Category: The Kids

  • School Pictures 2018

    School Pictures 2018

    Andrew William: Toddler 2 Class

    Henry Theodore: Infant Class

    And together!

  • Using the Snow Day to Teach Essential Life Skills…

    There’s always a teachable moment somewhere!

  • Mobile Ready, Mobile Teddy!

    And we’re off! Any bets on how long until he’ running?!

  • I just want 1

    I just want 1

    All I ask for is one, one (!) nice photo of the boys in their picture day clothes before they go off to school. I know they’re little kids (and boys no less) but geeze. Two smiles, 4 eyeballs looking at me- that’s all I ask! Instead I get this montage of heads up, heads down, fingers in nose, awkward hugs that look like strangles, weird posing, etc.   

    This is the best one. At least they kept on their bow ties on. A win for mommy that only took 2 Reese Cups to achieve!

  • Broccoli Bribery

    Broccoli Bribery

    I am 100% ok with straight bribery if it works!

  • Perception

    Perception

    While reading books last night:

    Andrew: ‘This looks like you mommy! This is our picture’

    Me:’Ummmmm’

  • Ted Sleds

    Ted Sleds

    Getting ready…questionable at best. Sleddin’

  • 19.5

    19.5

    What 19.5 inches of snow + a 3 year old looks like.

  • Snow Day

    Snow Day

    Within a week 2 separate Nor’easters have come through Bernardsville! Last week was mostly rain and really high winds that took down a lot of trees and knocked out power for large percentage of town. We were among the lucky in town who never lost power but others were less fortunate and were out for 5+ days. Today’s storm brought snow- and a lot of it! It’s still precipitating but I bet there’s at least a foot, but likely 18 inches of really wet, heavy white stuff.

    Andy’s out in CA so it was just me, the kiddos and mother nature. So what did we do to pass the time?!? Andrew and I made paths and played in the snow early in the day while Teddy napped. I thought our shoveling would help later on. Boy was I wrong. Talk about drop in the bucket. But we enjoyed some Mommy-Andrew time nonetheless! 

    We baked cupcakes for Daddy’s birthday! Andrew is getting really into cooking and baking.I love that he’s able to ‘read’ and understand recipes. As you can see, we’re still perfecting our skills. 

    Teddy and Mommy played in the basement while Andrew napped. Teddy was a brave boy and tried something for the very first time!

    As the snow piled up Mommy started to get nervous that she’d be trapped in the house. I tried to shovel a bit but realized that I was NO match for at least a foot of heavy wet snow and driveway that seemed 17 miles long and the size of a football field. 

    So…. we called a plow and returned to watching movies and enjoying some quiet time with each other. But we’re ready for school to be open and Daddy to come home. Both of which I’m only mildly convinced will happen tomorrow!