Month: July 2010

I remembered to pull out the baby play mat this week.  Among all of our baby paraphernalia, this is the one probably enjoyed more by the older siblings than the baby, yet I still pull it out.  Tommy does seem to like looking at the dangling bugs … but Ricky is right there moving the […]

My mom had her birthday last week.  Since we know her fondness for a good deal, the boys and I took her shopping at Ikea.  We met up with Uncle Dan and Cate and enjoyed a few hours looking, shopping, and eating lunch.  Mom seemed to enjoy her birthday. On Sunday, most of the family […]

My friend (Shelly of tie-dye shirt fame) commented on how alert Tommy appears.  He is!  He gives me smiles all day and is down to 3 or 4 naps a day.  He is even starting to laugh.  Ricky and Billy are so proud of themselves  when they can get a smile out of Tommy.  Unfortunately, […]

My dear friend Shelly made tie-dye shirts with her own kids and decided to do some for my kiddos as well!  It was a fun package to receive in the mail from Arizona. The big boys fit in theirs right away … (sorry – fuzzy cell phone picture) But Tommy had to grow into his.  […]

1.  We went to Grandmama’s the Sunday after Ricky’s birthday.  Uncle Tony asked Ricky what presents he’d received.  Without looking up from whatever it was he was playing with, Ricky said, “Did YOU give me a present yet?” 2.  This same post-birthday Sunday included some balloons.  Uncle Tony was blowing them up and showed the […]