I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Susanna on Jul 29th, 2013
Susie Q decided a couple weeks ago that she wants to wear big girl panties, so out came the potty training paraphernalia. We’re having a lot of success, especially when we added in the M&M prize. A friend gave me their potty training movie, and Susie loves it. It is the stupidest, most annoying video […]
Why do we buy toys, again?
With our college friend, Joe Hunt, in town over the weekend, we had a great excuse to go out to Malibu and have a beach day. The kids LOVED it, and we really do need to go more often. The kids riding in their “motorboat”… Tommy meticulously worked on details such as the grills at […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 16th, 2013
Last week, we hosted the Haneys (who had hosted us back in January). It was fun to see how well our girls are playing together (considering that Elizabeth and Claire have been friends since birth, back in Chicago), and of course Naomi and I never ran out of things to talk about. (a musical duo:) […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 15th, 2013
Swimming lessons went much better these past couple of weeks–no one ran screaming from the pool, shrieking that she didn’t want to go under water (as happened last summer). Bribes (ice cream and legos) seem to have been the key, as were new goggles! Meanwhile, Tommy has been getting so brave–swimming several body lengths and […]
We always do this when we have a local Chick-fil-a, but this year Tommy designed and executed his own costume. There’s still such a thing as free lunch! (bonus–they were out of white milk, so the kids got CHOCOLATE MILK!)
Posted in Susanna on Jul 10th, 2013
Susie has been carrying around Pink Blankie and Lionel for a long time now, but she’s recently added her pillow, known as “my-my pillow,” to the mix. She’ll drag everything to a spot like the middle of the kitchen floor, plop down with an “I tired!”, and settle in for a rest. Or she’ll bundle […]
The tea party contingent has expanded…
Last night, Grandpa and I took the kids down to our new park to ride bikes. Elizabeth, who has refused to ride outside the back patio since falling off the curb a few weeks ago, actually rode for several minutes (albeit at a snail’s pace–Susie was walking faster than Lizzie rode). And Tommy raced around […]