Melissa | June 30, 2009
Monday started with family kayaking off the pier in Duck Town Park. Apparently, Mary got kayaks for Mother’s Day. The adults (read over 16) took turns while the rest of us chased kids down at the not-so-shady park. Patrick also purchased crabbing lines and bait (chicken necks). They caught about 2 dozen crabs but only [...]
Melissa | June 29, 2009
We had a smooth trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We’re staying with about 15 other members of Patrick’s extended family in a large 7 bedroom house. His cousin is hosting us for her sons’ high school and college graduations. We arrived, unpacked, thoroughly explored the house, and headed out on the town [...]
Melissa | June 26, 2009
Patrick wanted to go hiking on Father’s Day but we had to call it “exploring” to sell the kids. They had a fabulous time. I’ve selected some of my favorite pictures for this post but there are more in our new 2009Summer Album.
We’re a little slow-going these days because (1) Ty falls often [...]
Melissa | June 24, 2009
Earlier this year, I found a cool book at the library called Science Through Children’s Literature by J. W. Butzow. I think it’s a great way to explore science and it gave me the backbone for a couple of our summer science projects. Last week, we explored volcanoes. The book we read was the Magic [...]
Patrick | June 23, 2009
I don’t know what took me so long to realize this, but on Sunday, as we were “celebrating” Father’s Day, I came to an odd realization that I wish I had realized when I was but a wee lad. Ready for it….. wait…. wait…. ok… here it is……Father’s day is not about celebrating father dearest! [...]
Melissa | June 23, 2009
Toilet: To sign ‘potty’ in ASL, you shake the sign for ‘T’ …like ‘toilet.’ I realized a while ago that Ty can pee on demand for a treat (read M&M) so we’ve started the potty (toilet) training journey for the third time. Because of the language delay, we’re using ASL to help Ty communicate when [...]
Melissa | June 22, 2009
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
I am a mechanical engineer so it was NOT me who let the chicken plop into the BBQ marinade. I would NOT do [...]
Melissa | June 19, 2009
Here are promised pictures from last Friday’s adventure to the zoo.
Monday, we had a haircut playdate at our house. I think the count was 4 adults and 9 children present. Yes, it was a little…um…busy around here. I consented to Mia’s first “real” haircut (much to the chagrin of Patrick).
I’ll try to get Mia to show [...]
Melissa | June 18, 2009
For obvious reasons, adoption and foster care issues are close to our hearts. The Dave Thomas Foundation does awesome things to support the hundreds of thousands of children in America’s foster care system. This weekend, they’re making it really easy to help (Frosties are just the beginning). Click on the image below to find out [...]
Melissa | June 17, 2009
Well I debated about using this one or not. However, I will say it revolutionized PJ’s life at age 3, and Mia’s catching on now, too. We also have friends that swear by this so it might be worth sharing. Because summer can be kinda lazy, this has also been helping us keep a routine [...]
