Monthly Archives: January 2011

We’ve been pretty low-key lately. Let’s see… my boys are pretty smitten with Haley. JT loves to make her laugh. Jim’s favorite activity is co-napping. Naps with Dad Looking for big brother He’s so much fun! JT continues to love puzzles and books. He is learning his letters, slowly but surely. Here he is assemblingContinue reading “Lately”

Yesterday Haley turned five months old. Almost half way to the magic number one! 🙂 Thanks to my tripod and remote, I got this great picture. Haley looks like this a lot of the time. She is so cheery and full of smiles. We sure love our baby girl. It’s been a busy month forContinue reading “5 Months”

We think it is so cool to be two and a half. There are so many new things that a big guy like JT can do. For example: Wear underwear instead of diapers during the day Put on socks and shoes “all by self” Cut bananas into slices Spread condiments on bread Sort laundry intoContinue reading “2 point 5”

I like to take pictures. The problem is that every time JT gets older, I have to come up with a new strategy for getting a good picture. (Fortunately I’ve already learned what to do for different ages, so it is easy with Haley.) My two-and-a-half-year-old photo shoot didn’t start off well. JT was hungryContinue reading “New Strategy #57”

Have you ever thought about the fact that kids have to learn how to play? Their little brains must get so tired. Recently Haley has made some big steps in learning to play. She can hold onto a toy and shake it, and just this week passed it from hand to hand. Haley also figuredContinue reading “Learning to Play”

We had the Skagen kids over for a fun play date night while their parents went out for a birthday date. We had such a great time! We had pancakes for dinner with whipped cream and sprinkles, and threw in some sausages and bananas to be healthy. Aly helped me make the pancakes! After dinner,Continue reading “Play Night”

We were pretty excited around here when Haley rolled over a few weeks ago. I finally got one on video tonight! 🙂

We’ve been having a great 2011 so far (all two days’ worth). Haley has looked so cute in some new clothes! From Uncle Jeff and Aunt Gena From Mom and Dad From Great Uncle Rick and Great Aunt Julie I finally got video of Haley laughing… it’s pretty poor quality because JT was in theContinue reading “Kicking off 2011”

The kids and I spent New Year’s Eve quietly at home, but New Year’s Day is a whole different story. We hosted our seventh annual New Year’s Day pajama breakfast at our house, with eight adults and, this year, eight children four and under. Fun times! We ate and ate and relaxed and watched ourContinue reading “Happy New Year”