It was not bad for a Monday. I have come to realize that the best chance for a peaceful day is to take away all of the toys. The boys play very nicely together when the activities don’t involve any possessions.
Like this morning, we made a giant mountain using almost every pillow in the house. They climbed, rolled, fell, jumped, bounced, stacked and played for hours.
We went in to the toy room and dumped a bucket of trucks, and it was a screaming fight for specific trucks.

Then we went outside to do yardwork. There were a few battles over lawnmowers, but Brendan really likes to push the cart.

Reminder to always check the swing before using it!

We try to keep Brendan settled during his feeding times, so I put the boys in high chairs and turn on a TV show or movie. I asked Trevor what he wanted to watch and he said, “No movie!”
I suggested a few things he likes and he said, “No movie!!!”
I figured he wanted down, I said, “I will just turn the TV off.”
Trevor gives me a glare and with a roll of his eyes says “GNOME. MOVIE.”
They love the lawnmower racing scenes in Gnomeo and Juliet. Of course. I felt like an idiot!

Brendan had speech therapy today. The hardest part is getting him to engage with his therapists. He likes to pretend they are not there. A sensory activity that his OT suggested is DIY foam soap. It is just a few tablespoons of dish soap and a 1/4 cup of water and then blended. The longer you mix, either with a hand mixer, immersion blender, or food processor, the more stiff and dense the foam is. We tried it tonight and got Trevor started. He LOVED it. I hoped Brendan would want to copy and join in.

Trevor says, “Here you go, Brendan”

I now have clean appliances

Brendan was NOT interested

Trevor helped with cleanup

Here’s a cute little montage of the day’s activities.