We were so excited that our last night in Hilton Head was the kick-off concert for Shannon Tanners peak season. We went out to an early dinner and Owen was in rare form.
He refused to eat and threw a piece of bread across the table - which was fine because Gillen happily ate his dinner (this kid decided while we were on vacation he wants to pound table food). After dinner we headed over to the concert.
(check out that face on Owen) About five minutes in he decided to run away from us. We told him he could sit with us or go down and sit by the other kids. He wandered down by the stage where a baby was playing, picked up a handful of rocks and threw them at the baby. We scooped him up to tell him that was no okay and he proceeded to have a full-on tantrum in front of the entire crowd.
We walked out furious and dissapointed. Owen really didn't give a shit that he ruined our final night on the Island. We were supposed to get ice cream at the concert and that was clearly not happening now. So we talked about the choices Owen made to misbehave and then we drove to an ice cream place where I got a huge cone of dairy-free sorbet and Jeremy got ice cream.
When O finally realized he wasn't going to get ice cream he was hysterical. This was the first time we followed through with something (normally we would have just skipped the ice cream all together) but we wanted him to see that his actions caused him to miss out on something fun. Weeks later he still talks about how he made a bad choice at the concert and didn't get ice cream :)
So, so hard to follow through with the consequences but you guys did good, Mama. THREE is going to be the death of me. Yesterday Connor's 94-year-old Great-Grandpa came to visit from California and Connor sat on his lap for a picture and then proceeded to turn around, look at Great-Grandpa and announce, "Stop with your fake smile."
ReplyDeleteOMG *Momma hides under a rock*
This morning he sang a song about "fancy butts" and when we told him to stop saying "butt" he raised his eyebrows, looked me dead in the eye and said, "Butt!"
And I can't even tell you about how many times he has knocked Hailey over lately.
Kevin and I are really struggling as Hailey is doing so many new, fun, adorable things and we think Connor is really jealous of her right now. We clapped for her yesterday because she was cruising around the coffee table and Connor ran over, climbed up and stood on the table and yelled, "Clap for ME!"
OMG. Tough, tough times as we learn to navigate these big boys.
I have always admired the way you parent your boys. You are doing a great job. Lots of love coming your way!