Monday, December 26, 2011
Christmas morning
We had a very merry Christmas. Hope you did, too!
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Hooray for Fall
We took advantage of the great weather to finally rake up some leaves yesterday. The kids had so much fun, we ended up having to dump some back out. Will even made some special deliveries to some of our neighbors!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy Halloween!
For those of you who are not on Facebook... feast your eyes on these frighteningly adorable children!
Jane as the sweetest devil on the block
Will was an incredibly cute Hulk.
Jane was already hyped up from the Halloween party at school and really got into the trick-or-treating. Will was mostly just into the pumpkins -- the side-by-side costumed children photo will have to wait for next year.
We had fun. Hope you did, too!
Jane as the sweetest devil on the block
Will was an incredibly cute Hulk.
Jane was already hyped up from the Halloween party at school and really got into the trick-or-treating. Will was mostly just into the pumpkins -- the side-by-side costumed children photo will have to wait for next year.
We had fun. Hope you did, too!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Will's first birthday!
We had a wonderful little celebration for Will's first birthday. Thanks to all who came and especially to Auntie Corrie for the wonderful pictures.
With Lyndsey, friend and babysitter extraordinaire
This boy comes from good east-central Illinois stock
Jane and Baby Jesse, best buddies
Happy birthday to Will, happy birthday to Will!
With Lyndsey, friend and babysitter extraordinaire
This boy comes from good east-central Illinois stock
Jane and Baby Jesse, best buddies
Happy birthday to Will, happy birthday to Will!
One Year Old!
Will, I can't believe it, my darling. You are a year old. Ok, more like 13 months old. The last year has been an utter whirlwind (*). It seems like just yesterday you were an itty-bitty (ok, not so itty-bitty) newborn and now you're practically a grown up.
You are cruising a bit, and can walk with help from a friend or your go-go. You know a few words beyond mama and dada now (hi/bye-bye, ball, dog, night-night, up/down, etc.) and communicate your needs very clearly with an impressive set of lungs. You eat a ton, and vegetables are your favorite food. Well, maybe vegetables and cake, but you would take broccoli over cheese any day. Which probably explains why you're pretty svelte (holding steady at 75th percentile for height, 50th for weight).
You are getting into anything and everything, and climbing like a champ. There is this whole realm of babyproofing gear I never understood until you got to be mobile. Why would anyone need a lock on their toilet?! Now I know. Yes, darling, you're teaching me so many things.
Like your sister, you love music, and you've been attending music class with her since before you were born. Any kind of beat sets you to wiggling, and you love to bang your drum. You are currently fascinated with dumping and filling. You really enjoy trial and error with what fits into what, and it's amazing how quickly you figure it out.
And oh my goodness, you are a love. You are constantly engaging people in conversation at stoplights, and you coax coos out of grumpy old curmudgeons in seconds. You crawl all over at playdates and music class, paying visits to old friends and new. And though you spread the love around so freely, when you see me and you light up even brighter, it really makes my day.
I love you, too,
Mommy
* In case you're thinking you look a bit young in these pictures, that's because most of them were taken in May, almost three months ago. That's what happens when you have two beautiful kids, apparently; you never take any pictures of them. Thank goodness other people do (thanks, Corrie!).
You are cruising a bit, and can walk with help from a friend or your go-go. You know a few words beyond mama and dada now (hi/bye-bye, ball, dog, night-night, up/down, etc.) and communicate your needs very clearly with an impressive set of lungs. You eat a ton, and vegetables are your favorite food. Well, maybe vegetables and cake, but you would take broccoli over cheese any day. Which probably explains why you're pretty svelte (holding steady at 75th percentile for height, 50th for weight).
You are getting into anything and everything, and climbing like a champ. There is this whole realm of babyproofing gear I never understood until you got to be mobile. Why would anyone need a lock on their toilet?! Now I know. Yes, darling, you're teaching me so many things.
Like your sister, you love music, and you've been attending music class with her since before you were born. Any kind of beat sets you to wiggling, and you love to bang your drum. You are currently fascinated with dumping and filling. You really enjoy trial and error with what fits into what, and it's amazing how quickly you figure it out.
And oh my goodness, you are a love. You are constantly engaging people in conversation at stoplights, and you coax coos out of grumpy old curmudgeons in seconds. You crawl all over at playdates and music class, paying visits to old friends and new. And though you spread the love around so freely, when you see me and you light up even brighter, it really makes my day.
I love you, too,
Mommy
* In case you're thinking you look a bit young in these pictures, that's because most of them were taken in May, almost three months ago. That's what happens when you have two beautiful kids, apparently; you never take any pictures of them. Thank goodness other people do (thanks, Corrie!).
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Janie loves bluegrass
Jane, you never cease to amaze me. You can be a bit timid, but you had no qualms about dancing completely alone and uninhibited in front of hundreds of people at the American Music Festival at Fitzgerald's this weekend.
Happy Fourth, everybody.
