first kiss

my boys ADORE the YMCA daycare

and Tuesday we learned why...

when we walked in

Charlie was sitting on the floor

minding his own business.

we were waiting in line to sign him out.

a little girl (about 1)

came up behind him

wrapped her arms around his neck

and planted a big, opened mouthed

kiss right on the smoocher.

she then turned on her heels

and spun him around,

crashing to the ground.
he cried and we laughed.

apparently he was taking it all in.

Rhonda was the recipient

of all his lovin today.

yesterday was a big day at our house...

Will traded in his binkies

for a "state-board" and knee, elbow and wrist "padders"

we've made it through 2 naps and one night

and so far so good.

way to go, dude!

chubby chocolate chip charlie

because your brother is so generous

and sneaks you chocolate chip cookies in the back seat,

(those are on that list of first foods, right?)

your pants are too short

they're bustin at the seams

and burstin at the buttons.

and you are so freakin huge

you hardly fit in your carseat.

now could you please slow down on the chowing

and speed up on the rolling over

and moving around

so your brother can stop

dragging you ("helping you crawl")

all over the house?

that's what brothers are for...

It makes my little heart go pitter patter...

and makes all the frustrating minutes in my day worth it.

they really love each other.

and then when Charlie was distracted by the toys on his jumper

after 10 minutes of laughing hysterically at Will

Will looked at me in his best whiny voice and complained...

"moooom, he's not waughin' at meeeee."

then shook Char around and repositioned him

until he had no choice but to laugh again.

here comes peter cottontail...

The Easter Bunny made a visit to our house.

We ventured out to church with Lulu, Bomp and Tutu.
We ate at Lulu's house.
We tried to take naps.
We ate and hunted for eggs at Noni and Fred's.


Chocolate (really, food in general)
didn't stand a chance around us.
Even Charlie got in on the action.
We love holidays.

nothing exciting...

just a few of my new loves...

I love these fresh food feeders from Munchkin

I really love this newish blog from a former resident at Children's

http://www.seattlechildrens.org/seattle-mama-doc/

lots of fun, interesting, thought provoking, crazy mom normalizing discussions.

I also love these from here and here

I am going to hang the boys one at our house

and treat it like the ten comandments.

Ten Things Moms Should Teach Their Sons

1. To express his emotions because bottling them

up eventually makes a person explode.
2. To say "ladies first," hold doors open for women,

and give his date the jacket off his back when he or she is cold

because the world is moving forward in wonderful ways

but that doesn't mean chivalry has to die.
3. To put the toilet seat down after he pees,

change his sheets frequently,

learn to cook, and do laundry.
4. To channel his energy through sports, art, dance,

the written word —whatever his passion may be.
5. That even the biggest fight should be

settled with the mind rather than fists.
6. That not following the group doesn't

make him a loser, but his own leader.
7. To stick up for the underdog

even if it makes him an outcast.
8. That he has the power to make

an amazing difference in life.
9. To worry less about whether she's proud of him

and more about having pride in himself.
10. Smiles are free so be generous with them.

Ten Things Mom's Should Teach Their Daughters

1. That confidence and independence are beautiful.
2. That size doesn't matter, but wasting

her time worrying about it does.
3. That brilliance should never be downplayed.
4. That emotions are liberating so she should

go ahead and laugh, cry or scream.
5. To always have enough money to pay her own way,

but to be gracious when someone else treats.

And to be generous with what she has.
6. To not make age an excuse for her actions.
7. That "mean girls" are really just insecure.
8. That she has an amazing power

to make a difference in life.
9. To actively pursue her dreams

especially those that seem unattainable.
10. That the love she will give and receive is limitless.

(btw...does anyone else HATE the spacing issues on blogger as much as me?)

boys.

Will had an accident at my parent's house today.

We had no back-ups so he had to rock no undies

or pants until we got home.

Chris was carrying his naked bum to the car

and Will said

"Daddy, I need to tell you something"

Chris: "what, bud?"

Will: "I just pooped on you."

Chris: "hmmm, really?!"

Will: "no, I just kiddin' that was just a stinky toot!"