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| Strawberry smoothie, Tiger headphones, and "Are you going to be my girl? by Jet." |
Friday, April 26, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
In a box...
Hannah tried on real underpants for the first time this morning. She was so excited and proud. Paul and I kept checking with her to see if she need to go to the bathroom. "Nothin' comin'," was her answer. Then we made a total rookie parent mistake.
The kids often play in our basement on their own while an adult is in the kitchen. It's easy to hear them down there, and it keeps most of the toys our of adult spaces in the house. Hannah asked to play in the basement, and we agreed. (There's that rookie parent mistake.) Ten minutes later, she came climbing up the stair with wet underpants. I took her to the bathroom to get her cleaned up while Paul went to the basement in search of the puddle.
Meanwhile, Hannah - sitting on the potty now - tells me, "Wee in monkey box." It took me few tries, as well as hearing Paul's laughter in the basement, to realize that she found a cardboard toy box in the basement and peed in that. Not far off, I guess. But we're back to diapers today.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Happy Birthday, Dear Hannah!
Let's try this again...
My little girl turned two this week. (Gasp!) It's funny, I read something the other day that struck a chord with me. It said, "First time parents will see their 2 year old as all grown up. Second-time-around parents will see that their 2 year old is really still a baby." It's so very true.
Certainly, Hannah can pour on the tantrums with the best of them. She can wine, cry, and tattle on her brother like no other. But she is the sweest girl - quick to apologize when she's done something wrong, always ready with a kiss, and coming out with new things to say all of the time. Her favorites right now are: "Wait a minute!" when she has a new idea; and "Have it?" when she wants something but is not sure it's okay to take it.
This girl of mine is an animal lover. She is giddy over the dog that we occasionally care for, and is always excited about the pets at her best little buddy's house. We'll have to get a dog or cat for her someday, to be sure.
For her birthday, she wanted balloons, cake and ice cream. And she wanted to be sung to at every meal - easy breezy. Here are two to check out.
(Notice the icing on her face from sneaking a fingerful while I put the candles on...)
My little girl turned two this week. (Gasp!) It's funny, I read something the other day that struck a chord with me. It said, "First time parents will see their 2 year old as all grown up. Second-time-around parents will see that their 2 year old is really still a baby." It's so very true.
Certainly, Hannah can pour on the tantrums with the best of them. She can wine, cry, and tattle on her brother like no other. But she is the sweest girl - quick to apologize when she's done something wrong, always ready with a kiss, and coming out with new things to say all of the time. Her favorites right now are: "Wait a minute!" when she has a new idea; and "Have it?" when she wants something but is not sure it's okay to take it.
This girl of mine is an animal lover. She is giddy over the dog that we occasionally care for, and is always excited about the pets at her best little buddy's house. We'll have to get a dog or cat for her someday, to be sure.
For her birthday, she wanted balloons, cake and ice cream. And she wanted to be sung to at every meal - easy breezy. Here are two to check out.
(Notice the icing on her face from sneaking a fingerful while I put the candles on...)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
A look back: Christmas
Since I posted nothing about Christmas 2012, let's step back and relive some of the magic.
My kids are at the age where Christmas really is magic. We had some friends over for drinks and appetizers on Christmas Eve, which was a fun way to capture some of that Christmas spirit and burn off some of that anticipatory energy. The kids went to bed a little late, and Aaron took quite a while to fall asleep. Luckily, he konked out just before Santa arrived.
Christmas morning, Hannah was first out of bed. (It had nothing to do with Christmas - she's the first one up at our house everyday.) She played with her gifts from Santa while we waited for Aaron to get up. (Sleeping in on Christmas morning has been a reoccurring theme for Aaron. I'm sure someday, I'll miss it. But for the past few years, it's Paul and I waiting downstairs all antsy for him to get up and open presents.)
When Aaron came downstairs, he was awestruck - yes! - and fun was had by all. Hannah was the most enthusiastic, ripping open everything, including some of Aaron's gifts. She got so excited that she tired herself out and was back in bed for a nap before 10 a.m.
The rest of the day was spent eating, relaxing, playing and talking to family afar - a really perfect way to spend such a special day.
My kids are at the age where Christmas really is magic. We had some friends over for drinks and appetizers on Christmas Eve, which was a fun way to capture some of that Christmas spirit and burn off some of that anticipatory energy. The kids went to bed a little late, and Aaron took quite a while to fall asleep. Luckily, he konked out just before Santa arrived.
Christmas morning, Hannah was first out of bed. (It had nothing to do with Christmas - she's the first one up at our house everyday.) She played with her gifts from Santa while we waited for Aaron to get up. (Sleeping in on Christmas morning has been a reoccurring theme for Aaron. I'm sure someday, I'll miss it. But for the past few years, it's Paul and I waiting downstairs all antsy for him to get up and open presents.)
When Aaron came downstairs, he was awestruck - yes! - and fun was had by all. Hannah was the most enthusiastic, ripping open everything, including some of Aaron's gifts. She got so excited that she tired herself out and was back in bed for a nap before 10 a.m.
The rest of the day was spent eating, relaxing, playing and talking to family afar - a really perfect way to spend such a special day.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Family jam
It's high time I got back on this blogging bus. If nothing else, I miss having a record of our family.
Let's start with our new Saturday night tradition. Homemade pizza, ice cream for dessert and some music after. I'll confess, this has only happened once. But I sure hope it become a tradition.
Let's start with our new Saturday night tradition. Homemade pizza, ice cream for dessert and some music after. I'll confess, this has only happened once. But I sure hope it become a tradition.
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