Funny, sweet Skyler
Two stories that I have to jot down before I forget. This morning, Liam was sitting at the breakfast table eating when I brought Skyler down. She was sleepy and adjusting but took one look at Liam and said "hello Liam" - it was so Newman from Seinfeld I had to laugh. As though she was saying…
Skyler's First Swim Lesson - Old Hat for Liam...
I took the kids to swim lessons today to try out a new place that has come highly recommended - Safe n Sound Swim. Within 2 minutes, Liam's swim teacher had him in his goggles and going under water. Thank God Skyler's first lesson went better than Liam's - remember that? He screamed the entire…
FUN IN THE ARIZONA SUN!!!!
Oh how we all loved the sun on our backs in Arizona! We went for a whole week and I think I could have stayed for another couple. Aside from a small bump at the airport (plane was delayed and I might have made everyone get there 3 hours early on accident), everything about the trip was easy!…
Best Buddies
Leif and I sat on the couch last night watching the kids chase each other around the house. They were both laughing hysterically and even though it was loud and chaotic there was a sense of peace in the house! Skyler looked back to see how close Liam was getting when she ran smack into the island…
Skyler!
Although I try not to do too many time outs with the kids, when I do, I usually give them a warning first. Then, if the behavior continues, I pick them up and say "that's so sad" and then I take them up to their rooms. Well, Skyler has picked up on this and last night I told her "if you scream…
Our favorite nannies!
Ted and Stephanie came into town this last week to get their "kid fix" on and to help us out as we, once again, transition nannies. Of course, the kids absolutely loved it. I know that they would take manny grandpa and nanny stephie over anyone! It was a rainy week but we all got out when we…
Bath Time ABC's - Baby #2!
If you look back on the blog to October 23, 2009, you will see a video of Liam doing the exact same thing - laying on his back in the tub singing the abc's! Now it's Skyler's turn...
Liam's New Haircut
We have been scrambling quite a bit lately because our nanny is pregnant (yes, this is the third nanny to have gotten pregnant while working for us!) and has not been feeling up to working all of the time. While we look for someone we can trust with the most precious things in the world, Leif and…
10 minutes...
Skyler is getting TOO smart. She hears her brother and picks up on the little stuff. Tonight she would not go to sleep (which is rare for the little sleep bug). We sang about 10 songs and I must have tried 4 times to get her down. This last time, she was calling "mommy, mommy" from her crib. I…
Papa's VIsit
"Papa's coming," Skyler kept repeating over and over this morning. We all picked my dad up from the airport today and the kids could not stop giggling in the back seat on our way home. Liam immediately asked why papa sounds like a duck (papa makes duck sounds every time he sees them). I love…