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Happy Fourth, everybody.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Michigan Vacation
We have just returned from a fantastic vacation on the shores of lovely Lake Michigan. We stayed in a little rental cottage near Saugatuck. Auntie ZaZa and Papa each came up for a couple of days to make our vacation even better. We had a wonderful time. If you ask Jane about it, she'll tell you all about the s'mores. If Will could tell you about it, he would probably warn you not to eat sand.
Aaah...
Aaah...
Michigan Vacation II
Oh yes, there's more cuteness...
Oh, and since I have become completely incapable of updating the blog: Will is now crawling and revealing the current level of babyproofing to be laughably inadequate. Jane is perfecting the art of the knock-knock joke ("orange you glad I didn't say banana?") and devising new tricks to avoid bedtime. They are lovely and healthy and wonderful.
Oh, and since I have become completely incapable of updating the blog: Will is now crawling and revealing the current level of babyproofing to be laughably inadequate. Jane is perfecting the art of the knock-knock joke ("orange you glad I didn't say banana?") and devising new tricks to avoid bedtime. They are lovely and healthy and wonderful.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Mother's Day
After spending a fun morning with Daddy, we drove down to Champaign with Auntie ZaZa to surprise Grandma for Mother's Day. She and Grandpa were very, very surprised (jumping out yelling "surprise!" surprised). Uncle Chris was visiting, too! It was a lovely day.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Will Cuteness
In which William tells us about his lunch. And is cute. Warning: excessively long and peppered with annoying Mommy commentary.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Quote board 2/18/11
"You poured that so neatly, Mommy. You're getting to be such a big girl!"
--Jane's words of encouragement as I refilled the soap dispenser
--Jane's words of encouragement as I refilled the soap dispenser
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Snow Day!
We had some very exciting "thunder snow" last night, which resulted in this:
Which, after Daddy shoveled us out, resulted in lots of this:
Hooray for snow days!
Which, after Daddy shoveled us out, resulted in lots of this:
Hooray for snow days!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Six Months Old!
Wow, William. You are six months old. Your babyhood is flying by... flashing before my eyes on a daily basis. I'm trying hard to cherish all the perfect little baby moments as they pass. You are so smiley and squidgy and delicious, I could just eat you up. When Jane was a baby it was really all about her, all the time. Your life so far has been a bit different -- lots of excitement and lots of time devoted to your marvelous sister. And you, my darling, have just learned to go with the flow. I don't know if it's as a result of being the second child, or if it's just your temperament, but you are still a happy, laid-back little babe.
At six months, you are long and fairly slim. You love milk, but you're still adjusting to the idea of solid foods (read: no interest after a rather nasty pureed apple encounter). You are rolling from front to back like a champ, and can do the other way, too. You're working on sitting, but you still need a good amount of supervision and support. Just today, though, you moved from a sitting position to your tummy, then onto your back. Very exciting!
You are a rather chatty little guy, just like Jane was at this age. You thrill Daddy with frequent choruses of "dadada" and you even throw in a "MA!" on occasion. You little sweetie. You've also got "ta" down. You take your babbling very seriously.
In the interest of full disclosure, darling, I should reveal that I drafted this two months ago, and I'm just now getting around to finishing it. The details of William at six months have faded into memory and been replaced by the details of William at eight months (more on that later, I promise). It seems our family is not immune to the "no pictures of the second child" stereotype. Actually, there are lots of pictures, just much less blogging. I'll work on it. Fortunately, this doesn't seem to stop you from growing like a weed and becoming more wonderful with each (rapidly) passing day.
I love you, my sweet pea,
Mommy
[If you get this via email and you're wondering why you didn't get it before... I just posted it (even though the date says otherwise) in attempt at accurate chronology.]
At six months, you are long and fairly slim. You love milk, but you're still adjusting to the idea of solid foods (read: no interest after a rather nasty pureed apple encounter). You are rolling from front to back like a champ, and can do the other way, too. You're working on sitting, but you still need a good amount of supervision and support. Just today, though, you moved from a sitting position to your tummy, then onto your back. Very exciting!
You are a rather chatty little guy, just like Jane was at this age. You thrill Daddy with frequent choruses of "dadada" and you even throw in a "MA!" on occasion. You little sweetie. You've also got "ta" down. You take your babbling very seriously.
In the interest of full disclosure, darling, I should reveal that I drafted this two months ago, and I'm just now getting around to finishing it. The details of William at six months have faded into memory and been replaced by the details of William at eight months (more on that later, I promise). It seems our family is not immune to the "no pictures of the second child" stereotype. Actually, there are lots of pictures, just much less blogging. I'll work on it. Fortunately, this doesn't seem to stop you from growing like a weed and becoming more wonderful with each (rapidly) passing day.
I love you, my sweet pea,
Mommy
[If you get this via email and you're wondering why you didn't get it before... I just posted it (even though the date says otherwise) in attempt at accurate chronology.]
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