Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Learning to Swim
We have been doing a lot of swimming over the past week. Little Cyril is becoming more confident each time. He is always asking when we are going to go swimming again! Here is a video of him doing his version of a cannon ball.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tommy's First Haircut
Should we, or shouldn't we...that WAS the question. But tonight as we were bathing Tommy and his long locks were floating every which way we decided to go for it :) Cyril held him while I attempted to cut hair on an unhappy moving target. Most of the pieces were over two inches long! I have to admit that it looks pretty good, but he looks so much older!
Before
After, washing the hair off
Looking like a big boy!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Seven Years :)
Seven Years ago today I married my soul mate and the love of my life. Hard to believe it has been seven years. In that seven years we purchased a home, got a puppy, I started work as an RN, bought our first new car (to fit the puppy that was gaining four pounds a week), Cyril got a job in contracts at SAIC, had our first precious son Cyril, I cut back to part time to be with little Cyril, we both changed jobs, Cyril got a new car, loved little Cyril so much we then had Tommy, then I got a van to tote the precious boys around. A lot of milestones in such a short amount of time, and wouldn't have wanted to share them with anyone else. Happy Anniversary Cyril, I love you more now than ever before.
May 14, 2005
With our first baby, Hercules, a short month after we were married.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Past Month :)
Wow! It has been so long since I have blogged, they changed the whole setup on me! Let's see, where to begin...
Little Cyril has finished up his soccer season. He learned so much, and it was so fun to watch him "play." He is also finishing up his last year of preschool before starting Kindergarten in the fall. This past week he got to visit Glenwood Elementary with a few of his class mates on a field trip. Then the following day we went there as a family for a tour. I think it will be a great fit for him. They have a great reading program, and I am looking forward to all he will learn. They say he will be writing stories by the end of kindergarten! He also has one more week of choir before it is done for the summer. They sing one more time, next Sunday. We aren't going to know what to do with ourselves having all of this free time! As Cyril sees his brother eating a variety of foods he is also branching out. He now requests salmon on a regular basis! Sure never thought I would say that! He has also learned to help himself in the kitchen. He knows where my Pyrex bowls are and helps himself to the largest one. Then pours himself half a box of cereal...then eats it...all!
Tommy is approaching his first birthday, much faster than I could have ever imagined. He is standing more and more on his own, and for longer periods of time. He is jabbering constantly (wonder where he gets that from :) ). He is also very interactive and likes to mimic sounds like laughing and clearing your throat! Still loving to climb, Tommy has also learned the word "no," as we have to use it often to keep him safe. As I write this he has climbed into one of his toys to pull items out of his toy basket. He also thinks that when he kisses us (especially his brother) that he needs to bite us, thus learning "no" is coming in handy. He is figuring things out. Eating is not a problem, he loves food, especially hot dogs. He also enjoys his juice and water in a sippy cup.
As for us, Cyril is busy working as always. He helped our friends Lacey and Brad with coaching Cyril's soccer team. He is also getting deep into the softball season. His team has won 3 of 4 games so far. We are working at planning a trip to Kennebunkport Maine in early June, so we are excited about that. The boys will be staying behind with our parents, so it will be nice to get away just the two of us (although I know we will miss the boys because this is the longest we will have been away from them). I also became a minivan mom about two weeks ago. I was having more problems with my CR-V. The warranty expired two months ago, and right before it expired I had the back windshield replaced because one of the defrost lines wasn't working. About a month later I took it through the car wash and what do you know....it leaked. So the next morning I had had enough and took it to the dealer, when they tried to give me a loaner car I said there was no need. I was pretty confident in my negotiating skills and told them I would be leaving the lot in a different car. Sure enough I did. After four hours of negotiations and paperwork we drove off the lot with a Honda Odyssey, and I love it. It has been much easier getting the boys in and out.
Here are some pictures of the last month. Hopefully now that our schedules won't be so hectic I will be able to blog more often.
Little Cyril has finished up his soccer season. He learned so much, and it was so fun to watch him "play." He is also finishing up his last year of preschool before starting Kindergarten in the fall. This past week he got to visit Glenwood Elementary with a few of his class mates on a field trip. Then the following day we went there as a family for a tour. I think it will be a great fit for him. They have a great reading program, and I am looking forward to all he will learn. They say he will be writing stories by the end of kindergarten! He also has one more week of choir before it is done for the summer. They sing one more time, next Sunday. We aren't going to know what to do with ourselves having all of this free time! As Cyril sees his brother eating a variety of foods he is also branching out. He now requests salmon on a regular basis! Sure never thought I would say that! He has also learned to help himself in the kitchen. He knows where my Pyrex bowls are and helps himself to the largest one. Then pours himself half a box of cereal...then eats it...all!
Tommy is approaching his first birthday, much faster than I could have ever imagined. He is standing more and more on his own, and for longer periods of time. He is jabbering constantly (wonder where he gets that from :) ). He is also very interactive and likes to mimic sounds like laughing and clearing your throat! Still loving to climb, Tommy has also learned the word "no," as we have to use it often to keep him safe. As I write this he has climbed into one of his toys to pull items out of his toy basket. He also thinks that when he kisses us (especially his brother) that he needs to bite us, thus learning "no" is coming in handy. He is figuring things out. Eating is not a problem, he loves food, especially hot dogs. He also enjoys his juice and water in a sippy cup.
As for us, Cyril is busy working as always. He helped our friends Lacey and Brad with coaching Cyril's soccer team. He is also getting deep into the softball season. His team has won 3 of 4 games so far. We are working at planning a trip to Kennebunkport Maine in early June, so we are excited about that. The boys will be staying behind with our parents, so it will be nice to get away just the two of us (although I know we will miss the boys because this is the longest we will have been away from them). I also became a minivan mom about two weeks ago. I was having more problems with my CR-V. The warranty expired two months ago, and right before it expired I had the back windshield replaced because one of the defrost lines wasn't working. About a month later I took it through the car wash and what do you know....it leaked. So the next morning I had had enough and took it to the dealer, when they tried to give me a loaner car I said there was no need. I was pretty confident in my negotiating skills and told them I would be leaving the lot in a different car. Sure enough I did. After four hours of negotiations and paperwork we drove off the lot with a Honda Odyssey, and I love it. It has been much easier getting the boys in and out.
Here are some pictures of the last month. Hopefully now that our schedules won't be so hectic I will be able to blog more often.
Tommy loves to sit in the race car track
Playing with brothers workshop
Cyril the fireman
At Meghan's bridal shower
Cyril in the crib with his "bro bro"
New Van
Play date with Nehemiah
Helping himself :)
Nothing runs like a Deere
School supply cake we made for Cyril's teachers
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