The other night Hayden was playing with the marble track and asked if I wanted to help build it. We were having fun as the marble track got to be about Hayden’t height. Since there were more pieces left in the bucket, obviously we had to build the tower bigger. As it grew, the stability…
The Friday before Father’s day Libby and I got a chance to pickup Hayden early to go see Inside Out (That is a separate topic, but I would recommend seeing it). When we picked him up, He ran to his cubby and pulled out something he wanted me to see. It turned out to be…
Yesterday, Mike attended an all day seminar with workshops held at the Radisson. It’s a big fundraiser for a nonprofit in Kalamazoo and they bring in big speakers from around the nation on a variety of topics. Anyway, Mike received a goody bag with some cool books and other swag. One of the items was…
Monday was a very. long. day. It started out like a normal Monday, but by the time evening arrived, it was more trying than most. Mike picked up the kids from daycare and as soon as the kids walked through the door, Hayden was crying. Not his, ‘I’m hungry and ready for dinner and tired…
There’s a new radio station here in the zoo that both Mike and I enjoy and nearly 100% of the music they play has passed the parental approval for our kids to listen to. Bonus, they play 56 minutes of music each hour, so the odds are we can be in the car/house and barely…
Those were the words from a fellow daycare mom this afternoon via text. Looking back, I am surprised that I didn’t freak out. Today started fine – both kids slept in and although Violet complained of a tummy ache, she had no fever so we headed to daycare. The kids played really well together and…
The kids love to dance. We try to have as many dance parties as possible before bed (as you may be aware). Lately, they’ve taken a shine to a variety of video game introductions. The latest obsession has been with Gran Turismo 5, aka “THE CAR GAME!” The introduction is somewhere around 6.5 minutes long…
Tonight Hayden threw a bowl. I asked him to pick it up but he didn’t listen. After trying to get his attention a few times, I elevated my voice and walked up to him and told him to pick it up. He looked startled and ended up picking up the bowl and putting it away….
We have one Guitar Hero game for our ps3. Legends of Rock. At some point, our guitar stopped working, and to the dismay of our children, Mike hasn’t been able to fix it. However, that has not stopped the incessant need to turn on this game at least twice a day. Hayden has become obsessed…
