For the past few weekends, we have been exploring our regional park system. We have been going to a different park every weekend. This week, Justin is in Philadelphia, so Mom and I took the babies for a long walk in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. It was very foggy and on the chilly side, but [...]
Archive for May, 2009
East Bay Regional Parks
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Claire caught up with the names! And a day at the beach…
Posted in Video included on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend had severe weather alerts for hot weather so we packed a cooler full of milk and snacks and headed for the ocean early in the morning. We had a great time. Although Claire and Ronin have a lot of exposure to sand in various playgrounds, they don’t often get to run barefoot in [...]
“Ronin”
Posted in Milestones on May 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just in the past few days, Ronin has started tapping his chest and saying “Ronin,” both independently and when asked what his name is. It is such a sweet sound! He is not so good at saying “R” sounds, hence his use of “Ock” for “Rock” and “Gween” for “Green,” so it sounds a little [...]
Playdate with Portia
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been sick this week and haven’t done anything exciting or taken any pictures, but what I can share with you are some pictures taken by Portia, a friend of mine who has a son almost the same age as Claire and Ronin. Portia and I have chatted many times, since we were both pregnant [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Arts and crafts, Video included on May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Claire woke me up this morning by throwing a book on my head. However, we spent the next hour lying in bed and cuddling, so that was very nice. Claire also made me (and both grandmas) some fingerprint daisy bookmarks. They were very easy to make. We cut out rectangles of green card stock and [...]
Our attempt at the three-day potty training method (NSFW)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than explain it all in detail, I can just link it here and let those who are interested read further. In summary, it involves letting one baby run around pantsless over the course of three days, followed around non-stop by two hovering parents who plop that baby on the potty every time a mess [...]
Justin is back, computer is fixed, visit from Grandpa
Posted in Video included, Visitors on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I feel so loved! Justin changed his plane ticket and came back from Europe six days early. On his first day back, he ran errands, fixed the computer, repaired a leaky toilet, and managed to make sense at a family brunch despite being jet-lagged and going on 26 hours without sleep the day before. His [...]
