It's been awhile

I cannot believe how long it has been since I last wrote. I think it is because I just haven't had the time. I have been so busy thinking and doing things with the house and for Keira's first birthday party. That's right, in less than 1 week my little girl is turning 1. I just can't believe it; it is bittersweet that my baby is growing. Why can't they stay this way forever and not learn to talk back and be disobedient and not listen?
Can you tell that I have been having issues with her two older brothers lately? I don't know what the problem is but they have been pretty bad this past month. Lately it has been more Aidan and I just don't know what to do. He can be so disobedient at times that I get really angry. I try time-outs and they dont' seem to be helping. Today he took a blue crayon and drew a 6 inch line on 4 walls going down the hall and then scribbled all over their little table. I asked him why he did it and he said he was pretending to be a race car. I put him in a timeout and then tried to put him in for a nap without a story and he just screamed and screamed and kept coming out of his room. I ended up having to put a gate up in front of his door.
I now kids go through phases and I just hope this one passes very quickly.