Violet loves to sing, and now that Violet is being exposed to even more music, she loves to sing NEW songs – well, songs other than “Twinkle, Twinkle.” Her latest favorite is what she calls “Thursday Party” (“Can you say, TH, TH, THURS, THURSDAY?” – Violet). It took Mike and I a while to figure…
Last night we had a tornado warning for Kalamazoo county. Luckily, the warning was for a storm that had the potential to create a tornado that was north of Portage (by where we used to live in Cooper). Since Libby and I were checking to see if we needed to eat dinner down stairs, Violet…
Yesterday was yet another early daycare day for the kids. I picked them up right after lunch and came back home for nap. I made a decision that we were not going to watch any TV, so I tried my best to keep them occupied with quality activities. I did a great job! We played…
Feb 15, 2012 (age 1 year, 10 mo) I got a picture of Hayden a few weeks ago after he had climbed into the cat bed. He climbs up and calls for Mike and I. He knows very well that he’s not supposed to climb up there, but he’s there nonetheless. He loves to climb…
For a while, both kids were healthy for an extended period of time. This all ended when I went to Puerto Rico. After I left, I found out that Violet and Hayden both had a respiratory bug. Needless to say, they didn’t sleep very well. Hayden started getting better last week and is now pretty much back…
This morning was all about cleaning (and playing). We got the kitchen and family room all cleaned up with some dumping of toys throughout. In addition to picking things up, Violet was helping do laundry. She put clothes in the washer and dryer and helped to hang them as well. After hanging and buttoning several…
Since the kids have been sick, they have been watching TV at night and resting on the couch. Tonight, they were feeling better so we left the TV off. They were playing bounce on the big yellow ball and golf. After Hayden went to bed, Violet and I decided to bead. She made a necklace…
Sometimes, I realize that I cannot anticipate every conversation with a three-year old. Here’s a summary from the other day while driving home from daycare: Violet: Is glass fragile? Me: Yes Violet: How fragile? Me: Well, if you drop it, it could break. Violet: Are the car windows made of glass? Me: (starting to grasp…
I’ll just start off saying that the kids love this ‘holiday’! Violet has been looking forward to it for a while, and Hayden, well, he’s working on saying it. “Birfdaytines” is what he said all day at daycare – which sounds just as adorable as you would imagine it sounds. We decided to ‘celebrate’ Valentines…
I had every intention of blogging each day while Mike was in Puerto Rico so he could see all of the awesome things the kids were doing, but as you can see, that didn’t happen. As Mike said though, we were able to talk to him on the phone each day and the kids made…
