the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Ben, Joey, Life at Our House on May 13th, 2008
If you took piano lessons for any amount of time, and got, maybe, to the intermediate level, then you learned how to play The Wild Horseman, which is the song that keeps running through my head every time I see Joey with the broomstick horse. I had some Christmas money leftover from Steve’s brother Schon, […]
Posted in Ben on Apr 28th, 2008
Generally, parallel play is the term used for toddlers and small children who will happily play in a room together but just play next to each other without really interacting. At our house, parallel play means following Daddy around and doing exactly what he is doing. Mowing the lawn together. Watching Daddy to see when […]
Posted in Ben, Joey, Life at Our House, Photography on Apr 10th, 2008
On of the newest things at our house is the boys playing on the couch. Joey can’t quite get up onto the couch with just his stool, so Ben will push on his little arse and help him up, and then they have the greatest of times on the couch together. You can view the […]
Posted in Ben on Apr 9th, 2008
I love this shot of Ben. It was hidden among a series of pictures of Joey (as things seem to go these days). I only snapped once, but it’s a keeper. Sometimes you just get lucky. Mom and Dad went home yesterday after a very fun visit. I downloaded hundreds of pictures to my computer […]
I don’t remember when Ben took and interest in books. He’s an avid reader – at least, as much as he can be without knowing how to read – and all of our children’s books show it. I know they say you’re supposed to read to infants, but we have never been good at reading […]
Ben: Why do bird’s wings move? Me: Because that’s how they fly. Their wings have to move like your legs move when you walk. Ben: Why don’t airplane’s wings move? Me: Because they have engines that make them move so their wings just keep them in the air. Ben: Why do airplane’s wings stick out […]