Year: 2008

Last week, my friend and I took our boys to a local farm that has built a sort of playground out of hay and corn.  Her boys are twins that are Ricky’s age and we all had a fabulous time.  We played and the boys ran and ran and then we had a picnic lunch […]

We recently introduced Ricky to the book “Go, Dog, Go” by P.D. Eastman.  It is a beginning reader book that I fondly remember from my own childhood and he loves that he can read most of the words all by himself (the few words he can’t actually read, he has memorized and tells the story […]

We woke up to snow this morning and the boys were out making a snowman before 9 am!   It was fun to pull out the snow gear and suit the boys up–besides, what is more cute than a 1 year old who can’t really walk because he’s so puffy? Billy always enjoys being outside and […]

We still haven’t discussed it with the boys, but according to my ultrasound today, they are getting a new brother around Valentine’s Day.  I am so okay about that!  Don’t get me wrong, buying pink and dresses would be fun, but I already know how to do boy stuff . . .  Now to choose […]

A recent addition to Billy’s vocabulary is his version of yes–“th-ure.”  Of course his ‘sure’ must be said in a low, smoker’s voice to be most effective.  “Billy, do you want to go outside?”  Th-ure.  “Billy, do you want milk?”  Th-ure.  “Billy, do you want to pick up the bathroom trash can and spread tissues […]