Pics of the Week

It's slim pickins' for pictures to post this week. I didn't take much.

Here they are last Sunday at Grandma & Pop Pop's shorehouse awaiting lunch.

Ryan wearing his "retro" tee. We know Grandma will love it!

The Sniffer

Kaylie (& Ryan too) do this sniffing thing where they scrunch up their noses and then they crack up at each other. Here is a pic of Kaylie doing the sniff. It cracks me up. Photo by Bob of course.

Tooth Brushing

Brush, brush, brush your teeth...(insert Row, Row, Row Your Boat melody)

The last couple of weeks we have started to brush our teeth regularly. They actually like it. They throw a fit when I take the toothbrush away before they jam it down their throats. How long will this last? I remember hating to brush my teeth as a kid, but then again I didn't have berry flavored toothpaste either.

Speaking of teeth.....our current tooth tally finds Ryan overcoming Kaylie's lead with a whopping 7 and Kaylie stands at 5.

What's New?

Been feeling a little under the weather these past few days. Sore throat is the major thing and now a runny nose and clogged ears. I must have caught the kids' colds. Bob had it too.


What's new this week--although it's only Tuesday? Kaylie finally started to say her 'D's--her first consonant!!!! This is HUGE! She is very quiet about it and doesn't do it all that often, but we have both heard her a few times now in the past two days! I couldn't be happier.


I've been pushing table food this week. Not really pushing it, but they are not as interested in the spoon so I am taking that cue. They are getting the hang of it but I never realized how hard it can be to find foods that they will eat while making sure they are still getting the proper nutrients. Ryan has pretty much refused everything. Pasta is a no go. Tonight I caved and tried chicken nuggets. They were a hit, especially with Ryan! This must run in the family as their cousin, Rachel, is known to enjoy a nugget or two. Anyway that was the first food he actually gobbled up. He could live on Cheerios and Puffs if I let him. Kaylie is willing to try anything and even ate a few bits of broccoli.

Some foods I've tried already: homemade mac & cheese, grilled cheese, toast with jelly, green beanas, waffle, pastina, orzo with broth, ravioli (plain), broccoli, peas, carrots, watermelon, raspberries, bananas, apples. There's probably more, but I'm done thinking about it.

Going to try eggs, venture into tomato sauce, and make a quiche. There may be a lot of casserole making going on in this house. We'll see.


Here are some pictures of them enjoying their nuggets tonight. I love the first one with Cheerios stuck to K's face.

I'm still cute right?

Got any food suggestions? Leave me a comment with recipe!

First Birthday Pictures- A Little Late

We had a photo shoot in our house Saturday. Bob took their first year pictures. Yeah, I know almost 13 month pictures, but whatever. Better late than never. We actually did a photo shoot before their birthday but got a whole lotta nothing. These are pretty decent considering all they want to do is crawl away.

Pics of the Week

I didn't take many pictures because we were out and about a bit this week. We had the doctor's appointment, the haircut, and I took them to my old school (where I worked) so everyone could meet them. Of course everyone "oohed and aahed" over them much to Mommy's delight. We went shopping at some outlets and took quite a few walks this week too.

Every morning, Bob puts on his shoes to go to work. Well actually ANY time Bob puts shoes on, the kids beeline it to the shoes. They love to untie the shoes. Not really very helpful when you are trying to get out the door, but it's amusing to watch every morning.

Ryan & Kaylie received this belated birthday present this week from Bob's firm. They also got a Fisher-Price Zebra bounce & go too. I REALLY need that playroom done soon. Our family room looks like Toys R Us exploded in it. Fortunately, we haven't had to buy them many toys ourselves. They have received most of what they have as gifts or hand me downs. I have to do a basement update but we aren't close to completion any time soon.

Ryan's First Haircut

I took Ryan to get his first haircut today. We went to a place called Kidz Cuts. It had cars and things that the kids sit in to distract them as they get their hair cut.

He was okay in the chair (tractor), until the lady put the cape on him.

Needless to say he started crying--especially when I had to hold his head still (an impossible feat) while she got near the ears. He was arching and moving so much and only strapped in the chair with a rinky dink strap. I was trying to keep him in the chair and hold his head at the same time. She even offered him a lollipop but he wanted nothing to do with it. I'm not counting that as his first lollipop because he didn't even take one lick. LOL. I don't know how hairdressers do it with kids like that. He is pretty butchered. The ears are not even at all. I'm thinking I might try to even it out a bit but I'm no hairdresser. I hope his hair grows quickly. These are the only pictures I got of it because I had to hold his head. Lesson learned--take someone with you to take pictures of the first cut.

Here he is after the ordeal. He looks like a big boy now. Phew, I'm glad that is over. Not looking forward to next time.

Oh yeah, they gave me some locks and he got his first certificate of merit. LOL