Back in the swing of things

So we are back home and this first week has been about getting back in the swing of things. Back to bed at bedtime, back to being at school, back to cooking dinner (side note: It's really nice to have someone cook for you every night, Thanks a lot Maryann!), back to reading bedtime stories and bath times and just back to normal everyday life. So now that we are back and doing things like we should, we have made a couple of new adjustments. We have been eating at the dinning room table instead of the small table in the kitchen. The boys are doing okay with that. Kolby is having a grand time with a table cloth, but with time he will get use to it.

As far as eating goes we have also started enforcing the rule that Logan must eat what we are eating for dinner. This has been really hard to get him to try new foods, but we are doing it slowly and it seems to be working. The main thing is that I really try to cook at least one thing that I know he likes and will eat. Then he has to try everything else. Now when I say that I cook one thing that he likes I don't mean like Mac N Cheese or Chicken Nuggets. I mean stuff like baked chicken that is healthy and not processed. So for a run down this week Logan has eaten; Monday- Shrimp and Mac N Cheese (Let me explain this is soccer night so food must be quick and I hadn't gone shopping) Tues- Rice, Chicken, Broccoli Cheese Bake with a cream sauce, Wed-Pork Chops, Cornbread Stuffing and Salad, Thurs-Fried Rice and Fried Wontons(yes I made this) and tonight we will have Hot Dogs and Baked Beans. Friday is our go easy night! Logan fought most of this, but in the end with some frustration and perseverance on our part Logan ate the food that was served. YEA, one for the home team. This week coming up we have Cranberry Chicken with steamed veggies, Beef Stew with White Rice, Meatloaf with Potatoes and Corn, Yellow Rice and Sausage and something on Friday which my mom will make because we will be camping.

As far as school goes Logan had an awesome first week back. When we got home he asked if he could stay home on Monday so that he could get his brain together so that he could behave. I think he really needed one day to just get himself back in order. Heck, we need that time as adults, how could a small boy not need that time. I decided that he could stay home Monday and chill out and play with his toys from Santa. So after the awesome week he had at school I am really glad that I made that choice. He got 2 stickers on Tues, 5 on Wed, and even more on Thurs. The bee chart is really working great at school and the teacher says that he is responding to it in a very excited and positive manner. We are seriously trying to incorporate the chart into our house. Hopefully it will have the same positive impact at home.

Other than that the boys are doing good, nothing else really new. Hope you all have had a good 2008 so far and are adjusting to the new year and whatever new routines you have established in your home.