Natalie: “Mom, do we have a backyard?”
Mom: “No”
Natalie: “Can we buy one?”
Mom: “What do you want to put in it?”
Natalie: “A playground and some flowers”

 The drop off this morning went very well. Natalie brought bunny with her to keep her company. We gave each other a hug and she let me go without any fuss. The teacher offered her a puzzle toy to keep her interested.

I left work early to pick her up. Was worried about her all day. When I got to the school, I saw the kids playing on the playground and as I walked closer, I scanned for Nat but didn’t see her anywhere. I saw her teacher sitting under a tree.  As I got closer, I noticed Nat sitting right next to her teacher and when her teacher saw me, she said to Nat, “Look who’s here!” Nat looked at me emotionless, her eyes glossy… no movement.  My heart nearly broke seeing her like that. I opened the gate and went inside and her teacher told me that she did really well all day and made a friend, but when the friend went home, Nat started to cry. I got a short 411 on her day and then we went inside the classroom to collect her things. In the car ride home, as she was talking, her voice was still a bit cracky, but I kept telling her what a good girl she was at school. When we got home, she couldn’t stop talking… kept wanting to play games and tell me about the piece of chocolate her teacher gave her.

Let’s hope tomorrow is better. 

Natalie: “How do dogs itch?”

Dad: “You mean scratch?”

Natalie: “Yeah”

Dad: “With their paws”

Natalie: “Oh, to get the bugs out?”

Natalie: “Why do you have to go to work?”
Mom: “So I have money to buy all the things you want”

Natalie: “Mom, do you remember when I was a baby?”
Mom: “Yes”
Natalie: “I was sooo cute”

Natalie: “Why is there yellow light?”
Mom: “So cars know when they have to slow down, because the red light is coming.”

Natalie: “Tyler did it.”

Today’s Tyler’s 2nd Birthday. He had a birthday party on Saturday. Lots of friends and food. There are still remnants of play-doh around the house! Tonight, we celebrated with some cupcakes, which he enjoyed very much.

 Last night, I guess Tyler felt cold so he decided to put his beanie on himself. “I feel a draft on my bare scalp.”

For some strange reason, out of nowhere, Tyler decided to whack his sister in the head with a plastic measuring cup. We gave him a 2 minute time out, where he cried the whole time, but was willing to stay seated in his area. Afterwards he went over to Natalie and said “Sorry, Je Je” and gave her a hug.

 Tyler got a haircut today. His dad gave him a mohawk. Didn’t come out the way we thought it would. After he was done, we agreed that it wasn’t a good idea. At least it’ll grow out in a couple weeks! (I forgot to take a picture. Maybe we’ll snap one tomorrow!)

Here she is! Cute as a button isn’t she? Born on February 20th @ 3:08am, weighing 7lbs, 2oz. She’s got a full head of hair under that beanie. We can’t wait to meet her in person.

First post. Welcome to our blog. It’s been a crazy week. The kids got a new cousin and I became an Auntie! (woohoo!) Her name’s Kaiya, we’ll introduce her tomorrow. We’re very excited for Uncle Way and Auntie Marissa.