Month: January 2009

Billy has a new favorite game.  He calls it “Seek,” the rest of us call it Hide and Seek.   He is a lucky boy who has a wonderful father that will play this for what seems like hours!  Billy counts and Kevin hides.  Ricky often joins in as well.   From my observation standpoint, Kevin could […]

I don’t claim to always wake up on the right side of the bed, but I do generally wake up awake!   It took Kevin and I some time to get used to each other in the mornings.  He isn’t exactly cranky, but he is easier to talk to after breakfast and a shower.  I often […]

Not sure if everyone/anyone has heard of them, but our boys love to watch the Wonder Pets. It’s a cartoon on Nick Jr. where three school pets – a guinea pig, turtle, and duckling – save baby animals that are in trouble. This Christmas, Billy got a stuffed Ming-Ming (duck) and Ricky got a stuffed […]

I met “Mean Ricky” yesterday.  (This was his self titled name, not one I gave him.)  He’s been having a hard time sharing his toys with Billy and yesterday was no exception.  One of the many problems, which it is impossible to explain to a 4 year old, is that Billy is a big tease […]

So the natives are getting restless.  Sure it is the January thaw and daytime temperatures really aren’t that bad, but our backyard is one big mud puddle and they are just getting over ear infections and Ricky has inherited his father’s cold.  Perhaps one other excuse for me keeping them indoors is that I am […]