Monday, February 28, 2011

Temper, temper

Know who can throw a major meltdown at the drop of a hat and who might just seriously cry (severely) over spilled milk. I'm talking about this guy:


14 months old, weighting in at twenty something pounds. He's a tough guy, daredevil, crybaby and sweetheart all rolled into my youngest little mister. I suppose I wouldn't want him any other way, excepting maybe a little else temper at times. But that's life in the diaper lane.

Friday, February 25, 2011

We love School.

 The boys and I attend an Early Childhood Family Education Class once a week. We just call it school. The boys love their teachers, other kids and circle time.

Last week Lucius walked from the front door of school all the way back to our classroom. Once we got there he wanted to keep going rather than come in and play. He is huge into walking lately, so he wanted to just keep walking through the hallways of school. Luckily his teachers are fantastic and we got him into his favorite chair at school to color.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dinner at bà ngoài's (Baa Y) house

We were invited over to bà ngoài (pronounced Baa-Y) for dinner. Oliver loves her egg rolls (who wouldn't) but last Friday it was fried rice, wontons, and noodles. Yummy. 
Jerimy and I are happy that our boys are loved by an extra set of grandparents.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Quotable

I changed Oliver's bed sheets last night. 
After I was finished he climbed into his bed.
I can't be sure but I thought I heard him say:

 "wow, this looks great!"

Now that's what I call a very complimentary thank you.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

A backwards stair climber

I remember that we took the time to watch Oliver and teach him how to turn around to go down the stairs backwards. Well, Lucius didn't get that lesson from his parents and still he managed to figure it out by himself. Impressive and yet slightly depressing too. It's too bad we can't give our second born the same attention we gave our firstborn.


Here's Lucius demonstrating his climbing skills while carrying his favorite board book downstairs.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Animals

 I filmed the animals out again yesterday evening. Look how they've grown from last June.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

It was in the forties today

 The only reason we had all the winter gear on was to protect against the puddles. Other than that it was gorgeous outside this afternoon, we just had to get out there and enjoy the forty degree temps. I think the boys truly enjoyed being outside again. We got to talk to a neighbor and walk up and down the sidewalk in front of our house. Yee Haw!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

The great room swap continues

Saturday morning we finally bought a bed frame for Oliver that was twin sized. Instead of the traditional bunk bed, which might have been easier to get into the house, I found a used loft bed. The pros are that it's not as high as a bunk bed which means less fear and less hassle when it's time to change the sheets. The cons are that it is one solid steel piece of construction which means it's extremely heavy, but VERY sturdy.

Jerimy's very generous friend came with his truck, trailer and muscles to help move the bed frame from the sellers house to our home. Then they some how managed to twist and turn it up the bending staircase that leads to our second floor. This one hundred year old house wasn't built with a ton of extra space, so I'm pleased to say it made it. Oliver was so ecstatic about the new bed, that there was no way he'd be taking a nap Saturday. It was off to get a new pillow and bed sheets. He's been using little throw pillows for quite a while, I figured it was about time he had a big boy pillow.

We moved Oliver into the nursery to share a room with Lucius. We weren't quite sure if we as parents were ready for that, but whatever. The boys must have enjoyed each others company as they were still asleep at 8am this morning when we started taking showers to get ready for church. I should mention they were both up at 5 am, Oliver went to the bathroom to potty while I changed Lucius. I heard them giggling briefly, Oliver said "Luoooo-ciousss" singingly and then I believe it went silent. We'll see how this week goes.


As a bonus to the boys sharing a room, we now have a playroom. A whole room to play in and at night when the house is quite- it's a nice little retreat space for me- who wouldn't feel rich saying that?!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Swimming Pool adventure night

Auntie Mick and Uncle Hung found a local hotel that offered their pool to the public a couple nights a week, the cost: free! It's not a very big pool, but we were the first and only people in the pool for about 45 minutes, just enough time to really enjoy the water. We were getting everyone dry when others started to come. Perfect timing.

And after we were all back in clothes, we headed to the lobby for free snacks (cookies, and cocoa). The boys shared a few cheerios from home on the lobby couch. So cute.  Then it was back home for dinner and a movie.








Thursday, February 10, 2011

a couple of videos

Lucius on the go. 
Walking, walking, hitting/ a mini fussing fit quenched by giving him what he wanted- the walker to walk even faster.

Brotherly love: Lucius sneaking up on Oliver to see what he's doing and does his best to bother him. Oliver pushing because he's annoyed, Lucius hitting because he thinks it's now a game.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Not with this face

This face would never push or hit his younger brother, oh no not him. Just look at that sugary sweetness. A face like that would never scream at his parents "you can't say no, no, no so much". Such a charming little boy wouldn't even think about throwing toys across the room or choosing not to share. Nope not this little angel.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Family adventure day


In honor of ground hogs day (a special holiday in this family) we took a family adventure on Thursday to the Science Museum. Yes, it was the day after ground hogs day, and yes I ditched work to be with the boys. First we went to look at the ice sculptures that are downtown as part of the winter carnival. It was down right freezing out so we didn't stay too long. When we arrive at the Museum the ticket lady told us they had a dinosaur presentation in a couple of minutes. We rushed to see it but one or two of the little misters weren't that excited. Oliver was down right scared, covering his eyes before the dinosaurs even came out from behind the curtain.  We went to further explore the rest of the museum before the boys were too freaked out. It was quite a fun day.




Saturday, February 5, 2011

Lucius at 13 months old




  Eight teeth, two favorite animals (cat & rat) and one pacifier addiction.
This week I've officially labeled him a waddling walker, after taking more than twenty steps at one time. He waddles around the kitchen after Oliver and when he's pushing the walker he can hit his maximum speed.