The Truth About Boys


My boys eat fish sticks or chicken nuggets at least four nights a week. They pick their noses and were born with the innate sense that farts are hilarious. The house is always cluttered, there are always crumbs in the seats of the car and sticky fingerprints on the windows. Sometimes they like to read books; most of the time books make good frisbees or weapons. Every toy in the house is missing at least one peice, making your brother cry is good entertainment and timeout is usually worth whatever you did to get there. Welcome to the Chretien house. Mothers have this constant voice in their head telling them that they could do better, their house could be cleaner, their waist smaller, and their kids more polite. I fall into this trap almost daily, and I am slowly learning that my success not measured by these standards. I may not be the perfect mom, but I know that my boys are happy. They know that they are loved, and they love each other. All day long they will fight over the same toy, the same book, the same spot on the couch. But, when evening comes, and they have sleepy eyes, jammied feet, and sweet smelling hair damp from bathtime, I know that we must be doing something right. This blog is dedicated to two sweet boys learning, playing, growing, and finding their place in the world, and to their mommy learning how to guide them.



Thursday, October 25, 2012

Pumpkin Patch!

Well, since Aiden got to visit the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago with his class, Cole has been chomping at the bit to get his turn.  We chose a weekday evening because for one, it was free!  And also, I was hoping that by visiting on a weekday instead of a weekend, we would avoid the crowds.  This was so not the case! Everyone else had the same idea that night, it seems.  My friend Rachel, with her two little ones Olivia and Brynn, and another mommy friend Jean with her kiddos Alina and Quincy joined us.  As you can imagine, having six kids under age 5 at a crowded pumpkin patch was a little crazy!  We all took turns chasing after each other's kids and calling out updates over the crowds like, "I've got Liv and Cole!" or, "I'm gonna chase the big kids through the maze, meet us on the other side!"  Overall, the kids had a great time.  We all left dusty, dirty, sticky and tired, but it was fun!





Growing and growing! 







The kiddos checking out the goats and stinky donkey!


I love Lina's laughing face at her hand covered in goat slobber!


Liv ran out of food, so she tried leaves instead.




Cole hanging out with his new buddy.



Pumpkin heads.


The kids loved chasing each other through the corn maze!

Aiden and Alina sharing a moment :)

 
Cole working on the farm.  The light outside at this time was just beautiful!  In the distance, all you could see was flat, dusty farm land and rolling clouds.  It wasn't hard to picture this same land totally unchanged a hundred years ago.


Waiting in line to check out the huge farming combine.  They randomly started holding hands and singing, "HEE HEE, HA, HA!!!"  Goofy kids have been buddies since they were babies.  I love how much they enjoy each other!


A peaceful end to the evening.

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