My Birthday Weekend

My mom came in for my birthday this year which was really special since I don't think I have seen her on my birthday since I moved here. Something about having kids makes it so much more special too. We had such a great time, Saturday night Chris and I actually got to have a date night while my mom put the kids to bed, that is the first time we have ever been able to do that, it was great! It was freeeeezing cold outside but we braved it and had a nice dinner and saw a really good movie, what a treat!
On Sunday, we had a little party for me at our house, the kids had a blast of course and I got some really cool gifts, one of which was a Daniel Faraday bobble head from the Duran's, he is one of my fave characters from the greatest TV show on earth - LOST! Here he is standing next to my birthday cake that my mom and I made, it is supposed to be a purse. Yes, we are keeping our day jobs.

Taking care of Providence

I recorded Daniel talking to Providence one night when he didn't know I was there. Note the sound effect when he goes to get "lotion" for Providence's owie.

The stepstool bridge

Over the last 6 months I have noticed the kids playing together more, I love to sneak up on them when they don't know I am there and listen in on their conversations and just watch them interact. I love it when I see them working together to make up a game or building something together, like this stepstool bridge they made in the basement. I got an organizer a few months back for their playroom with a bunch of bins to hold toys, the kids dumped all of the toys out of the bins and made a bridge. I cringed because of the mess but loved that they thought of this and did it together.

The tutu - who wore it best?

When my mom came she brought a tutu and a headband for Elizabeth, it was adorable and of course, we put it on her right away. Then a little while later we looked into the living room and saw Daniel putting on the headband, we all thought, " oh how cute, he's wearing her headband" then he comes running out from behind the chair and he was also wearing the tutu! We laughed so hard, it was hilarious! He thinks it is funny to put on sissy's dresses and angel wings and twirl around in them, I keep assuring Chris it is completely normal, he is just having fun and he is all boy. Here is my sweet boy modeling his sissy's tutu and then the tutu how it was intended to be worn.