Amateur Hour

I don’t know who wrote this – if I did I would credit the author.  Its too funny (and true!) not to post.
A Mother’s Christmas Letter to Santa
> Dear Santa,
> I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled
> my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than
> my own doctor, [...]

It reminds me of those old Tootsie Roll Pop commercials.

Good grief its been forever since I posted anything.  We’re back home in NC now, but we were in Oklahoma for 4 months while Joe was in training.  Here’s a brief summary of our trip:
We enjoyed the base pool at the end of the summer:

We went to a rodeo, which Charlie loved:

We went to the [...]

“Is that chocolate or poop?”
I will spare you the answer to that question.
Have I mentioned that we are potty training this week?  Charlie is actually doing well – I’m really proud of him.  He definitely gets the concept, and we’ve had some modest success, but I think it’ll be a while before he is accident-free.

The rule in our house is:
“We wear underpants at the dinner table.”
No exceptions.

A couple of months ago, we moved out west temporarily, so that Joe could complete some training.  The thought of 2-3 days of driving with an energetic toddler and nursing infant was even less appealing than the nightmare hassle that airline travel has become these days.  We decided to fly.  Two kids, two flights, and [...]

This made my day:

But wait, there’s more! Go to this site and click on “Watch Ready-Set-Bumbo Videos” to find the rest. Watch them in order if you can.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, “Bumbo” is the name of the little chair the baby is sitting in. Here’s Daniel [...]

A few people have asked me how Charlie is handling a new baby in the house. You be the judge.
Here’s Charlie – stealing a binky:

Charlie in the baby gym…with the binky:

Charlie trying to squeeze himself into the bumbo baby chair:

Charlie trying to fit in Daniel’s car seat…with the binky:

I guess he’s missing the good old [...]

Ten tiny toes are perfect for praying a decade of the rosary while nursing.

Daniel was baptized on May 17th – hooray! It only took me a little over a month to get around to posting it (such is life with a toddler and baby!) His wonderful godparents Tom and Katie traveled a long way on short notice, which was much appreciated! Unfortunately, Charlie’s antics during [...]