A Tale of Two Boys

It seems to be the quieter and reflective Ty is, the wilder Maxx gets.

I know both boys were a bit tired since there was a short time between yesterday and today's visits.

Ty enjoyed sitting on my lap and looking at photos on the computer. Today he looked at photos from our Packer/Viking game outing in November. He also wanted his picture taken but he doesn't like to stand still to wait for the flash. I have a lot of scenery photos. I started to sing-a-long with the Doggy and Piggy songs and he really liked that. Oh that, and my credit cards. He noticed I was wearing my safety wallet so I pulled out the cards and got him to repeat "credit card", "debit card" and when he saw my driver's license he said "Mommy".

Maxx still thrives on doing naughty things. In addition to pulling off Christmas tree ornaments, he knows I do not want him standing on chairs so he does that. I try to get him to sit still for a time out and that just winds him up more. I swear he babbled nonsense for over 15 minutes. Often we couldn't even get his attention. I would periodically ask him if he'd be good and he would say "I will not" so I would have him sit a bit longer. We tried ignoring him but then he'd start acting up some more.

At one point he took all the babywipes and put them on a chair at the end of the room. He then defiantly walked towards me and said "I will not bring them to you". I replied "I didn't ask you to".

Finally he wound down and let the translator look through books with him.

Both boys like playing with the towel I brought. Ty will wear it like Superman's cape and Maxx made a turban out of it and would use it to play "peek-a-boo" with Piggy.

Overall a good visit. When I got back to the hotel, I decided I should do some laundry and wash some dishes. As I filled the sink with water I heard a small crash and all the water poured out of the sink onto the floor. The sink had been previously cracked and cauked together and the cauk failed.

Tomorrow is "Christian Christmas" here. I will be able to see the boys as it is considered a minor holiday.

Marcia