Parenting is Awesome

January 26, 2010

Layla and Cecelia have a secret language. Layla crouches down so that she’s nose-to-nose, point-blank with Cece’s face, and whispers, “Hi. Hi. Hi, big gurl, Hi.” Cecelia laughs which makes Layla laugh and it’s an adorable cycle.
Then, there’s the morning time (see photo above), when it hits the fan and they collaborate and scream in [...]

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Layla the Reporter

January 20, 2010

Layla was in the bathroom with Rachelle this morning while Rachelle was brushing her hair. Rachelle’s stomach started growling loudly since she hadn’t eaten breakfast. Layla, taken back by it, exclaimed:
“Mommy’s pooping!”

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Just a Goofy Story

January 19, 2010

Layla calls Cecelia “Easy”, which was derived from her inability to pronounce ‘Cece’. “Where Easy?” “Hi Easy.” Easy, Easy, Easy. On one hand, it’s really cute. On the other hand I hope it’s a nickname she shakes before high school. Nobody wants to be called Easy in high school. “Hey, who’s that girl.” “Oh, she’s [...]

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…Tumbleweed….

January 14, 2010

What’s that noise? Why it’s the sound of me not posting.
I’ll get back into it soon. I’m just hibernating.
Here’s a little something: Yesterday morning, Layla pressed my buttons to the point that I was so mad I almost cried. And the battle was over the fact that I opened her slice of cheese and not [...]

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My Two Darlings

December 4, 2009

Last night while at Friendly’s, Rachelle instructed me to take the kids to the car while she paid the check.
After snapping Cecelia’s car seat into its holster and buckling Layla into her seat, I sat in the passenger’s seat. Seconds later, Cecelia let out a shriek which peaked and then leveled off as a steady [...]

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Layla Helping Daddy Win a Droid

November 27, 2009

A website named Boy Genius Report is giving away 3 Motorola DROID phones. To win, contestants are to submit a video…it could be funny, strange, or clever. I recruited Layla for my video. Here it is:

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By Golly, is this a Routine We’ve Stumbled Upon?

November 16, 2009

For about a month, up until last week, Cecelia had slept on the couch with Rachelle. We tried putting her in the crib to sleep, but she would wake up after 15 minutes and scream. We couldn’t let her ‘cry it out’ because Layla was sleeping in the next room.
Cecelia liked sleeping on the couch [...]

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A Well-Spent $7, Really.

November 13, 2009

Last night my mother-in-law graciously came to our house to sit with the girls while Rachelle and I went food shopping. We made the mistake of choosing Target. Don’t get me wrong, I love Target, but every time I walk into that store I come out $100 poorer. We could go intending on buying a [...]

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New Videos: Layla and Zachary on Halloween, Cece is Ticklish

November 11, 2009

A funny video of the kids chewing on ice and laughing at virtually nothing. Also, Layla being stingy.

 
A video of Rachelle tickling Cecelia after she gets out of the bath. If you listen closely, you can hear the sounds of screaming evil in the background.

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“Pee-pee in the Potty”

November 9, 2009

Yesterday afternoon Layla and I were in the basement, which happens to be the playroom/office. She was playing with her Cabbage Patch doll; putting her in the swing, and pushing her around in the stroller. I was immersed in my time-sink of a computer game: World of Warcraft, not paying too much attention to what [...]

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