Month: January 2013

Potty Training

The day after Thanksgiving we began what I still consider a crazy and intense attempt to potty train both Rusty and Tommy in 3 days. Rusty was more than ready – he was just being stubborn.  Tommy probably wasn’t ready, but the book said he was plenty old enough, and why would I want to […]

Birthday Cupcakes

We celebrated Cousin Danny’s birthday on Thanksgiving. Aunt Cathy brought cupcakes. She said it was the most delicious frosting ever. I think my boys agreed. My boys are growing up and their eating messes are getting fewer. There are still lots of crumbs and messes, but not the frosting-from-head-to-toe-messes. I almost miss them. Almost.  

New Fangled Reading

Did you know my boys like to read?  I think I might have mentioned it before. Ricky has discovered the fun of reading on an ereader.  I can borrow books from the library and there are tons of free books available – plus the normal ones that we can buy.  He has recently discovered “The […]

Backyard in the Fall

We love our backyard. We love our trees. We love to take pictures that don’t always get taken off the camera and blogged about for nearly two months. We love our Daisy dog. The boys love to attack Daisy with leaves and then laugh viciously! And do it again… We love to attack the man […]