Funny Bathtub Moment

The past couple of months have been a blur (which is why you haven't seen much on this blog - sorry!) We had Dominic's 1st birthday - Sept. 1, a family vacation to Legoland and lots and lots of work in between. GG is now in town (yea!), so we're starting to gain a life with our "second wife" around. :) While the boys are an enormous handful now, moments like these in the video make it worthwhile being their mommy.

Dominic is Coming Alive

It's hard to believe that our baby is almost a toddler,but for those of you who haven't seen him in a while... enjoy!

Dog Days of Summer

It's hard to believe that summer is almost over (especially with the temps well into triple digits still). We have a couple of vacations on the horizon that keep us chugging along - Pinetop in a week (Northern Arizona) and San Diego in a month. It will be nice to escape the heat as a family! The boys and I spent a week in Ohio visiting with family and friends... it was a whirlwind that ultimately ended with the longest, worst flight experience ever! Keith couldn't make the trip because of work, so it was 10 days with all-mommy! A couple pictures are here from that trip. Dominic received his first haircut from his Aunt Lee Lee and looks more and more like a Weidaw every day. :) Wow!

Fireworks Commentary

We had a great 4th of July and are now still listening to stories about fireworks that made QUITE an impression on Frankie. Enjoy!

Getting Creative...

I recently had a friend of Frankie's bring a bunch of toy trains over to the house. Lots of them. And he played and played and played with them. It made me feel bad that we didn't purchase a bunch of trains for him to play with after his friend left the house. But then I thought back to my childhood, which was really short on toys but long on fun. And, we created a new, fun activity for the day... building a car. I can't tell you how many old boxes my sister and I turned into cars, robots, and dozens of other things. Frankie and I made a car out of an old box from Costco and the whole family reeped the rewards. One of the best things... the next weekend when I asked him if he wanted to play outside, he told me he wanted to build another car. :) Photo included of the boys in the car (one drawback: it's only motorized by mom pushing it).

Life here is full of fun. Summer is upon us, but the weather is surprisingly cool and comfortable. It's great! Dominic is a standing machine, Frankie is in a big boy bed and Keith's parents are set to come out for 10 days to hang with the family. Good times!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am missing my mommy pretty fiercely this Mother's Day. She's been gone just over a week and I miss her like crazy. Had the flu for a miserable 48 hours which only makes me miss her worse! This is the first stretch of more than a week I've been without the help of my mom or Keith's and it was frightening to say goodbye to her. But, we're making do. The boys have been so great today... angels in church, less than embarrassing at the nice brunch buffet we went to at a local resort, and now Frankie's down for a nap (wish I could say the same about Dominic who's refusing his). Here's to hoping the last half of the day goes as well as the first! Putting up some pics from our recent family shoot in honor of Mother's Day!

Times are a-Changin'

Well the only thing that you can always count on is change. And, there is no better realization of that than in children. Dominic and Frankie are changing daily - and keeping our routine and energy level on its toes. Dominic is now crawling... it's slow and very deliberate at this point, but movement nonetheless. I'm hoping this translates to better sleep. :) Speaking of sleep, Frankie is now in his big boy bed. We bought bunk beds and put them in his room, thinking that he might want to look at them for a few days before making the change from his crib. Nope. He wouldn't take no for an answer when Keith gave him the option of sleeping in his crib or the bed - the bed. So just like that, we have a 2-year-old who is able to get up on his own any time of night. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I thought I would be bawling my eyes out, but that's not the case. Maybe it's because of how easily he did it... like he could have handled it all along and we're the ones holding him back.