fun times

Sage is a Lady Gaga fan. He made me rewind last night's episode of "Glee" at least ten times so he could dance "again."


Last weekend, it finally stopped raining and warmed up like it might actually be close to summer. The boys and I enjoyed the warm day at the Botanical Gardens.

We have forward motion folks!

As most of you know, Kai has been "crawling" for a while now. But, he has only been able to go in circles or backwards. As of last night, we have forward motion!!! Check out the video.

this is life with two baby boys...

Morning breakfast Kai's "mad" face (this is what happens when we don't feed him fast enough) Sage working on his art Kai having a little heart-to-heart with Rosco

Kai getting some exercise


a little wrestling match


Kai "clucking" like a chicken (watch his head on the "cluck, cluck here" part)


Sage practicing his "evil" laugh

Sage blowing bubbles


the boys playing together


two little monkeys jumping on the bed

When all else fails

Take them outside. We've had a looong day! Kai is sick and Sage is crabby. Mommy is TIRED! About an hour ago, I was about to lose my cool with Thing 1 and Thing 2. They were both screaming and couldn't be hungry or tired. I tried singing, rocking, distracting - nothing worked. So, we put on our socks and shoes and headed outside. I strapped them in the stroller and we took off through the neighborhood. Sage and Kai didn't make a peep except to comment on the cats, birds, and squirrels we passed. We returned home and played in the backyard until the sun went down. Thank goodness it wasn't raining.

Good news/ Bad news

Good news: Kai finally has some chompers! His first two teeth are coming in on the bottom.
Bad news: He's putting everything in his mouth to soothe his gums - including mommy and daddy's fingers!

Good news: Kai is sleeping through the night. We moved him into his own bedroom last week. He's been sleeping from 7:30 pm to 7am usually only waking up once to eat. But, he's actually logged several nights of 11 hours straight. Woo hoo!
Bad news: The sleep gods hate me. Sage has NOT been sleeping through the night. Late last week, he started excercising his new found toddler independence by not wanting to go to bed (in his own bed). He wants to sleep with mommy and daddy. Thursday, he was up from midnight to four am. Friday, he did okay. Saturday, he was up until midnight. Sunday, he was up until 10:30.

Good news: We had a lovely day playing in the backyard at Grandma and Papa's house Sunday. Sage and Kai had fun playing with Grandma, PaPa, Ella and Uncle Adam. We played on the swingset, "drove" the jeep, and watched the fish in the pond.
Bad news: Sage fell in the pond! Oops! Grandma and Papa have a decorative fish pond in the backyard. Sage threw in a plastic owl and was going to try to fish it out. He stepped right off the edge of the pond and fell in. I caught him by his diaper and pulled him right out, but he was soaked! He laughed. He wasn't scared at all - thank goodness. So, we cleaned off the slime and got him some dry clothes.

Good news: Ella let us borrow the dry clothes.
Bad news: Let's just say puffy sleeves and ruffled shorts aren't the best look for Sage.

Good news: My sister-in-law Sarah announced she is pregnant. We are so excited for Jon, Sarah, and Noah!
Bad news: If it's a boy, Noah wants to name him Mater.