Got to love hand-me-downs

They are loving this "new" toy....surprising they both like to be on it at the same time. Great! I will gladly support sharing the same toy at the same time, a concept that is still not mastered in this house yet.


I swear she did not push him. That was Drew being a crashing-sound-effect-making boy.


Lilly here doing her best impression of an I drank too much at the pool party look.


I love when they share happy moments like these....

The Tea(water) party

There is nothing yummier than dipping pretzels in water to make them nice and soggy to eat.





What they were drinking...


I would have that face too Drew.

Warning...

Toddlers and glass do not go well together.




I did not get a picture of the shattered glass on the floor after the glass slipped from Drew's hand because I was in "Children-go-play-in-the-other-room-right-now-mode"

Swim lessons 09'

We had fun at swimming lessons this year up in Healdsburg. It was for two weeks Mon-Thurs, so we were in the pool every day it felt like. I forgot how much work swimming can be on the front end..middle...and the back end to tell the truth.

Kids don't like being cold and Lilly was no exception. She struggled with the cold water most days and usually told me all done after about 10 minutes of the 30 minute lesson. How can we get more fat on this girl?


Drew was cold at first but really enjoyed the pool once he got used to it(like most people do except for my daughter)


Is this an agony, excitement, or get me out of here face?


Lilly was fine with the giant kick board if I helped....


But not really interested if Kelsey(the trained instructor) helped


Drew loved throwing and then scooping and swimming to get his ball.


Where can I exit this awful place daddy?


Lilly is such a water dog if the temperature of the water is warm. I guess we just have to swim in Hawaii next year then. I am okay with that.

One of the many questions I have as a mother...

When do kids actually start using the utensils you give them?

A new discovery

Wrestling or Leap frog?




They are going to tell you it's piggy-back rides

A mid-week field trip

We visited Mrs. Grossman's Stickery Factory this week along with a stop into Boppa's work(and where I used to work before the kids were born) It was a fun morning out!


Lilly getting cozy with factory Dog, Angus(kind of a weird name in my opinion to name a dog, right?)







We were early for our tour so we had to waste some time outside. Drew of course chose to play cars on the bumpy picnic table.


Lilly chose to just run around and be a happy girl.