The boys have been really interested in puzzles lately. They play with puzzles at school but recently they have dusted them off at home again. Zachary has been particularly enamored. He sits quietly on the floor searching for pieces, bringing them to the puzzle, turning them on each side to see if they fit, and …
Lego Renaissance
Legos are my favorite toy of all time. They come in cool sets to begin with and you can break them up and build anything you can imagine. They combine using your imagination with building a collection and top it all off with the satisfaction of destroying stuff all at the same time. Sally has …
Oh What A Night
No, I'm not talking about a night back in '63. I'm talking about a night with two three-year olds. Everything started well enough. We picked up two happy boys from day care and had a quiet ride home. As we neared the house Zach started talking about his man's helmet being behind the toy bin in …
The Worst Bathroom Experience. Ever.
Tonight I had my worst toddler bathroom experience. Ever. We went to Short Sands at York Beach this evening with the Roberges to play at the playground. The beach has a public bathroom but it is closed due to construction. In its place are about ten porta-potties. We all know where this is going. Zach …
How Adam Failed His Vision Test and Added Shapes to His Class Curriculum
The boys had their three-year pediatrician appointment a few weeks ago and it was full of firsts. It was the first time they wore a johnny, the first time they had their reflexes checked, and the first time they had a vision test. When it was time to bring Adam out for his vision test …
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Bowling
We decided to take the boys bowling today. Sally participated in a bowling tournament with some co-workers last week and the boys were super excited to watch her. They have been talking about it all week so it was finally time. The bowling alley was quite busy with a birthday party and probably some February …
Potty Training Update
WARNING: This post contains a lot of discussion about poop. The boys have been without diapers for about three weeks now and overall they are still doing well. As expected, things have shifted a bit as they moved back into their normal routine at school during the week. We found that Adam was having trouble …
Changes
We've gone through some major changes at home in the last couple of months. First we took back some of our house by removing the gate between the living room and kitchen as well as the gate at the bottom of the stairs in the living room. We decided that the boys were good enough …
2013 Clean Out: Memories
This is part of my end-of-the-year cleaning of draft posts. This was written over a year ago when I was in a reflective mood. As soon as the boys were born it was as if a clock started ticking on my life. Every moment and every milestone of theirs represented a passage of a certain …
2013 Clean Out: Being a Parent
This is part of my end-of-the-year cleaning of draft posts. I wrote this at the beginning of the year with the intention of adding to it and posting it later on. I never really finished it but it's all still true. Being a parent means: rolling on the floor in your work clothes looking for …
Relatively Ambitious 