School Friends
Thursday, January 5th, 2012I love the days I can see the growth in Atticus’ maturity. You know the moments I mean. Asking to go to bed rather than being told, helping clean up a mess he made, etc. Today was another one of those days. Today was his first day back after winter break. It’s pretty typical for [...]
The New Year 100
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Mark and I have stared collecting our NY100 and it’s already gone horrifically wrong! So the rules are you collect 100 items from your house to sell, donate, give away, or recycle. The absolute last option is to throw something away. We are talking socks that are one giant hole, shattered vases, and the like. [...]
New Traditions
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011When I was growing up, the events of Christmas were always the same. Same traditions and routines year after year. It was nice having something to look forward to. Mark and I have been together for 6 years-married 5 of those. Our Christmases have looked like this 1. Mark was deployed 2. Mark was home [...]
A Montessori Christmas Party
Friday, December 16th, 2011Yesterday was Atticus’ class’s Christmas Party. The parents were invited and I had a blast! I love getting little glimpses of what the kids do each day. His daily report only tells me so much. When I arrived all the kids were huddled around a table with their teacher. They were all cutting strawberries! Instead [...]
Atticus and the Robot
Thursday, December 15th, 2011We have one of those Roomba vacuums. Honestly, don’t buy one. They aren’t that special and if you have a house like ours, you’ll spend more time charging and cleaning it than actually vacuuming. We only use it in our bedroom these days because our central vac system works better for our million square feet [...]
His Diapers Are Shrinking
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011It’s a sign he’s growing! I know that sounds strange but it’s true. Atticus never had a full-on Buddha baby belly, but he did have a bit of a bulge. Coupled with his long waist, his medium sized prefolds (red edge) just weren’t able to wrap around his waist at about 16 months. I upgraded [...]
My Take On Whining
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011As most toddlers do, Atticus whines. He whines a lot. Mark and I have tried various methods to try to curb it but they aren’t really working. Then it hit me. I understand why he whines. I should probably start by saying that we believe that babies cry for a reason. They don’t do it [...]
Oh Wimpy Tree, Oh Wimpy Tree
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011Guess what. Christmas has been saved! Last night we went on a Griswold style trip looking for a Christmas tree. We decided to bite the bullet and buy a real one. We went to a nearby gardening center that just so happens to be totally organic! they are about to get to know me really [...]
Evaluating the Christmas Tree
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011As a kid, there was this weird tradition. My parents would get out the boxes of decorations and ornaments and there would be these wooden reindeer body with no antlers or limbs. In fact, I had no idea what they whole thing looked like. Just the body. Later, when my parents moved to a new [...]
Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 27th, 2011We had an amazing Thanksgiving! Mark’s mom came into town for the holiday which was nice. Atticus loves having “new” people to play with. He had so much fun showing off his cars and other toys. Napping was not in his plan which made him slightly more than bonkers. We had a pot luck at [...]