Shinn Kids Crazies

This is just a documentation of all the crazy stuff that goes on at home. There's lots of happy screaming, giggling, and just straight up crazy in the Shinn household 24/7.

I told Lucas that Charlotte had 4 shots today so he should be extra nice to her. He should share his toys with her, give her extra high fives and hugs, and feed snacks to her. Instead, this is what he did...

Sibling wrestling/tickling match

Char's been using this car as a walker. Every time Lucas sees her pushing it, he sits in it, hoping his sister will give him a free ride. Little does he know, he weighs at least 10 pounds more than her and he ain't going nowhere.

 Going nowhere...

 These $1 superhero masks have been untouched for ages! One night, Lucas decides to wear one. His copycat sis thinks he's awesome and wants one too. You can tell I didn't force them to do this with their genuine look of happiness.

 Little Shinn superheroes

Mask doubles as a headband for Char

Back in the day, before Charlotte had the finger dexterity to put snacks in her mouth, I had Lucas feed her. Now she's returning the favor. 

"More!"

 Happy little Char

 Silly hipster Lu

Shinn kids synchronized leg lifts

I don't know what it's like in your household, but are your kids as crazy as mine? My kids might be a tad bit wacko because these apples don't fall too far from the tree.

"AHHHHHH"

Happy Friday!

B&N Wednesday

Wednesday is the only day during the week where I don't have a planned agenda/activity with both kids. We probably could've survived just bumming around at home, but what fun is that?! Plus they're both at the age where they enjoy going out and seeing new things (even if "new things" means going from store to store at Almaden Plaza).

 Sibling snack time love

 

This pic was taken to show the height difference between the two

 Bookworm Lu

 Bookworm Char

 Bookworm Lu & Char

Boss lady

We spent over an hour at the book store. That's a pretty sweet deal for me! The only bad part about going to B&N is that Lucas always likes to poo when he's playing at the train table. This has happened every single time we're there! "Mommy, I'm poo-ing. Mommy, I'm done." It's tricky changing his poop with Char around (who still can't stand on her own), but where there's a will, there's a way!

The Good & The Bad

Every parent has experienced good days with their kids. They should all experience bad days as well. As a SAHM, I've seen it all! One minute the kids can be cute as heck and two minutes later, you'll think they got possessed or something!

THE GOOD

It was time for them to take a nap and I couldn't find them anywhere. I go upstairs yelling "Lu! Char! Nap time!". I walk into Char's room and this is what I see...

 Two little Shinn kids quietly reading

I was still in the middle of cooking when both kids woke up. I gave them their snack and asked them if they can just sit at the table and color while I finish cooking...

 ... and they actually sat there quietly and colored!

Sitting. Eating. Quietly.

THE BAD 

 Char looked cute in the previous picture right? Look what she does now...

She's not that innocent! "YAI YAI"

Lucas did not take his afternoon nap. Instead, he was giggling while "reading" his Bible (how do you get mad at that?!). This is what happens when you don't nap...

I don't even know what he's crying about!

Moments later, I get some surround sound crying.

Char's a sympathy crier

Oh the joys of parenthood! (end sarcasm)

Boy & Sleep

Homeboy sleeps in the weirdest, most uncomfortable looking positions!

 Collected ALL his toys in the dark, also has air leg kick

 Different night: same collection of toys collected in the dark

 Another different night: added more to his collection

 No toys (had a talk with Mother) but look at his legs!

Different night: same weird position but with his arms

But hey, as long as he's sleeping through the night, he can sleep however he wants!

Rainy Day Reading

Fridays are usually our story time days. But upon seeing the rain at 10:00, I decided to ask the big boss man, Lucas, whether he wanted to stay home or go to story time. Luckily for me, he said he was fine staying home. *phew* I was not in the mood to load the kids in the pouring rain and walk in the pouring rain into the library. To compensate for our usual library time, we just hung out in Char's room (the new hot spot) and read books. The kids thought it'll be fun to read in Char's tent. As long as they're quiet, they can do whatever they please!

Some light saber fun before hitting the books

 Using the light sabers as their light source

 Reading the same book again

"Hi Charlotte. Good morning."

Migrated to Lucas' room to play cars

Char's Present(s)

I always have trouble buying a gift for the second child. What do you get the second child? Their older sibling already has everything! And honestly, the kid's not really going to care about gifts till they're 2.5 years old (at least that's the case for Lucas). For Char's birthday, we got TONS of board books. I guess that's what the second child gets... books! Of course this is totally fine with me. We've pretty much been shafting Char and giving her Lucas' old board books to read. So I was mighty happy to see that she finally gets new books. (And Lucas was happy too since he got to snag Char's new books... he tried to pull a couple fast ones and bring it to his room, but he wasn't as slick as he thought he was.) 

Anyway, a friend took pictures of Char's party at the Coop and here's a few family shots.

Why is Mommy the only one smiling (as always)?!

Doing what she does best... eat!

Blow blow blow

Lucas loves cake

Char and Lucas love reading the new books. However, it seems like the winning present is a princess tent! When Char first saw her tent, she said "wow"! When Lucas first saw the tent in Char's room, he said "WOW! I want it!" (oh Lu...).

Innocently reading books in the tent

 ... still innocent (and all smiles)

Poor tent...

Monday Photo Shoot

This Monday was a tad bit different from all our typical Monday play dates. We had a photo shoot with all our kiddie friends as a going away present for one of the kids' buddies. Us moms had no idea what to expect with our group, but the shoot turned out surprisingly well (I think!). The kids sat down for an ample amount of time, though I don't think many well smiling - but beggars can't be choosers.

How we got them to all sit like this is a miracle in itself

Balloons, but still no smiles

Moms trying to get the kiddos to smile

Lucas' quasi-smile

Proof that Lucas did have fun 

 Model son

Model daughter

Hopefully there will be a good group pics of the kiddies when the pictures come back... and hopefully a few good ones with my kiddies.