On the fourth day of Christmas William's Godfather came to visit us for the evening. It was a nice treat to have Jeremy Priest here and William and Miriam loved their time with him. He left after the little ones were in bed and when William woke up this morning he asked where his Godfather was. Thanks for the nice visit Jeremy - it's always a treat!
Poor Luke came down with a fever yesterday evening which necessitated another visit to the doctor's office. Poor little guy now has an ear infection! He's such a trooper though and will still crack a smile here and there despite feeling miserable.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Merry Christmas Grandparents and Aunt and Uncles!
Here's a Merry Christmas wish from William and Miriam.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Little kitchen helper
I'm excited to have a new video camera as you'll notice from these blog posts. We figured it was time to start recording and sharing our kid's cuteness. So in that spirit here is a video of my little kitchen helper. Enjoy!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Jumping Back in
It's been almost a year! So much has happened during the past year and so many times I would think of a blog entry and get bogged down with the desire to go back and catch up, but tonight I'm just going to start where I am - in the final days of the third week of Advent 2010 - Gaude! Rejoice! and I'll share some Joy. Happy Advent!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Toddler fun
Today we're potty-training - it's a long process but I have found a no-cry solution to encourage my resiliant almost four year-old to at least sit on the potty. Chocolate Advent calendars were on sale for 29 cents and he'll gladly sit on the potty to open one of those little doors. So the first time's a freebie, he sit's on the potty and gets to open a door. After that, well there has to be something in the potty and well we have yet to get that second door open. My almost two year old on the other hand has mastered going in the potty, as long as I remind her to sit on it.
With the development of speech comes good times. William, though a late bloomer in speech mastered commands quickly: "milk." progressed to "You get me milk, Mom" to his latest development "You better get me some milk." Though we require him to change his command to a request: "Mom, could you please get me some milk," he still always begins with that command. He is definately an oldest child - I guess that is what happens when both your parents are oldest children. Miriam, on the other hand, mastered the art of saying please at a very young age. She realised quickly that her"please will open more doors and is a lot more likely to change mom's mind than her second favorite manner of coersion - crying as if her heart was broken.
With the development of speech comes good times. William, though a late bloomer in speech mastered commands quickly: "milk." progressed to "You get me milk, Mom" to his latest development "You better get me some milk." Though we require him to change his command to a request: "Mom, could you please get me some milk," he still always begins with that command. He is definately an oldest child - I guess that is what happens when both your parents are oldest children. Miriam, on the other hand, mastered the art of saying please at a very young age. She realised quickly that her"please will open more doors and is a lot more likely to change mom's mind than her second favorite manner of coersion - crying as if her heart was broken.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Advent Gratitude
Only 4 days until we celebrate our Savior's birth! As I was reading some of my friends blogs I was just stuck by how much I have to be grateful for and what a beautiful gift it is to have a season where we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Incarnate Lord with such joy. I just want to list some of the things I'm thankful for right now :-)
A son who is happily playing with a bucket of snow, and a couple cars in our mud room.
A sweet daughter who is joyfully spinning a chair around in the library and letting me type this blog post.
The baby who is now 17 weeks in utero and that the queasiness is beginning to abate.
A wonderful husband who has so generously helped on a regular basis with dishes, laundry & cleaning & shopping the past few months and is just a great father and spouse.
The many small blessings of everyday - the little joys in smiles and hugs, unexpected happy moments and the gift of being able to spend each day at home with my children.
A beautiful, rich Catholic faith and community that is so much a part of my every day.
And well so much more but my time is up :-) I hope and pray everyone has a truly Merry and Blessed Christmas!
A son who is happily playing with a bucket of snow, and a couple cars in our mud room.
A sweet daughter who is joyfully spinning a chair around in the library and letting me type this blog post.
The baby who is now 17 weeks in utero and that the queasiness is beginning to abate.
A wonderful husband who has so generously helped on a regular basis with dishes, laundry & cleaning & shopping the past few months and is just a great father and spouse.
The many small blessings of everyday - the little joys in smiles and hugs, unexpected happy moments and the gift of being able to spend each day at home with my children.
A beautiful, rich Catholic faith and community that is so much a part of my every day.
And well so much more but my time is up :-) I hope and pray everyone has a truly Merry and Blessed Christmas!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Family update
Well it's official - we're expecting baby #3 due sometime towards the end of May or beginning of June. Praise God for His many blessings!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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