Ayden’s Birthday
Being the parents of a five-year old, it seems as if every other weekend is a birthday. In reality, if you count the multiple-birthday weekends, that number is probably about right. But today’s birthday excitement was for Ayden. The parties for Ayden and Nico are extra special as it’s not the standard group of kids for Brian, as he doesn’t go to school with them. For those that need the refresher, Ayden is the son of my friend, and co-worker, Corey and his wife Sarah. The...
Read MoreBusy Building and Birthdays
This day was the definition of a busy 5-year-old’s day… and dad was just trying to hang on. It started with the latest Lowe’s Build and Grow project day. This clinic was to build the “Wheel of Love”. He’s really into these projects and gets better at doing the tasks himself each time we go. All of them have moving parts, and this one was great, it was a spinner like you’d find on a game show or something. After assembly, he got to go wild decorating it...
Read MoreBrian’s Heart (and his Angry Birds)
At school, it’s pretty common for the teachers to put up displays with the kids’ answers to questions, like their favorite food, favorite movie, etc. Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, the kids all have hearts on the wall outside their classroom saying what they love. I was so touched, Brian listed his family! (Not all the kids listed such sweet, brag-worthy things for their hearts! I am pretty proud of my kiddo for this!) Brandon and I both noticed Brian’s heart...
Read MoreKendall’s Penguins
Brandon and I just love Kendall’s penguin pajamas, and today we thought we’d let her play on the penguin blanket I made her. I started working on it shortly after we found out she was coming, and finished up just before we learned she was a girl (yes, it took me 20+ weeks to make a baby blanket–hey, I’m a busy lady!) I wasn’t so confident about my seams holding up to a lot of washing, so I put the blanket away while she was in the major spitup phase.. And, of...
Read MoreFreestanding K!
Kendall has been doing a little more standing on her own, and starting to pivot a bit, but no more steps lately.. She’s gaining confidence in her own way. She’s quite the determined little girl–just look at that face! She just loves that cookie match game, and she will work at taking those cookies apart until she gets it! She seems to sort the cookie tops and bottoms into different piles. She can even put some of the simpler shapes back together, which I am so impressed...
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