, this leads to Wyatt waking up and saying he is scared, because he thinks he'll be able to get up or something... anyhow, we put their mattresses on the floor so they could sleep near each other, and last night was the first night that she slept through the night in the last week or so. We are working on buying a toddler bed, but until then, I think we are just going to let her sleep on her mattress on the floor instead of in the crib. I am thankful to get it out of the way, and she is old enough and prepared to be in her own bed. SO... I hope that we have happened upon the solution!

Anyhow photos are to come....

As soon as I can look for that silly card reader~!