A few weeks ago as the weather started getting warmer, the kids and I headed out to Frying Pan Park one morning. It was worth the trip, because all of us so enjoyed being outside all morning! Elijah was pretty fascinated by all the sounds the animals were making, and […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Our boy is 18 months! He is such a funny (and sometimes dramatic) little guy, and he keeps us all laughing and guessing what he will do next. Some of his favorite things:* Playing with balls, chasing bubbles, going to the playground (slide and sandbox are his faves!), sitting on […]
Ever since I really started showing, there has been a lot more baby talk around here…mainly initiated by Laina. I wrote down a few of the conversations a while ago (but of course haven’t blogged about them until now!) L: Wow, I was really really wrong about you MommyM: What […]
No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside. anonymous
I never realized just how many nicknames Elijah would have by the age of (almost) 18 months. Mainly, I call him Lijey, Bubba, or Buddy; Sam calls him Buddy; and Laina calls him:Moo mooEbuBoo booEljah Joon (Farsi inspired)Ee-giJu JuMimiBuddyBubbaE I’m sure I’m missing some, but we’ve heard all of these […]
Highlights of Christmas Eve:*relaxing day at home with the kids*prepping some of the food for Christmas day*making chili in the crock pot for our traditional meal*watching Laina sprinkle reindeer food in our front yard*choosing one gift to open!*driving around the neighborhood in our pj’s looking at decorations*picking the perfect goodies […]
Before Nicole and her family moved to CA, Katy, Nicole and I used to get together with our girls periodically. It was always so fun to see all of them interact, not to mention see how much they all continued to change over the years. Since Nicole came home for […]
We spent the afternoon with our friends over the Christmas holiday, and Laina and her sweet friend Savannah made gingerbread houses while Elijah and Aidan ran around. Such a fun playdate, and Laina was thrilled with the results of her house. I loved having it in our kitchen throughout the […]
Laina and I got to do two of our favorite things one Saturday in December. Make (and sample!) cookies for Santa, and watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Since we moved into our house only a few days before Christmas last year, we didn’t really have time to put up a tree other than our tiny artificial tree that we had in our condo. So this year, we decided to get our first real tree as a family. […]