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I started my Valentine’s Day by finding a card from Jim in the egg basket in the fridge. 🙂 Love it. The really funny thing is that I had already planned to leave his card on top of his breakfast plate, which I leave in the fridge every morning. We are quite the pair. ThenContinue reading “Valentiny”

I took JT and Asher on a puddle walk today. We had so much fun in the rain! The boys had hot cocoa with lunch, and got to play in warm, dry clothes before naps. I have great memories of doing this as a child… as an adult, my mom divulged the secret motive behindContinue reading “Puddle Walk”

Dinner at our house on Jim’s work days is usually very low-key. I thought I’d give a little taste of what goes on… especially now that Haley is eating cereal like a champ. I have interspersed the videos with JT’s conversations. Basically, I have become the proverbial never-taste-food-hot parent, but I don’t mind. I takeContinue reading “Dinner Time”

We’ve taken advantage of the breaks in the rain/wind/cold to get outside the last few days. JT and Jim played baseball in the backyard for awhile. JT is actually pretty decent at throwing the ball up and hitting it by himself. It doesn’t go far, but he has a great time! We also broke outContinue reading “Backyard Ball”

Well, well, look who’s trying to sit by herself. 🙂 Haley is starting to manage a one- or two-second tripod sit on her own before she topples over! This is an early Valentine’s Day picture. More sitting practice… She has mastered getting large objects into her mouth and spends most of her time doing justContinue reading “February”

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”