Rya's First Babysitters

Our neighbors, Gary and Lisa, offered to babysit the kids so Trent and I could have a date night. Not being ones to turn down a few hours of peace and quiet, we gratefully took them up on the offer! Last night was our first night out since Rya was born so we celebrated with dinner downtown Charleston. We went to Wasabi for sushi, sake and Japanese beer. It was strange to have a whole meal and conversation without any outbursts or interruptions—absolute bliss! Currier and Rya had a good time too. They made pizza, played trains, watched movies and snuggled on the couch. Thank you Gary and Lisa!

*Note to self- DO NOT GIVE A TWO-YEAR-OLD CHAPSTICK!

One Day She'll Pay Him Back!

Yesterday I told Currier that he had to have all of his toys picked up off the floor by the time I was done putting away the laundry. I guess I should have specified that I wanted them put in his toy box!

Moving On

Due to "economic reasons", My Gym closed it's doors a few months ago. We'd been going to that gym for a year so the news was a total bummer. Of course the same week that the gym shut down, our Italian babysitter Manuela moved back to Italy for good. It sucks saying goodbye to people you trust with your children and have grown to love. It rehashes memories of saying goodbye to Bina. We were crushed but we're slowly picking up the pieces. We joined Gymboree and so far Currier is enjoying the classes. Now we just need to find an Italian speaking babysitter who makes amazing pizza. Do you know any in the Charleston area?

Bringing The 80's Back

Rya is trying to bring the 80's back with her collar turned up. She also has her pants pegged-and-rolled and there's a giant comb in her back pocket.

That's My Boy!

This shirt says, "I want to be formal, but I came here to party!"

Oh The Horror!

Look what I found in our backyard this morning! It's 30 degrees here today and I'm miserable. If I can't handle this, there is NO way I could ever live in Massachusetts again.

Hi Mimi!

Here's the smile that Mimi requested. Ask and you shall receive!

Window Painting

I got this fun idea from The Crafty Crow. Currier thought I was the coolest mom for letting him paint the windows! Trent thought I lost my mind and the neighborhood crime watch checked in to make sure our house hadn't been vandalized.

My Little Angel

In my best Southern accent, "I could sop this one up with a biscuit!"

"I've Got Poop On My Balls!"

This morning Currier and I were sitting at the dining room table eating cereal when out of the blue he declares, "I've got poop on my balls." Something in me snaps and I go off on a five minute tangent about how he needs to do poop on the potty. "I'm sick of this yo-yo potty training. You're a big boy now and big boys don't wear diapers," I sternly lecture.

All the while I'm wondering where the hell he learned the word "balls". I didn't even know he was aware that he had testicles never mind knowing funny slang words for them. I get up from the table to access the mess in his pants and Currier looks at me like I'm insane and points out the window and repeats, "I've got poop on my balls!"

"Oh yeah, that's right you did get dog poop on your balls. That's yucky. We need to clean those with the hose today," I digress.

Colorful Cars

Trent is away on business for a few days so I'm getting a taste of the single parent life—it's exhausting. I have lots of projects lined up to keep Currier out of trouble. Painting little wooden cars (found in the craft section of Walmart for 88 cents!) was one of his favorite activities. He seriously hasn't stopped talking about it.

Immunizations

We took Rya to the doctor this week for her 2 month check up and immunizations. She's 24 inches long and weighs 12.7 lbs now. That puts her in the 90th percentile which means we've got ourselves a big girl. Currier was such a good big brother during Rya's immunizations. He was concerned that the needles would hurt his sister and he demanded Band-Aids for her boo boos.

Paolo and Rya

These two are total BFF.

And the Rest is History!

This morning I told Currier that today was a very exciting day because we're getting a new president. His eyes lit up and he shouted, "New presents! Yeah, new presents!"